Kafka Engineer

Kafka Engineer

Role and Responsibilities:

* Strong hands-on 8+ years of experience as Java Developer with strong Kafka expertise to design, develop, and support high-performance, event driven applications

* Design, develop, and maintain Java based enterprise applications using Spring Boot and microservices architecture.

* Build and manage event driven systems using Apache Kafka, including producers, consumers, topics, partitions, and schemas

* Collaborate with architects, business analysts, and Dev Ops teams to deliver scalable and resilient solutions.

* Implement RESTful APIs and integrate with downstream and upstream systems.

* Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and performance tuning of Kafka and Java applications.

* Strong knowledge of SQL and No

SQL databases (e.g., Oracle, Postgre

SQL, Mongo

DB).

* Ability to build abstract, modularized reusable code components.

* Hands-on experience in generating/parsing XML, JSON documents

* Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and production support activities.

* Troubleshoot and resolve production issues with a focus on root cause analysis.

* Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Git, Maven/Gradle

* Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

* Excellent problem solving and communication skills