Kafka Confluent Developer

Senior Software Engineer – Confluent and Kafka

Experience:

6+ Years (3+ Years in Confluent and Kafka) Location-

Gurugram Employment Type:

Full-Time Function:

Integration / Engineering Immediate to 30 day joiners

Role Purpose We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Confluent Platform, Apache Kafka, and Apache Flink to support the evolution of enterprise streaming capabilities. This role sits within the Integration function and focuses on enabling real-time data, event-driven architecture, and high-performance integrations across the organization. This is an exciting opportunity to join a technology transformation journey focused on building a consolidated cloud-based platform using Agile and DevOps practices. You may be required to provide out-of-hours standby support to ensure timely incident resolution and operational continuity.

Key Accountabilities • Design, develop, test, and deploy event-driven services and streaming data pipelines • Develop Kafka topics, schemas, and streaming applications using Kafka, Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, and Flink • Collaborate with architects and platform teams to shape the event streaming roadmap • Provide subject-matter expertise in distributed streaming and event-driven architecture • Review streaming applications to ensure quality, scalability, and best practices • Troubleshoot production issues and conduct root cause analysis • Promote platform standards, governance models, and reusable patterns • Collaborate with vendor teams and professional services partners • Actively participate in Agile ceremonies and technical discussions

Functional / Technical Skills • 6+ years of software engineering experience • 3+ years of hands-on experience with Confluent Platform / Apache Kafka • Experience designing and building distributed streaming applications • Strong understanding of event-driven architecture (event streaming, event sourcing, Pub/Sub, stream processing) • Experience with Avro, JSON, Protobuf and Schema Registry • Integration experience with SQL/NoSQL databases, APIs, and cloud data platforms • Familiarity with API design, data modelling, and microservice integration patterns • Proficiency with Git, Jira, Azure DevOps • Experience with Docker and Kubernetes • Working knowledge of AWS and/or Azure • Strong understanding of clean code, reusable component design, and Agile/DevOps practices • Knowledge of SDLC methodologies (Agile and Waterfall)