Apache Kafka Developer

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Kafka Platform Engineer to architect, deploy, and operate large-scale Apache Kafka and Confluent platform environments supporting mission-critical event-driven workloads.

Responsibilities

• Own the Kafka platform end-to-end, including cluster sizing, configuration, security, automation, observability, and developer enablement.
• Partner with application teams to deliver a reliable, performant, and developer-friendly streaming platform.
• Translate ambiguous requirements into well-engineered solutions.
• Raise the bar through code review, design review, and mentorship of more junior engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Five or more years of experience operating Apache Kafka or Confluent Platform in production.
• Deep, hands-on knowledge of Kafka internals (partitions, replication, ISRs, consumer groups).
• Strong experience with Kafka security (SASL, mTLS, ACLs, RBAC).
• Hands-on experience with Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, and either Kafka Streams or ksqlDB.
• Experience with HA/DR strategies for Kafka.
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or Go.
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible).
• Working knowledge of observability tooling for Kafka.
• Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.

Qualifications

• Confluent Certified Administrator or Developer credentials preferred.
• Experience operating Kafka on Kubernetes (Strimzi, Confluent Operator) preferred.
• Exposure to managed Kafka services (AWS MSK, Azure Event Hubs Kafka API) preferred.
• Familiarity with stream processing frameworks (Flink, Spark Streaming) preferred.
• Experience with data governance and lineage for streaming data preferred.

Skills

Strong engineering discipline, a clear communication style, and a track record of shipping meaningful work that holds up well in production.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$100,000–$150,000 Annually

Schedule

100% Remote (U.S.)

Contact

To apply, please send your resume to Jenny@bvteck.com or contact us at (908) 505-3544.

Learn more about Bright Vision Technologies at www.bvteck.com.

Bright Vision Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.