Cloud Kafka Engineer (Fintech)

TL;DR

Cloud Kafka Engineer (DevOps/Fintech): Designing and scaling cloud-based messaging systems with an accent on automation and disaster recovery. Focus on identifying performance bottlenecks, optimizing infrastructure via Terraform and Kubernetes, and ensuring system reliability under load.

Location: Hybrid (Vienna, Austria)

Company

hirify.global is a trade-everything platform empowering users to invest in cryptocurrencies, stocks, and precious metals.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and evolve cloud-based messaging systems with a focus on scaling and automation.
• Take ownership of the Confluent Kafka deployment, identifying bottlenecks and tuning applications.
• Design, develop, and test robust and reproducible backup and disaster recovery processes.
• Build scalable solutions for complex technical challenges aligned with long-term platform goals.
• Promote engineering excellence and contribute to team knowledge sharing.

Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on experience building and managing Kafka deployments.
• Solid experience with AWS-based infrastructure (EC2, VPC, IAM, RDS, KMS, etc.).
• Expertise in Docker, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
• Proven experience scaling critical cloud infrastructure components in production environments.

Nice to have

• Experience with Confluent Kafka.
• Experience with other messaging solutions.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working model with an additional 25 days per year to work from a city or country of your choice.
• Competitive total compensation package including a stock option plan.
• Mental health support and confidential coaching through OpenUP.
• Additional 3 wellbeing days off in 2026.
• Unlimited access to Udemy’s library of online courses.
• Free onsite dining for employees in Vienna, Bucharest, Barcelona, and Berlin.