Senior Kafka/AWS Integration Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Brazil, +3 more countries.

📋 Description

• Provision and set up Amazon MSK clusters, Kafka topics, and schema registries.

• Configure and manage Kafka Connect and CDC source connectors.

• Develop REST-based event ingress utilizing Amazon API Gateway and AWS Lambda to capture Salesforce events and publish them to Kafka.

• Create Java stream-processing applications to transform data across Kafka topics.

• Construct Java-based integration pipelines to route events from outbound topics to downstream systems.

• Implement dead letter queues and error-handling strategies for dependable event processing.

• Develop and sustain CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and code coverage.

• Build and manage infrastructure using AWS CloudFormation.

• Collaborate within the client's Agile/sprint framework and work alongside the Lead Integration Architect.

• Produce technical documentation and facilitate ongoing knowledge transfer to the client's engineering and operations teams.

• Design and operationalize an event-driven middleware platform utilizing Apache Kafka and AWS.

• Develop the AWS component of the integration platform, starting with Salesforce as the initial event source.

• Create reliable, testable, and maintainable event-driven integrations.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of professional experience in software engineering.

• Extensive hands-on experience in developing backend and integration solutions using Java.

• Proven experience in constructing event-driven and Kafka-based systems.

• Practical experience with AWS services and cloud-based integrations.

• Background in building and maintaining production-grade integration pipelines.

• Strong comprehension of automated testing, CI/CD, and best practices in production-quality software development.

• Ability to work effectively within an Agile/sprint setting under the guidance of a client architect.

• Excellent communication skills and proficiency in technical documentation.

• Capability to effectively transfer technical knowledge to client engineering and operations teams.

• Advanced proficiency in written and spoken English communication.

• Strong Java development skills, particularly in stream processing and API components.

• Significant hands-on experience with Apache Kafka and Amazon MSK, including Kafka clusters, topics, Kafka Connect, and Change Data Capture (CDC).

• Familiarity with Schema Registry, including schema versioning and evolution.

• Robust experience with AWS serverless technologies, such as API Gateway and AWS Lambda.

• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code practices using AWS CloudFormation.

• Proven track record of building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.

• Experience in automated testing and ensuring code coverage.

• Background in developing or supporting event-driven integration systems.

• Experience with Salesforce CDC or Salesforce event integrations is a plus.

• Familiarity with implementing dead letter queues (DLQs) and error-handling strategies in event-driven systems is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Home office flexibility.

• Competitive salary based on experience.

• Career development plans that foster extensive growth within the company.

• Opportunities to work on international projects.

• Oowlish English Program (Technical and Conversational).

• Games and competitions to enhance team spirit.

• Remote work options available.