Staff Software Engineer - Enterprise Kafka & Streaming

Asurion; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Asurion is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead technical initiatives in Nashville, TN or Sterling, VA. This role involves overseeing Kafka-based streaming services, mentoring engineers, and ensuring high code quality.

With a robust technology stack including Java, Kotlin, and Apache Kafka, the ideal candidate will have 8+ years of software engineering experience and a strong understanding of distributed systems. Asurion offers an equal opportunity workplace.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 5+ years of experience in a JVM language (Java or Kotlin).
• Experience with cloud providers like AWS or GCP.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate Kafka-based streaming services.
• Improve developer experience through tooling.
• Guide engineers on implementation decisions.

Skills

JVM language expertise (Java or Kotlin)

Distributed systems design

Apache Kafka mastery

Cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP)

On-call operations experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Apache Kafka

Kubernetes

Terraform

Apache Flink

Java

Kotlin

Job description

Asurion is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead technical initiatives in Nashville, TN or Sterling, VA. This role involves overseeing Kafka-based streaming services, mentoring engineers, and ensuring high code quality.

With a robust technology stack including Java, Kotlin, and Apache Kafka, the ideal candidate will have 8+ years of software engineering experience and a strong understanding of distributed systems. Asurion offers an equal opportunity workplace.