Kafka Senior Engineer - Officer in Bangalore, भारत

Responsibilities

• Design, engineer, and promote Kafka messaging platforms across the enterprise.
• Lead the design and engineering of Kafka clusters on public cloud using Ansible, Terraform, and Python.
• Develop automation for request processing, installations, health checks, monitoring, alerting, reporting, and predictive analytics.
• Write and test Kafka producer and consumer code and establish Kafka application best practices.
• Configure, test, and develop Kafka Connectors for integrating Kafka with other systems.
• Optimize and tune Kafka systems and design platform monitoring and statistical reporting solutions.
• Provide final-level production support, troubleshoot complex issues, and identify root causes in Kafka and related applications.
• Lead collaboration with application, architecture, and infrastructure teams to deliver resilient and scalable messaging platforms.
• Create integration standards, onboarding processes, documentation, SOPs, and cross-training materials.
• Conduct technical reviews of Kafka integration implementations across all SDLC phases.

Requirements

• Strong programming and automation experience with the ability to write robust, fault-tolerant, well-tested code.
• Willingness to learn or use Python, Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, and Shell; experience with source code control systems.
• Experience working with Red Hat Linux.
• Deep understanding of Kafka Messaging or another messaging technology, including troubleshooting and system tuning.
• Experience supporting application architectures such as SEDA, Kappa, Lambda, or similar.
• Experience with high availability and disaster recovery solutions for middleware or other platforms.
• Computer science degree preferred but not required depending on the candidate.
• 8+ years of experience preferred but not required depending on the candidate.
• Ability to drive projects, collaborate across engineering teams, and troubleshoot complex issues at L4 level.

Benefits

• Fully office-based with no hybrid working; locations are Bangalore or Hyderabad, and candidates must be willing to relocate.
• APAC or EMEA work schedule; occasional weekend work may be required for production deployments or changes.
• Competitive and comprehensive benefits may include medical care, insurance, savings plans, flexible work support, development programs, and educational support.
• Paid volunteer days, matching gift programs, employee networks, and work-life support are available.