At Mindbox we connect top IT talents with technology projects for leading enterprises across Europe.
Are you passionate about building and maintaining high-performance messaging platforms? We are looking for a Senior Kafka Platform Engineer to manage and ensure the operational excellence of Kafka clusters running in a Kubernetes environment.
Sounds like your kind of challenge?
LI-Hybrid – 6 days per month from the Kraków office.
What you’ll be doing
- Provide expertise in Kafka brokers, zookeepers, Kafka Connect, schema registry, KSQL, Rest Proxy, and Kafka Control Center.
- Manage and optimize Kafka Connect using schema registry in high-volume environments.
- Administer and operate the Kafka platform, including provisioning, Kerberos and SSL configurations, and access control.
- Work with various Kafka connectors (MQ, ElasticSearch, JDBC, File Stream, JMS) and custom connectors using Kafka APIs.
- Create topics, set up redundancy clusters, deploy monitoring tools, and configure alerts for producers, consumers, and consumer groups.
- Conduct root cause analysis of production incidents and implement proactive measures to enhance system reliability.
- Automate routine tasks using scripts or automation tools; perform benchmarking, performance analysis, and tuning.
Note: Detailed project information will be shared during the recruitment process.
What you get in return
- Flexible cooperation model – choose the form that suits you best
(B2B, employment contract, etc.) - Hybrid work setup – remote days available depending on the client’s arrangements
- Collaborative team culture – work alongside experienced professionals eager to share knowledge
- Continuous development – access to training platforms and growth opportunities
- Comprehensive benefits – including Interpolska Health Care, Multisport card, Warta Insurance, and more
- High quality equipment – laptop and essential software provided
Who we’re looking for
- Strong understanding of Kafka architecture and experience with cluster maintenance and security.
- Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka and Confluent Kafka.
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code and automation-first principles.
- Experience with DevOps tools: GitHub, JIRA, Confluence, Jenkins.
- Knowledge of automation tools: Ansible, Puppet, or similar.
- Experience with observability tools: DataDog, NewRelic, Prometheus, Grafana.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
Joining this project you’ll become part of Mindbox – a tech-driven company where consulting, engineering, and talent meet to build meaningful digital solutions. We’ll back you up every step of the way, accelerate your development, and ensure your skills make a difference.
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Klaudia Józefowicz
