Senior Solutions Engineer (Apache Kafka)

Location: Remote, Singapore; some travel may be required based on business demand.

Company

hirify.global's Global Sales organization helps clients solve complex business challenges through technology, consulting, and digital transformation.

What you will do

• Advance innovative data-streaming use cases from conception through go-live.
• Lead technical proofs of concept, discovery sessions, whiteboard sessions, talks, and workshops.
• Guide customers with hands-on support and best practices to improve the operational maturity of Confluent deployments.
• Analyze customer consumption trends and identify optimization opportunities.
• Partner with Account Executives, Product, Engineering, customers, and partners to design solutions and advocate for the product.
• Build trusted relationships with customer stakeholders and support sustained adoption.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• Experience in Solutions Engineering or a similar role.
• Familiarity with RFI and RFP processes for government projects.
• Experience with Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, event-driven architecture, data integration and processing, databases, and data warehouses.
• Hands-on exposure to cloud architecture, migrations, deployments, and application development.
• Experience with automation, GitOps, and Kubernetes.
• Proficiency in Java, Python, or SQL.
• Technical certifications in cloud development or architecture, data engineering, or integration.
• Self-starter behavior, willingness to learn, and ability to tackle difficult technical problems.
• Exceptional presentation and communication skills, including confidence presenting to developers, enterprise architects, and C-level executives.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular employment in a global organization operating across more than 175 countries.
• Continuous learning, onboarding, career development, and feedback support.
• Remote work arrangement with general daytime hours.
• Some travel may be required based on business demand.
• The role is commissionable and sales-incentive based.