Senior Java & Kafka Engineer â Real-Time Data Platform (Azure) - Onsite in Chicago

Talan; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 137,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consultancy is seeking a Senior Java & Kafka Engineer in Chicago, IL. This role involves developing and evolving data lake platforms and event streaming solutions. The ideal candidate should have over 6 years of Java experience, strong skills in Kafka, and expertise in cloud technologies. Competitive benefits and a hybrid work environment are offered.

Benefits

401(k) retirement plan with company matching

15 days of paid vacation

Company health, dental, and vision insurance

Qualifications

• 6+ years of Java experience including Spring Boot.
• Proven experience with Kafka performance tuning.
• Experience with cloud platforms like Azure or AWS.

Responsibilities

• Develop technical solutions in cloud environments.
• Optimize Kafka-based event streaming architectures.
• Collaborate with Product Owners on requirements.

Skills

Strong Java skills

Kafka design and tuning

Big Data tools

Kubernetes

Agile methodologies

Education

BS/Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Spring Boot

Elastic Search

PostgreSQL

Job description

Location : Chicago IL (Hybrid at least 4 days onsite / week)

Visa Sponsorship : We offer sponsorship under specific treaty-based U.S. work visas including TN and E-2 (for eligible Canadian, Mexican, and French citizens). We do not support or transfer other visa types (e.g., H-1B).

We are seeking a Senior Java & Kafka Engineer with experience in cloud technologies. You will play a key role in developing and evolving our data lake platform and event streaming solutions.

Responsibilities :

• Design, develop, and implement technical solutions in cloud environments using Java, Spark, Hive, Avro, Parquet, Kubernetes, Spring Boot, Elastic Search, Logstash, Kibana, Oozie, and PostgreSQL.
• Lead the design, implementation, and performance optimization of Kafka-based event streaming architectures ensuring scalability, reliability, and high availability.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and tune Kafka clusters to maintain optimal system performance.
• Collaborate with Product Owners to break down customer requirements into actionable user stories.
• Deliver clean, tested, and maintainable code that meets acceptance criteria and Definition of Done.
• Manage deployment, CI/CD pipeline, monitoring, and production stability activities.
• Engage in pair programming and write unit and BDD-style tests with JUnit, Mockito, and Cucumber.
• Participate actively in backlog refinement, sprint planning, and agile ceremonies.

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Qualifications :

Required Technical Skills :

• Strong Java skills with 6+ years of experience including Spring Boot
• Proven experience leading Kafka design, deployment, and performance tuning
• Strong Kafka internals and troubleshooting skills
• Big Data tools: Spark, Hive, Avro, Parquet
• Kubernetes and container orchestration
• Elastic Search, Kibana, Logstash
• Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or similar)
• Agile methodologies and automated testing (TDD, BDD)

Education and Experience

• BS/Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or relevant technical field.
• 5-10 years of experience as a Senior Programmer Analyst or similar role
• Experience working in a real Change and Release management environment
• Experience with business analysis methodologies, processes, and documentation standards

Company Benefits :

At Talan, we invest in our employees' well-being and empower them with benefits including:

• The yearly salary range for this role is USD
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
• 15 days of paid vacation per year at hire, increasing up to 27 based on seniority (annual untaken vacation days are cashed out)
• 8 paid holidays, 5 sick days, 2 personal days per year
• Company health, dental, and vision insurance plans, FSA
• Voluntary STD and LTD
• Commuter/transit benefits

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work : Employment Type :

Full-time

Key Skills :

REST, Eclipse, JUnit, Spring, Struts, SOAP, JPA, Hibernate, Maven, J2EE, JDBC, Java

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1