Job Title: Java Backend Engineer with Kafka
Job Location:Â Bellevue, WA & Frisco, TX (Onsite & Only Local)
Job duration: Long Term Contract
Job Descrption
Must Have Skills
- Proficiency with messaging and event-driven systems such as Kafka
- Expert-level proficiency in Python or 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.
Â
—
