Principal Kafka Engineer

Key Responsibilities Lead Cluster Management: Drive the design, deployment, and administration of enterprise-scale Apache Kafka & Confluent Platform clusters. Architect Solutions: Optimize Schema Registry, Kafka Connect, Avro, and KSQL/ksqlDB. Build & Automate: Develop distributed microservices using Java and Spring Boot. Scale Infrastructure: Manage ZooKeeper/KRaft transitions, Terraform, Ansible, Docker, and Kubernetes. Ensure Performance: Champion production tuning, observability, low-latency, and high availability. What You Need To Bring 10+ years in Software Development or Systems Engineering. 5+ years of dedicated, hands-on Kafka/Confluent administration. Strong proficiency in Java and distributed microservices architecture. Deep experience with CI/CD (GitHub Actions) and Infrastructure as Code. LinkedIn Login, Sign in | LinkedIn Login to LinkedIn to keep in touch with people you know, share ideas, and build your career. If you are interested, please share your update resume bharath.kumar@brillfy.com