Kafka Developer

Veriipro; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Veriipro in Pittsburgh, PA, is seeking an experienced Java/Kafka Developer to design and build scalable, event-driven enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, and Kafka.

You will implement RESTful APIs, develop microservices, and contribute to cloud-ready solutions with DevOps practices, focusing on performance, reliability, and secure coding standards. Experience with Kafka, CI/CD, and relational databases is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience with Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, and Spring Framework.
• Extensive microservices and RESTful API development.
• Expert Kafka knowledge: producers, consumers, topics, partitions, streams.
• Experience with event-driven distributed architectures.
• Strong async communication, fault tolerance, and scalability.
• Database skills with Oracle, SQL Server, or MySQL.
• Strong SQL, performance tuning, and data modeling.
• Jenkins CI/CD pipelines experience.
• Git and Maven proficiency.
• Cloud-native app development and deployment.
• Monitoring, logging, troubleshooting, and performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain enterprise-grade Java applications and microservices.
• Build scalable and resilient services using Spring Boot and Spring Framework.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs and service integrations.
• Develop and maintain Kafka-based event-driven applications.
• Configure and optimize Kafka topics, partitions, and consumer groups.
• Troubleshoot Kafka and distributed-system performance issues.
• Design highly available, fault-tolerant distributed applications.
• Develop and optimize SQL queries and data models.
• Support database performance tuning and modernization.
• Develop and maintain Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.
• Follow secure coding practices and engineering standards.
• Perform code reviews and ensure unit/integration tests.
• Collaborate with architects, analysts, QA, product owners, and DevOps.

Skills

Java/J2EE

Spring Boot

Microservices

REST APIs

Apache Kafka

Distributed Systems

Asynchronous messaging

SQL

Jenkins

Git

Maven

Cloud-native

Monitoring & Logging

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Java/Kafka Developer with strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, Apache Kafka, REST APIs, and Distributed Systems. The ideal candidate will develop scalable, high-performance, event-driven applications and contribute to cloud-ready enterprise solutions using modern DevOps practices.

Required Technical Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, and Spring Framework.
• Extensive experience developing microservices and RESTful APIs.
• Strong expertise in Apache Kafka, including producers, consumers, topics, partitions, consumer groups, and stream processing.
• Experience designing event-driven and distributed system architectures.
• Strong knowledge of asynchronous communication, fault tolerance, scalability, and application resiliency.
• Experience with relational databases such as Oracle, SQL Server, or MySQL.
• Strong SQL skills, including query optimization, stored procedures, data modeling, and performance tuning.
• Experience with Jenkins and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency with Git and Maven.
• Understanding of cloud-native application development and deployment.
• Experience with application monitoring, logging, troubleshooting, and performance optimization.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain enterprise-grade Java applications and microservices.
• Build scalable and resilient services using Spring Boot and Spring Framework.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs and service integrations, including API security, versioning, logging, and error handling.
• Develop and maintain Kafka-based event-driven applications, including producers, consumers, and stream-processing solutions.
• Configure and optimize Kafka topics, partitions, and consumer groups for high-throughput and reliable messaging.
• Troubleshoot Kafka, distributed-system, application performance, and data consistency issues.
• Design highly available, fault-tolerant, and scalable distributed applications.
• Develop and optimize SQL queries, database objects, and data models.
• Support database performance tuning, migration, and modernization activities.
• Develop and maintain Jenkins CI/CD pipelines and automate build, testing, deployment, and release processes.
• Follow secure coding practices, development standards, and engineering best practices.
• Perform code reviews and ensure adequate unit and integration test coverage.
• Use Git for version control and Maven for dependency and build management.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, technical discussions, design reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with architects, business analysts, QA engineers, product owners, and DevOps teams throughout the SDLC.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud platforms and cloud-native architectures.
• Knowledge of Kafka monitoring and observability tools.
• Experience with Docker/Kubernetes is a plus.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field preferred.