Job TitleRequired Skills:10+ years of experience in the software industryBachelor's degree (or equivalent) in relevant technical fieldProven experience in messaging systems, API integrations, streaming platforms, Kafka5+ years of experience architecting, designing, implementing, operating a streaming platform based on Confluent Kafka5+ years of experience in Confluent platform or Confluent CloudEstablished track record with Kafka technology, with hands-on production experience and a deep understanding of the Kafka architecture and internals of how it works, along with interplay of architectural components: brokers, Zookeeper, producers/consumers, Kafka Connect, Kafka StreamsHave developed KStreams pipelines, as well as deployed KStreams clustersExperience with developing KSQL queries and best practices of using KSQL vs KStreamsStrong knowledge of the Kafka Connect framework, with experience using several connector types: HTTP REST proxy, JMS, File, SFTP, JDBC