Platform Engineer - Kafka
Core
Design, build, migrate, and optimize scalable, secure, and highly available event streaming solutions in a hybrid environment using on-premises Kafka and Confluent Cloud.
Role type
Senior IC Platform Engineer (Event Streaming)
Builds
Enterprise event streaming platforms (on-premises Kafka and Confluent Cloud on Kubernetes)
Domain
Cloud-native infrastructure / Event streaming
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
Apache Kafka administration, Confluent Cloud, Kubernetes, Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, KRaft/ZooKeeper, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, distributed systems troubleshooting, performance tuning
Preferred skills
AWS, Azure, GCP, security best practices (ACLs, RBAC)
Technologies
Apache Kafka, Confluent Cloud, Kubernetes, Terraform, Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, KRaft, ZooKeeper
Responsibilities
Administer and support Apache Kafka in on-premises environments, manage Confluent Cloud and Kubernetes clusters, implement security best practices, optimize streaming solutions, troubleshoot and tune performance
Seniority
Experienced, hands-on IC
