Event Streaming Engineer/Developer

Job Title: Event Streaming Engineer/Developer

Role overview:

Key Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain scalable publish/subscribe messaging solutions.

Apply and enforce best practices and guidelines for event streaming platforms and applications.

Work closely with architects to identify and resolve technical limitations in cloud services, client libraries, and integration scenarios.

Develop event-driven microservices and REST APIs, ensuring scalable and maintainable design.

Independently deploy and manage infrastructure (e.g., Cloud services, Kubernetes clusters, applications like Spring Boot or Python Azure Functions).

Implement automation and Infrastructure-as-Code using tools such as Terraform, Helm, and CI/CD frameworks (GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines, etc.).

Configure and operate observability solutions, including logging, monitoring, and tracing for event-driven systems.

Engage in presentations, knowledge sharing, and developer advocacy within teams.

Integrate with developer portals (e.g., Backstage), API catalogs (OpenAPI, AsyncAPI), and API gateways (Azure API Management, IBM API Connect).

Required Skills and Expertise

Event Streaming & Messaging

• Deep understanding of Apache Kafka and its ecosystem: Schema Registry, Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams, Kafka client libraries, and Spark Structured Streaming.
• Experience in building event-driven applications using Kafka, Azure Event Hubs, Azure Service Bus, Event Grid, and Azure Stream Analytics. • Strong knowledge of event-driven microservices design.
• Hands on experience with Confluent Kafka is an added advantage.

  Cloud & Infrastructure

• Strong experience with Azure cloud services, including Azure Functions, App Service, Kubernetes Service (AKS), OpenShift, Databricks, and Stream Analytics.
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes, Docker, and containerized application deployments.
• Solid knowledge of enterprise networking, private networking, and network topologies.

Programming & Software Engineering

• Proficiency in Java, C#, JavaScript, or Python (with in-depth knowledge of at least one).

• Strong understanding of software design patterns for distributed systems.

• Knowledge of REST API and WebSocket-based designs.

Automation & DevOps

• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Helm, Bash).

• Strong understanding of CI/CD frameworks such as GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines, or similar.

• Experience with debugging distributed applications and implementing logging, monitoring, and observability.

Other Skills

• Strong presentation and communication skills to engage stakeholders and developers.

• Familiarity with developer portals (Backstage), API Catalogs, templating (Jinja), and API gateways.

• Self-driven with the ability to resolve technical issues independently