Senior Java Kafka Engineer | Spring Boot & Event-Driven

Pittsburgh Tomorrow

Pittsburgh (Allegheny County)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Pittsburgh Tomorrow in Pittsburgh is seeking a senior Java developer with Kafka expertise to design, build, and support high-performance, event-driven applications. You will work with Spring Boot and microservices, implement RESTful APIs, collaborate with architects and DevOps, and ensure reliability, scalability, and robust data handling across SQL/NoSQL databases.

This full-time role requires 8+ years of hands-on experience, strong problem-solving and communication skills, and a proactive,

Qualifications

8+ years hands-on Java development with Kafka.
Experience with Spring Boot and microservices.
Proficient in SQL/NoSQL databases and RESTful APIs.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and support high-performance event-driven applications.
Build and maintain Java enterprise apps using Spring Boot and microservices.
Develop event-driven systems with Apache Kafka for producers/consumers.
Collaborate with architects, analysts, and DevOps to deliver scalable solutions.
Implement RESTful APIs and integrate with downstream/upstream systems.
Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and performance tuning of Kafka/Java apps.
Strong SQL/NoSQL knowledge (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB).
Build reusable code components and handle XML/JSON parsing.
Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and production support.
Troubleshoot production issues with root-cause analysis.
Familiar with CI/CD pipelines, Git, Maven/Gradle; Agile/Scrum.