Kafka Engineer

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Riyadh, SAU
In-Office
Mid level
Information Technology • Software
The Role
The Kafka Engineer will design and manage Kafka-based data pipelines, ensure data reliability, optimize performance, and handle incidents.
Summary Generated by Built In

Devsinc is looking for a knowledgeable and enthusiastic Kafka Engineer to join our growing team in KSA. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing Kafka-based data pipelines and stream processing systems. You will work with cross-functional teams to integrate Kafka with different systems and ensure data flow reliability and efficiency.


Requirements

Requirements:

Kafka Operations: Confluent Kafka ; cluster setup and maintenance.
Cluster Management: High availability, cross-site replication,ZooKeeper.

Schema Registry & Topic Governance: Confluent Schema Registry or equivalent.

Monitoring: Prometheus JMX Exporter, Dynatrace Kafka plugins, Elastic. Security: TLS, SASL, ACLs, RBAC.

Integration & APIs: Kafka REST API, connectors.

Key Responsibilities:

Event-driven architecture and distributed system principles.

Performance tuning and throughput optimization.

Disaster recovery strategies for Kafka clusters.

Governance, schema evolution, and topic lifecycle management.

Operate and scale Kafka clusters reliably.

Ensure HA and cross-site replication.

Implement governance, topic management, and secure access.

Integrate and monitor Kafka metrics/logs into observability dashboards.

Ensure proper ACLs and RBAC policies for producers/consumers

Respond to Kafka-related incidents and outages
Experience: Minimum 4–6 years of experience required.

Skills Required

  • Minimum 4-6 years of experience required.
  • Kafka cluster setup and maintenance.
  • High availability and cross-site replication.
  • Confluent Schema Registry or equivalent.
  • Monitoring with Prometheus, Dynatrace, or Elastic.
  • Implement disaster recovery strategies for Kafka.
  • Ensure governance and proper access controls.

Devsinc Compensation & Benefits Highlights

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  • Healthcare Strength OPD and IPD medical coverage, along with health insurance mentions, indicate a meaningful healthcare offering.
  • Flexible Benefits Work-from-home options, workation opportunities, and paid leave point to flexible arrangements for where and when work is done.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Access to gyms and salons, plus various allowances and occasional trips or events, add lifestyle value beyond base pay.

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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, California
1,934 Employees

What We Do

We integrate global leaders in web development with passionate Asian talent to get a unique blend of Quality and Affordability. We are headquartered in California and work consistent eastern and pacific standard hours. We like ad hoc pairing as necessary, TDD, and working with other agencies to make things happen. We contribute to open source projects and genuinely enjoy coding. We are also committed to teaching, and spreading knowledge!

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