Python Kafka Developer

Title: Python Kafka Developer

Location: Only local to Bellevue WA

Note: Candidate should have strong experience with Kafka Development.

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.