Senior Kafka Architect - Remote Data Streaming Leader

BairesDev; Montes de María; Remote; COP 388,387,000 - 582,581,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Competitive USD compensation

Home office setup

Flexible hours

Parental leave & holidays

Mentorship & growth

Job summary

BairesDev is seeking a Senior Kafka Engineer to lead streaming data initiatives and design scalable event-driven architectures. You will mentor teams and set the standard for data streaming excellence across remote projects.

Join a global, 100% remote team with flexible hours and competitive compensation in USD or local currency. Collaborate with data engineers and developers to deliver high-performance streaming solutions.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in Kafka engineering or streaming data platforms.
• Strong expertise in Kafka architecture, cluster management, and stream processing.
• Extensive experience with distributed systems, data pipelines, and event-driven architectures.
• Proven ability to lead technical projects and mentor engineering teams.
• Deep understanding of performance tuning, monitoring, and troubleshooting in Kafka environments.
• Advanced level of English.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable Kafka streaming solutions with focus on performance and reliability.
• Lead technical decisions and provide guidance on Kafka architecture and data pipelines.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers in Kafka best practices and streaming technologies.
• Optimize Kafka clusters for performance, throughput, and reliability across production environments.
• Collaborate with data engineering and development teams to deliver quality streaming solutions.
• Evaluate and implement new streaming technologies and patterns to enhance data processing capabilities.

Skills

Kafka architecture

Cluster management

Stream processing

Distributed systems

Data pipelines

Event-driven

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Performance tuning

Monitoring

Troubleshooting

English proficiency

Tools

Kafka

Job description

BairesDev is seeking a Senior Kafka Engineer to lead streaming data initiatives and design scalable event-driven architectures. You will mentor teams and set the standard for data streaming excellence across remote projects.

Join a global, 100% remote team with flexible hours and competitive compensation in USD or local currency. Collaborate with data engineers and developers to deliver high-performance streaming solutions.