Cloud Kafka Engineer

You will design, develop and evolve cloud-based messaging systems with a focus on scaling and automation. You will take ownership of the Confluent Kafka deployment, identify bottlenecks, improve configurations and collaborate with other teams to tune applications. You will design, develop and test backup and disaster recovery processes, and build scalable, robust infrastructure aligned with best practices. You will promote engineering excellence through knowledge sharing and continuous process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve cloud-based messaging systems
• Own and tune Confluent Kafka deployments
• Design, develop and test backup and disaster recovery processes
• Build scalable and robust cloud infrastructure solutions
• Promote engineering excellence and share knowledge

Requirements

• 3+ years building and managing Kafka deployments
• Experience with Confluent Kafka is a plus
• Solid experience with AWS infrastructure (EC2, VPC, IAM, RDS, KMS)
• Expertise in Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, e.g. Terraform
• Experience deploying, maintaining and scaling cloud infrastructure in production
• Experience with other messaging solutions is nice to have

Benefits

• Hybrid working model with flexibility to work remotely
• 25 days per year to work from a city or country of your choice
• Participation in company stock option plan
• Confidential coaching, counselling and mental health resources via OpenUP
• 3 additional days off in 2026
• 8 weeks gender-neutral new parent leave
• Free onsite dining in Vienna, Bucharest, Barcelona and Berlin
• Discounts and perks from global partners
• Exclusive company-branded merchandise and company events