<p><p><b>Job Description - Kafka Developer</b><br/><br/><b>Role : Kafka Developer (Confluent)</b><br/><br/><b>Band : B3</b><br/><br/><b>Location : Bangalore / Chennai / Hyderabad (PAN India mobility preferred)</b><br/><br/><b>About the Role :</b><br/><br/>We are looking for an experienced Kafka Developer with strong hands-on expertise in the Confluent Kafka ecosystem.
The ideal candidate will design, develop, and manage distributed messaging and streaming platforms, while building scalable solutions for enterprise Responsibilities :</b></p><p><br/>- Deploy, manage, and optimize Confluent Kafka clusters in production environments.<br/></p><p><br/></p><p>- Design and implement Kafka Streams and real-time data pipelines.<br/></p><p><br/></p><p>- Troubleshoot and optimize Streams-based applications for performance and reliability.<br/></p><p><br/></p><p>- Build and manage Producers and Consumers, offering consultation on integration.<br/></p><p><br/></p><p>- Work with Kafka Connectors, KSQL, and KStreams for advanced streaming use cases.<br/></p><p><br/></p><p>- Implement solutions in containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes.<br/></p><p><br/></p><p>- Automate platform management using tools such as Starfleet.<br/></p><p><br/></p><p>- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to deliver scalable, real-time data Skills :</b></p><p><br/><b>Mandatory :</b><br/><br/>- In-depth expertise in Confluent Kafka ecosystem (Kafka, Connect, KSQL, KStreams).<br/></p><p><br/></p><p>- Hands-on experience in Kafka Streams creation and Proven experience in building Producer/Consumer Skills :</b></p><p><br/>- Container Orchestration : Kubernetes<br/></p><p><br/></p><p>- Container Technologies : Docker<br/></p><p><br/></p><p>- Automation Tools : Starfleet (or equivalent automation framework)<br/></p><p><br/></p><p>- Strong debugging, problem-solving, and performance tuning :</b></p><p><br/><b>Experience</b> : 10- 15 years<br/><br/><b>Education</b> : Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent.<br/><br/>Prior experience in large-scale, distributed, real-time systems</p><br/></p> (ref:hirist.tech)