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Founding Backend / Infra Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$160k-$300k/yr On-SiteFull Time
Own the crawlers, pipelines, and infrastructure powering a real-time job search engine. Strong Node.js and Python fundamentals; bonus points for security and reverse-engineering chops.
Node.js, Python, Elasticsearch, Redis
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Lead Kafka Engineer
Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States
HybridFull Time
6+ YOEExperience with Confluent/Apache Kafka, Schema Registry, Terraform on AWS, Linux VMs, Java or Python; familiarity with Spark Streaming/Flink and monitoring tools; 6+ years engineering experience (10 years referenced).
Confluent Kafka, Apache Kafka, Confluent Schema Registry, Terraform, EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, Linux, Java, Python, Spark Streaming, Apache Flink, Splunk, Datadog, Dynatrace, CloudWatch
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Kafka Developer
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
$100k-$130k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years experience building real-time data streaming apps with Kafka and Hadoop; Bachelors in Computer Science; proficiency with Kafka Streams/Connect, Schema Registry, KSQL; strong troubleshooting and communication skills.
Hadoop, Kafka, Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, KSQL
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Senior Kafka Platform Engineer
Austin, Texas, United States
$164k-$180k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOEBachelor's in CS/Engineering, 10+ years software engineering, 5+ years in large-scale distributed systems, deep Confluent Kafka and Confluent Cloud expertise, Kubernetes and GCP experience, Python/Ansible automation, CI/CD (Jenkins), strong security and observability skills, AI-assisted development experience.
Confluent Platform, Confluent Cloud, Kafka, GitHub Copilot, Kubernetes, Confluent Operator, GCP, Linux/Unix, Avro, Protobuf, JSON Schema, Python, Ansible, Jenkins, CI/CD
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Kafka Data Engineer
Ford Island, Hawaii, United States
$78k-$176k/yr OnsiteFull Time
0+ YOEExperience with Kafka, HA containerized deployments, and monitoring data pipelines; DoD security requirements; HS diploma or GED; Secret clearance.
Kafka, Kubernetes, AWS, Schema Registry, Datadog, Elastic, Bash, Python
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Kafka Data Engineer
United States
$78k-$176k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Kafka, Kubernetes, AWS, Schema Registry, KSM; data pipelines, monitoring, security practices; DoD/clearance required; HS diploma or GED.
Kafka, Kubernetes, AWS, Kafka Schema Registry, Kafka Security Manager, Elastic, Datadog, Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, DoD STIG
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Kafka/Spark Developer
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
$71k-$157k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years in big data development with hands-on Kafka, Spark, Hadoop, Impala, strong Java/Scala/Python skills, SQL proficiency, and experience in Agile teams.
Apache Kafka, Apache Spark, Hadoop Ecosystem (HDFS), Impala, PySpark, Scala, Java, Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, Hive, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Python, SQL, Neo4j
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Kafka Pyspark Developer
Charlotte or Plano
OnsiteFull Time
Experience building real-time streaming applications with Kafka and PySpark; Hadoop ecosystem, Hive, Spark, Python, Unix scripting, Autosys/Airflow, SQL; bachelor's degree or equivalent; US work authorization required.
Apache Kafka, Confluent Kafka, PySpark, Hadoop, Cloudera, Hive, Spark, Python, Unix, Autosys, Airflow, SQL, Tableau
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Kafka Engineer (New York, NY, US)
New York, New York, United States
$80k-$106k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Big Data, Kafka, Flink, S3, Glue, Kinesis; Docker, Kubernetes; AWS, Azure; Linux, Bash; problem solving and coding skills.
S3, Lake Formation, Glue, Kafka, Flink, Kinesis, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, Linux, Bash, Command Line Tools
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System Engineer-Platform/Kafka/Messaging
Springfield, Missouri, United States
OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOE3+ years in enterprise messaging platforms; experience with Kafka architecture; IaC with Terraform/Kubernetes; security/compliance focus; observability and performance tuning; developer enablement and POC leadership.
Kafka, Pub/Sub, Terraform, Kubernetes, Helm, Strimzi, CI/CD, GitOps, GCP, SASL, TLS, mTLS, Avro, Protobuf, Protobuf, Kafka Connect, Flink, Spark, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Dataflow, Dataplex, Collibra
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Senior Kafka Engineer (Remote NC, TX, FL, AZ)
Arizona or North Carolina or Texas
RemoteFull Time
4+ YOEBachelor's+4 years or HS+8 years in software development; strong Kafka architecture knowledge; experience with Confluent Kafka Connect, streams, ksqlDB; monitoring with Grafana/Prometheus; ability to be on-call.
