Job Title:- Java Kafka Architect/Developer/Lead

Location:- St Louis, MO (Onsite from day 1)

Duration:-Long Term

Minimum exp:-10 Years

Job Description:

The ideal candidate will have a strong Java hands-on expertise, with experience in building scalable and efficient distributed solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and deploy real-time stream processing pipelines using Apache Kafka and Flink and knowledge of how to implement these platforms in a highly secured and available architecture.
• Optimize stream processing workflows for performance, reliability, and low-latency processing.
• Implement monitoring and alerting solutions to ensure the health and stability of real-time streaming pipelines.
• Contributions to the open source community, including code commits, documentation updates, and engagement in forums or mailing lists.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• 10 years strong Java coding experience with 12 factor spring boot applications.
• Strong experience in designing and architecting distributed systems and reactive / event driven solutions.
• Strong experience in SDLC process with CI/CD automation tools (Bitbucket, GIT, Jenkins, Artifactory).
• Strong working experience on Apache Kafka/ Apache Flink. The candidate should have previously been in a lead position and have strong knowledge of Flink and Kafka internals.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Preferred Skills:

• Knowledge of Go programming language is nice to have.
• Having worked with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience in deploying solutions in cloud such as AWS.
• Familiarity with other messaging solutions like NATS.