Job Description

Job Title: Associate Confluent/Kafka Engineer - Must be US Citizen – Contract, Potential Hire
Location: Remote

Responsibilities and Duties:
• Responsibility 1: Implement and maintain Kafka-based data streaming solutions based on provided designs and specifications. Contribute to the development of new features and improvements to the existing platform.
• Responsibility 2: Develop and maintain integrations with various applications and systems using Kafka Connect. Monitor and maintain the health and performance of the Kafka cluster, escalating issues to senior engineers as needed.
• Responsibility 3: Participate in troubleshooting and resolution of issues within the data streaming platform. Contribute to the development and maintenance of documentation.
• Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices.
• Proactively identify and address potential performance bottlenecks and scalability issues.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
Stay up to date on the latest Confluent Platform and Kafka technologies.

Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience with Confluent Platform and Kafka.
• Proficient in Java or other JVM languages (e.g., Scala, Kotlin). Experience with Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams, and ksqlDB. Strong understanding of Kafka architecture and concepts (topics, partitions, consumers, producers). Experience with message queuing systems. Familiarity with cloud-based environments (AWS, Azure, GCP). Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills. Experience with CI/CD.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications:
o Experience with other streaming technologies (e.g., Spark Streaming, Flink).
o Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
o Experience with data visualization and analytics tools.
o Confluent Certified Engineer