Principle Kafka Engineer

Flexton Inc.; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Flexton Inc. in the United States is seeking a senior Kafka administrator with a strong background in software engineering.

The role requires 3-5+ years of Kafka administration and 10+ years in software development or systems engineering, plus hands-on experience with Terraform, Ansible, or Salt. You will work with Java backend development using Spring Boot and Confluent Platform components such as Schema Registry, Kafka Connect, Avro, and KSQL, applying solid design patterns and architecture

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years Kafka administration experience.
• 10+ years in software development or systems engineering.
• Proficiency in cluster management - Zookeeper, KRaft.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or Salt.
• Java backend development experience with Spring Boot.
• Solid understanding of software design patterns.
• Expertise in Apache Kafka or Confluent Platform, including Schema Registry, Kafka Connect, Avro, and KSQL.

Skills

Kafka

Java

Go

Python

Software Architecture

Vulnerability Management

Zookeeper

KRaft

Spring Boot

Design patterns

Avro

Kafka Connect

Schema Registry

Confluent Platform

Terraform

Ansible

Salt

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Salt

Job description

Experience:

3-5+ years of Kafka administration experience and 10+ years in software development or systems engineering.

Technical Skills:

• Java (Object Oriented Programming), Kafka, Software Architecture, Vulnerability Management
• Proficient in Cluster Management - Zookeeper, KRaft
• Strong object-oriented programming skills; Java, Go, Python
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or Salt.
• Java backend development experience with Spring Boot.
• Solid understanding of software design patterns.
• Expertise in Apache Kafka or Confluent Platform, including Schema Registry, Kafka Connect, Avro, and KSQL.