Confluent Kafka & Apache Flink Deve...

Role: Confluent Kafka & Apache Flink Developer

We are seeking an expert Confluent Kafka Developer with deep Java proficiency and experience in custom connector development. The ideal candidate will architect scalable data streaming solutions using the Confluent Platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain real-time data streaming applications using Apache Kafka and Confluent Platform.
• Create robust Java-based services with a focus on performance optimization and multithreading.
• Develop custom Confluent Kafka Connect plugins (source/sink connectors) for seamless integration.
• Implement data transformations, filtering events, and queries using KSQL or ksqlDB.
• Manage Kafka infrastructure: topics, partitions, consumer groups, offsets, and delivery semantics.
• Built integrations between Kafka streams and external systems (databases, APIs).
• Leverage Apache Flink for real-time stream processing when required.

Technical Requirements

Mandatory Skills:

• Total Experience: 8+ years in software development and data engineering (Java focus).
• Core Java: Expert-level knowledge of OOP, concurrency, collections, exception handling.
• Kafka Ecosystem: Hands-on with Apache Kafka, Confluent Platform, Schema Registry, Avro/JSON serialization.
• Custom Connectors: Experience building and deploying source/sink connectors.

Preferred Skills (Nice to Have):

• Apache Flink: Stateful stream processing, windowing, checkpointing.
• Docker/Kubernetes & Cloud: Experience with CI/CD pipelines and AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Monitoring: Observability tools for distributed systems.