Job Title:
Kafka Full stack Engineer
Company: Diverse Lynx
Location: Louisville, KY
Created: 2026-04-13
Job Type: Full Time
Job Description:
Job Title: Kafka Full stack Engineer Location: Louisville, KY/ Remote Duration: Fulltime Roles and Responsibilities: Must Have Technical/Functional Skills Hands-on experience in Confluent Kafka: Experienced in setting up the configuration, security, and monitoring of Confluent Kafka components: brokers, zookeeper, control center, schema registry, and connect clusters. Experienced in the development of infrastructure solutions for publisher/consumer tenants, enabling robust multi-tenant cloud services. Experience in Microsoft Azure / Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Experienced in Dot Net tech stack Strong experience in .NET (C#) development for API design and implementation Proficiency with Azure cloud services, particularly Event Hub, Logic Apps (Workflows), Azure Kubernetes services (AKS), and Azure Functions (both .NET and Java implementations) RESTful services Familiarity with authentication, authorization, and security best practices for APIs. Micro services Architecture Windows console apps and Services Proficient in SQL and PostgreSQL Database Hands-on experience on CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, GitHub) Good understanding on terraform scripting, building pipelines and releases Roles & Responsibilities " Set up and configure Kafka clusters, components like brokers, zookeeper, control center, schema registry, and connect clusters. " Monitor cluster health and performance. " Create, delete, and configure Kafka topics. " Manage broker configurations and ensure high availability. " Diagnosing and resolve issues related to data flow, broker failures, and consumer lag. " Integrate Kafka with other systems/services (e.g., Azure/GCP services, restful APIs, databases, microservices etc). " Provide support for Kafka-related issues in production. (Azure DevOps / GitHub). Experience working in agile development projects and sprint delivery " Design, develop, and maintain web applications using .Net technologies across both front-end and back-end integrating with Confluent Platform. " Implement responsive user interfaces and ensure seamless integration with backend services. " Optimize application performance and ensure code quality through unit testing and code reviews. " Develop and maintain cloud-based solutions, leveraging platforms such as Azure or GCP. " Integrate and manage event-driven architectures using Confluent Kafka for scalable message streaming and processing. " Monitor and troubleshoot Confluent Kafka clusters and cloud resources to ensure high availability and reliability. " Automate deployment pipelines and manage CI/CD processes for efficient application delivery. " Implement infrastructure as code and configuration management using relevant DevOps tools. " Collaborate with development and operations teams to enhance system scalability, security, and monitoring. " Individual contributor and problem solver Diverse Lynx LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive due consideration for employment without any discrimination. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence and their proven capability to perform the functions outlined in the corresponding role. We promote and support a diverse workforce across all levels in the company.