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About the role
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Java + Kafka Developer to design, develop, and maintain high-performance, event-driven applications. The ideal candidate will have strong backend development skills in Java and hands-on experience with Apache Kafka for building scalable, real-time data processing systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop event-driven microservices using Java and Apache Kafka
- Build and maintain Kafka producers, consumers, topics, and streams
- Implement message processing, retries, error handling, and idempotency
- Develop and integrate RESTful APIs
- Ensure high availability, scalability, and performance of Kafka-based systems
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Kafka and application performance
- Collaborate with architects, DevOps, and QA teams
- Participate in code reviews and follow best practices
- Contribute to system design and technical discussions
Required Skills
- 6+ years of experience in Java backend development
- Strong hands-on experience with Apache Kafka
- Experience with event-driven and streaming architectures
- Solid understanding of microservices architecture
- Experience with REST APIs
- Good knowledge of multithreading, concurrency, and JVM concepts
- Familiarity with SQL / NoSQL databases
- Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
Skills required
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