Kafka Developer at DataMetica · Pune, Hyderabad · 3 - 12 years · ₹5L - ₹25L / yr · Profitable · Posted 20 Aug 2021

Summary
Our Kafka developer has a combination of technical skills, communication skills and business knowledge. The developer should be able to work on multiple medium to large projects. The successful candidate will have excellent technical skills of Apache/Confluent Kafka, Enterprise Data WareHouse preferable GCP BigQuery or any equivalent Cloud EDW and also will be able to take oral and written business requirements and develop efficient code to meet set deliverables.
Must Have Skills
- Participate in the development, enhancement and maintenance of data applications both as an individual contributor and as a lead.
- Leading in the identification, isolation, resolution and communication of problems within the production environment.
- Leading developer and applying technical skills Apache/Confluent Kafka (Preferred) AWS Kinesis (Optional), Cloud Enterprise Data Warehouse Google BigQuery (Preferred) or AWS RedShift or SnowFlakes (Optional)
- Design recommending best approach suited for data movement from different sources to Cloud EDW using Apache/Confluent Kafka
- Performs independent functional and technical analysis for major projects supporting several corporate initiatives.
- Communicate and Work with IT partners and user community with various levels from Sr Management to detailed developer to business SME for project definition .
- Works on multiple platforms and multiple projects concurrently.
- Performs code and unit testing for complex scope modules, and projects
- Provide expertise and hands on experience working on Kafka connect using schema registry in a very high volume environment (~900 Million messages)
- Provide expertise in Kafka brokers, zookeepers, KSQL, KStream and Kafka Control center.
- Provide expertise and hands on experience working on AvroConverters, JsonConverters, and StringConverters.
- Provide expertise and hands on experience working on Kafka connectors such as MQ connectors, Elastic Search connectors, JDBC connectors, File stream connector, JMS source connectors, Tasks, Workers, converters, Transforms.
- Provide expertise and hands on experience on custom connectors using the Kafka core concepts and API.
- Working knowledge on Kafka Rest proxy.
- Ensure optimum performance, high availability and stability of solutions.
- Create topics, setup redundancy cluster, deploy monitoring tools, alerts and has good knowledge of best practices.
- Create stubs for producers, consumers and consumer groups for helping onboard applications from different languages/platforms. Leverage Hadoop ecosystem knowledge to design, and develop capabilities to deliver our solutions using Spark, Scala, Python, Hive, Kafka and other things in the Hadoop ecosystem.
- Use automation tools like provisioning using Jenkins, Udeploy or relevant technologies
- Ability to perform data related benchmarking, performance analysis and tuning.
- Strong skills in In-memory applications, Database Design, Data Integration.

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Experience: 8+ years (including 5+ years hands-on with Apache Kafka platform engineering)
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• Manage Kafka cluster lifecycle: provisioning, configuration tuning, upgrades, and decommissioning
• Deploy, operate, and maintain Kafka on Kubernetes using Confluent for Kubernetes (CFK)
• Monitor cluster health and set up alerting across consumer lag, broker health, and topic throughput
• Design and operate disaster recovery and multi-region replication strategies
• Enforce Kafka security policies including access reviews and ACL management
• Troubleshoot performance bottlenecks, consumer lag issues, and broker failures
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• 8+ years in messaging/streaming platform engineering, with 5+ years on Apache Kafka platform engineering
• Hands-on administration of self-managed on-premises Kafka clusters in KRaft mode
• Confluent for Kubernetes (CFK): operator management and custom resource configuration
• Kafka Connect: connector lifecycle, SMTs, and error handling
• Confluent Schema Registry; schema evolution and compatibility modes
• Kafka security: TLS/mTLS, SASL, and ACL configuration and troubleshooting
• Proficiency in Java or Scala; Python for scripting and tooling
• Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry
Good to Have
• Apache Flink for complex event processing beyond Kafka Streams
• CDC pipelines into Kafka
• Operational experience with MirrorMaker 2 or Confluent Replicator in multi-DC setups
• Knowledge of event-driven architecture or data mesh principles
• Build and maintain infrastructure-as-code for Kafka resources
• Integrate Kafka platform changes with CI/CD pipelines for topic and schema deployments
Job Description: Java Developer
Experience: 5+ Years
Location: Bangalore
Work Mode: Hybrid
Mandatory Skills:
- Strong experience in Java, Spring Boot & Microservices
- Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka
- Experience working with Git, REST APIs & SQL
- Good understanding of Generative AI / GitHub Copilot
- Strong knowledge of software development, debugging and performance optimization
- Good communication and problem-solving skills
Role & Responsibilities:
- Design, develop and maintain scalable Java-based applications.
- Develop and integrate Kafka-based event-driven services.
- Utilize Copilot/AI-assisted development tools to improve development productivity.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
- Participate in code reviews, testing and production support.
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🔹 Experience: 5+ Years
🔹 Skills: Java, Kafka, GitHub Copilot
🔹 Location: Hyderabad / Bangalore
🔹 Work Mode: Hybrid
🔹 Interview: F2F / Virtual
🔹 Notice Period: Immediate Joiners Preferred
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Job Title: Java Developer with Kafka
Location: Hyderabad
Experience: 4–9 Years
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Java Developer with strong expertise in Apache Kafka to design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance enterprise applications. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience building microservices, implementing event-driven architectures, and working with distributed systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain Java-based applications using Spring Boot.
- Build and manage event-driven applications using Apache Kafka.
- Develop RESTful APIs and microservices.
- Integrate applications with databases and third-party systems.
- Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following best practices.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams in Agile/Scrum environments.
- Troubleshoot production issues and provide timely resolutions.
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical design discussions.
Required Skills
- 5–8 years of experience in Java application development.
- Strong proficiency in Java 8/11/17 and Spring Boot.
- Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka (producers, consumers, topics, partitions, consumer groups).
- Experience developing REST APIs and Microservices.
- Strong understanding of multithreading, collections, and JVM concepts.
- Experience with SQL databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, or MySQL).
- Familiarity with Git, Maven/Gradle, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes is an advantage.
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) is a plus.
- Good analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with event-driven architecture and distributed systems.
- Exposure to monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or Splunk.
- Knowledge of messaging systems and integration patterns.
- Experience working in Agile development environments.