Kafka, Confluent Kafka Connect, Confluent Control Center, ksqlDB, Kafka Streams, Grafana, Prometheus
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Senior Platform & Integration Engineer (Kafka)
Minnetonka or Madison
$89k-$133k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOEBachelor's or equivalent, 5+ years platform/integration engineering experience, strong Kafka/Confluent, AKS/Kubernetes, Azure, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, scripting (PowerShell,Bash,Python), IaC (Terraform/ARM/Bicep), and observability skills.
Kafka, Confluent Cloud, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Kubernetes, Azure, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Splunk, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, PowerShell, Bash, Python, Terraform, ARM Templates, Bicep
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Spatial Front, Inc - Kafka Administrator
Arlington, Virginia, United States
HybridFull Time
3+ YOEBachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering or related field; 3+ years systems/admin experience; 2+ years Kafka; on-prem Kafka; US citizen with active Secret clearance preferred.
Apache Kafka, Linux, UNIX, Solaris, Scripting (Shell)
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Site Reliability Engineer - Kafka
Seattle, Washington, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Experience developing automation and tooling for distributed production systems, strong collaboration skills, and experience with Kafka and large-scale, low-latency platforms.
Kafka
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Apache Kafka/Nifi - Data Engineer
North Charleston, South Carolina, United States
HybridFull Time
3+ YOEU.S. citizen with DoD Secret clearance, 3+ years data engineering experience, Apache Kafka and Apache Nifi expertise, containerization (Docker,Kubernetes), helm, monitoring (Grafana,ELK), Postgres/Redis/MinIO, scripting, and strong documentation skills.
Apache Kafka, Apache Nifi, Docker, Kubernetes, helm, Grafana, Elastic (ELK) Stack, LGTM+ Stack, Nginx, Apache APISIX, Debezium, Postgres, Redis, MinIO, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Python, PowerShell, Bash, Go, Swagger
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Java Lead Software Engineer - Kafka
Tampa, Florida, United States
$124k-$175k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years software engineering experience, formal training/certification, hands-on Java, REST, Kafka, microservices, cloud and SDLC experience; leadership, AI-assisted development experience, strong problem-solving and communication.
Java, REST, Kafka, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, Python, Copilot, Visual Studio Code, IntelliJ
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Lead Systems Engineer (Kafka) - CA - 2026
Canada or Brazil or Mexico or Colombia or United States
$210k-$252k/yr HybridFull Time
Strong distributed-systems engineering background with production experience in Kubernetes, networking, AWS; operating infrastructure-heavy platforms, observability, automation, and complex incident troubleshooting.
Apache Kafka, Kubernetes, AWS
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Sr. Open Source Software Engineer (Kafka)
San Jose or Raleigh or Waltham or Seattle or Cork or Schiphol
$220k-$265k/yr HybridFull Time
12+ YOE12+ years software engineering experience, Apache Kafka committer status, expert Java skills, deep Kafka internals knowledge, strong written communication, ability to lead KIP-level design and upstream contributions.
Apache Kafka, Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect, MirrorMaker 2, Java, Jira, Kubernetes
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Software Engineer Lead - Kafka/Java
Pittsburgh or Philadelphia or Strongsville or Dallas or Birmingham
$86k-$158k/yr OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOE3+ years industry experience; expertise in Apache Kafka, Java/Spring Boot, microservices, CI/CD, containerization, observability, and relational databases; bachelor's degree typically expected.
Apache Kafka, Java, Spring Boot, Kafka Producers, Kafka Consumers, Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Jenkins, GitHub, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, Oracle, SQL Server
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Open Source Software Engineer: Apache Kafka Committer
Schiphol-Rijk or United States or Cork or San Jose or Morrisville or Raleigh or Boston or Seattle
HybridFull Time
12+ YOE12+ years software engineering experience, current Apache Kafka committer, expert Java and deep Kafka internals, proven upstream KIP/Jira delivery, strong written communication and public open-source collaboration.
Apache Kafka, Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect, MirrorMaker 2, Kafka clients, KRaft, Java, Kubernetes, Jira, Strimzi
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Kafka Streaming Architect
New York, New York, United States
$170k-$230k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Experience designing Kafka-based streaming applications, strong Java and Python skills, knowledge of Kafka Streams or Flink, understanding of distributed systems and resilience, and ability to collaborate with stakeholders and lead delivery.
Kafka, Kafka Streams, Flink, Java, Python, MongoDB, ClickHouse, Spring Boot, Agile, Scrum
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