Remote Apache Kafka Developer — Flexible Hours

BairesDev; United States; Remote; MXN 1,676,000 - 2,421,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% remote work

Competitive compensation in USD

Flexible hours

Home office setup provided

Paid parental leaves & holidays

Global, multicultural team

Job summary

BairesDev is seeking an Apache Kafka Developer to work on distributed data processing systems and real-time analytics.

You will contribute to Apache Kafka and related ecosystem projects, focusing on performance optimization and scalable architecture. This 100% remote role offers excellent compensation in USD or local currency, with flexible hours and a supportive, multicultural environment that fosters mentorship and growth.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software development.
• Strong expertise in distributed systems and large-scale event streaming.
• Proficiency in Java and Scala.
• Core contributions to Apache open source projects (Kafka, Spark, Flink).
• Advanced level of English.

Responsibilities

• Contribute actively to Apache Kafka and related open source projects as a core contributor.
• Develop and optimize event streaming platforms for high-throughput message processing.
• Build streaming analytics capabilities using Kafka Streams and integration with Apache Spark.
• Enhance Kafka cluster performance, topic configurations, and producer/consumer optimization.
• Collaborate with engineering teams on system integration and deployment.

Skills

Distributed systems

Kafka architecture

Java

Scala

Performance tuning

Open source contributions

English proficiency

Tools

Apache Kafka

Kafka Streams

Apache Spark

Flink

Job description

BairesDev is seeking an Apache Kafka Developer to work on distributed data processing systems and real-time analytics.

You will contribute to Apache Kafka and related ecosystem projects, focusing on performance optimization and scalable architecture. This 100% remote role offers excellent compensation in USD or local currency, with flexible hours and a supportive, multicultural environment that fosters mentorship and growth.