Role Overview
We are looking for a Senior and Lead Java Backend Engineer with strong experience in Apache Kafka and Kafka Streams, along with Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices. The candidate will build and support scalable, event-driven backend applications and work with containerization and cloud technologies.
Required Skills
Java
Spring Boot
Microservices architecture
Apache Kafka — topics, partitions, producers, consumers, and message-processing guarantees
Kafka Streams — stream processing, joins, windowing, and stateful aggregations
Docker
Kubernetes
AWS
Key Responsibilities
Develop and maintain backend services using Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices.
Build and support event-driven applications using Apache Kafka and Kafka Streams.
Design and maintain Kafka topics, partitions, producers, and consumers based on application needs.
Implement stream-processing logic, including joins, windowing, and aggregations.
Troubleshoot performance, reliability, and message-processing issues in distributed applications.
Package and deploy applications using Docker and Kubernetes, and support deployments on AWS.
Collaborate with engineering teams to deliver reliable, scalable backend solutions.
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Job Description:
We are looking for experienced Java professionals with strong backend development experience to join our technology team. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, and related backend technologies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend applications using Java and Spring Boot.
- Develop and integrate RESTful APIs and Microservices.
- Work with Kafka for event-driven architecture and messaging.
- Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code.
- Troubleshoot and resolve application issues.
- Collaborate with frontend, QA, DevOps, and other technical teams.
- Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and technical solutioning.
- Ensure application performance, scalability, and reliability.
Primary Skills:
- Core Java
- Spring Boot
- Microservices
- REST API
- Kafka
- SQL / Database
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- Cloud technologies
- Docker / Kubernetes
- CI/CD
- Agile/Scrum experience
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Job Description – Java Backend Developer
Experience: 5+ Years
Location: Bangalore
Notice Period: Immediate to 15 Days
Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced Java Backend Developer with strong hands-on expertise in Java and Apache Kafka. The ideal candidate should have experience in developing scalable backend applications, building event-driven systems, and working with distributed architectures.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend applications using Java.
- Develop and implement event-driven applications using Apache Kafka.
- Build and maintain RESTful APIs and backend services.
- Work with distributed systems and microservices architecture.
- Develop efficient, reusable, and maintainable code.
- Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve application issues.
- Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and deliver solutions.
- Participate in code reviews and technical discussions.
Mandatory Skills
- 5+ years of experience in Java Backend Development.
- Strong hands-on experience in Java.
- Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka.
- Good understanding of REST API development.
- Knowledge of microservices and distributed systems.
- Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
Job Description:
We are looking for experienced Java professionals with strong backend development experience to join our technology team. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, and related backend technologies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend applications using Java and Spring Boot.
- Develop and integrate RESTful APIs and Microservices.
- Work with Kafka for event-driven architecture and messaging.
- Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code.
- Troubleshoot and resolve application issues.
- Collaborate with frontend, QA, DevOps, and other technical teams.
- Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and technical solutioning.
- Ensure application performance, scalability, and reliability.
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- Spring Boot
- Microservices
- REST API
- Kafka
- SQL / Database
Good to Have:
- React.js
- Cloud technologies
- Docker / Kubernetes
- CI/CD
- Agile/Scrum experience















