Java Kafka Developer

Life in Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Pittsburgh Tomorrow in Pittsburgh, PA is seeking a senior Java Kafka Developer to design, develop, and maintain high-performance, event-driven applications. This hybrid role requires 8+ years of hands-on Java development with Kafka expertise and Spring Boot/microservices experience.

You will collaborate with architects, BAs, and DevOps to deliver scalable, fault-tolerant solutions, implement RESTful APIs, tune performance, and participate in code reviews, agile ceremonies, and production support.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on Java development experience with Kafka.
• Strong experience with Spring Boot and microservices architecture.
• Proficient in SQL and NoSQL databases; familiar with XML/JSON.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support high-performance, event-driven applications.
• Collaborate with architects, BAs, and DevOps to deliver scalable solutions.
• Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and production support.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Agile/Scrum

Tools

Java

Kafka

Spring Boot

Git

Maven/Gradle

CI/CD

REST APIs

SQL

NoSQL

Job description

Title: Java Kafka Developer
Location: Pittsburgh, PA (Hybrid 3 days in client office)

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Role and Responsibilities:

Strong hands-on 8+ years of experience as Java Developer with strong Kafka expertise to design, develop, and support high-performance, event driven applications
Design, develop, and maintain Java based enterprise applications using Spring Boot and microservices architecture.
Build and manage event driven systems using Apache Kafka, including producers, consumers, topics, partitions, and schemas
Collaborate with architects, business analysts, and DevOps teams to deliver scalable and resilient solutions.
Implement RESTful APIs and integrate with downstream and upstream systems.
Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and performance tuning of Kafka and Java applications.
Strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB).
Ability to build abstract, modularized reusable code components.
Hands-on experience in generating/parsing XML, JSON documents
Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and production support activities.
Troubleshoot and resolve production issues with a focus on root cause analysis.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Git, Maven/Gradle
Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
Excellent problem solving and communication skills.