Kafka Engineer
Full Time • Fully Remote - US
Role Details:
· Title: Kafka Engineer (80% engineering, 20% admin)
· Duration: 1 year
· Location: Remote (PST hours)
· Interview: 1–2 rounds focused on technical knowledge and configuration
Top Skills:
· Kafka Connectors (most important: integration knowledge)
· Configuration experience
· Nice to have: KSQL (Streaming SQL for Apache Kafka)
Job Responsibilities:
· Confluent Kafka administration across multi-DC brokers, connectors, C3, KSQL DB, Rest Proxy, Schema Registry
· Configure and maintain Kafka topics, RBAC, connectors, KSQL, and schema registry
· Ensure Kafka security, scalability, availability, and disaster recovery
· Support Kafka clients in Java, Node.js, and Python
· Basic administration of Apache NiFi (OSS)
· Design and develop Kafka-based solutions using Confluent Kafka, Connectors, KSQL, and NiFi
· Experience with cloud (AWS), data connectors, and queue connectors (design + configuration)
· Title: Kafka Engineer (80% engineering, 20% admin)
· Duration: 1 year
· Location: Remote (PST hours)
· Interview: 1–2 rounds focused on technical knowledge and configuration
Top Skills:
· Kafka Connectors (most important: integration knowledge)
· Configuration experience
· Nice to have: KSQL (Streaming SQL for Apache Kafka)
Job Responsibilities:
· Confluent Kafka administration across multi-DC brokers, connectors, C3, KSQL DB, Rest Proxy, Schema Registry
· Configure and maintain Kafka topics, RBAC, connectors, KSQL, and schema registry
· Ensure Kafka security, scalability, availability, and disaster recovery
· Support Kafka clients in Java, Node.js, and Python
· Basic administration of Apache NiFi (OSS)
· Design and develop Kafka-based solutions using Confluent Kafka, Connectors, KSQL, and NiFi
· Experience with cloud (AWS), data connectors, and queue connectors (design + configuration)
This is a remote position.
Compensation: $45.00 - $50.00 per hour
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