Staff Apache Kafka Engineer

TL;DR

Staff Apache Kafka Engineer (Backend Development): Develop and optimize distributed data processing and real-time analytics systems with an accent on Apache Kafka and scalable event streaming platforms. Focus on performance tuning, core contributions to open source projects, and building streaming analytics capabilities.

What you will do

• Contribute actively to Apache Kafka and related open source projects as a core contributor.
• Develop and optimize event streaming platforms for high-throughput message processing.
• Build streaming analytics capabilities using Kafka Streams and integration with Apache Spark.
• Enhance Kafka cluster performance, topic configurations, and producer/consumer optimization.
• Collaborate with engineering teams on system integration and deployment.

Requirements

• Advanced level of English required.
• 10+ years of experience in software development.
• Strong expertise in distributed systems and large-scale event streaming platforms.
• Understanding of Apache Kafka architecture, including topics, partitions, and consumer groups.
• Proficiency in Java and Scala.
• Experience in performance tuning of distributed systems at scale.
• Core contributions to Apache open source projects (Kafka, Spark, Flink, or similar).

Culture & Benefits

• Excellent compensation in USD or local currency if preferred.
• Paid parental leave, vacation, and national holidays.
• Innovative and multicultural work environment.
• Collaborate and learn from the global Top 1% of talent in each area.
• Supportive environment with mentorship, promotions, skill development, and diverse growth opportunities.