Kafka Engineer, Kafka Architect

4 weeks ago

Rosemont, United States Diverse Lynx Full time

Technical/Functional Skills

  • Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design and operations, microservice architecture, integration patterns.
  • Deep understanding of different messaging paradigms (pub/sub, queuing), as well as delivery models, quality-of-service, and fault-tolerance architectures.
  • Established track record with Kafka technology, with hands-on production experience and a deep understanding of the Kafka architecture and internals of how it works, along with interplay of architectural components: brokers, Zookeeper, producers/consumers, Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams.
  • Practical experience with how to scale Kafka, KStreams, and Connector infrastructures.
  • Experience with Kafka Streams / KSQL architecture and associated clustering model.
  • Hands-on experience as a developer who has used the Kafka API to build producer and consumer applications, along with expertise in implementing KStreams components.
  • Have developed KStreams pipelines, as well as deployed KStreams clusters.
  • Experience with developing KSQL queries and best practices of using KSQL vs KStreams.
  • Strong knowledge of the Kafka Connect framework, with experience using several connector types: HTTP REST proxy, JMS, File, SFTP, JDBC.
  • Experience using Source/sink connectors asRDBMS, NoSQL data stores.
  • Hands-on experience in designing, writing, and operationalizing new Kafka Connectors using the framework.
  • Strong familiarity of data formats such as XML, JSON, Avro, CSV, etc. along with serialization/deserialization options.
  • Familiarity of the Schema Registry.
  • Experience with monitoring Kafka infrastructure along with related components (Connectors, KStreams, and other producer/consumer apps).
  • Familiarity with Confluent Control CenterFirm understanding of SDLC (systems development lifecycle).
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Excellent analytical and troubleshooting abilities.
  • Prior experience in banking / financial services industry and firm understanding of the banking data landscape.


Diverse Lynx LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive due consideration for employment without any discrimination. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence and their proven capability to perform the functions outlined in the corresponding role. We promote and support a diverse workforce across all levels in the company.

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