Technical Lead Confluent Kafka

Job Summary (in list format): - Serve as the senior technical authority for the Kafka development pod, bridging high-level requirements and code execution. - Lead the evaluation and assessment of Confluent streaming requirements for new or modified pipelines. - Provide developer-centric guidance for complex event streaming use cases. - Drive the design and development of audit and retry mechanisms within Kafka-based applications. - Enforce strict schema governance using Schema Registry, managing schema evolution and compatibility policies. - Own the creation and maintenance of Low-Level Design (LLD) documentation in Confluence. - Oversee and execute minor and major Kafka cluster upgrades, including rollback testing in staging environments. - Act as the final escalation point for troubleshooting and resolving complex, systemic bugs through root cause analysis. - Mentor developers and ensure adherence to architectural standards for Kafka stream pipelines. - Maintain hands-on expertise in Confluent Kafka architecture, including brokers, Zookeeper/KRaft, and Schema Registry. - Utilize strong experience with Kafka Connect, KSQL, and KStreams. - Develop Kafka producers and consumers using Java/Scala or Python. - Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated testing for streaming applications. - Design and support high-availability, fault-tolerant streaming systems. Disclaimer: This job posting has been aggregated from external source. Role details, content, and availability are subject to change. Applicants are advised to confirm the latest information directly on the company website before applying.