Frisco, TX/Bellevue, WA – Backend Engineer with Kafka

Location: Frisco/Bellevue

Contract

 

Quick Summary

Core focus (~70%): Kafka + Programming + Infrastructure

Supporting (~20%): Architecture + Data Engineering

Adjunct (~10%): Observability + AI/modern tooling

 

What You’ll Do

Support real-time data processing pipelines with low-latency, high-throughput, and fault-tolerant distributed systems

Ability to independently handle the installation of Hadoop and Kafka clusters

Troubleshoot networking and environment issues.

Experience with the automation of installation and setup of Kafka clusters

Expertise in UNIX, Shell scripting, Ansible

Develop and maintain event-driven messaging frameworks using Apache Kafka or similar technologies to enable microservices to communicate data through events

 

Must Have Skills

Proficiency with messaging and event-driven systems such as Kafka

Expert-level proficiency in Python and Java object-oriented programming

Strong experience with Python or Java object-oriented programming

Hands-on experience with UNIX/Linux environments and expert-level Bash shell scripting for automation and pipeline orchestration

Automate manual processes and operational workflows using Bash shell scripting in UNIX environments

Build responsive, accessible, and performant applications, delivering end-to-end features across API and data layers

Experience building scalable REST APIs and microservices

Knowledge of TLS/SSL encryption and SASL authentication for securing Kafka clusters

Experience with Git, GitLab, and CI/CD automation

Experience working with relational databases and writing complex SQL

Experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes

Experience using observability and telemetry tools such as Splunk, AppDynamics, or Grafana

Hands-on experience with AI productivity tools (Claude and Cursor or similar IDE) and working knowledge of foundation models, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and AI agent development

Best Regards,

Devendra Sahu | Associate Account Manager | Sumeru Inc.

2401 15th Street NW, Washington DC – 20009 

devendra.sahu@sumerusolutions.com