Senior Engineer – Technology, Integration Services, Kafka

Catalyst Brands India

. Serve as SME for the enterprise Confluent Managed Kafka platform, overseeing real-time messaging for over 150 applications and 500+ topics.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeDallas • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $103,500 - $172,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaKafkaSDLCSpring

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as SME for the enterprise Confluent Managed Kafka platform, overseeing real-time messaging for over 150 applications and 500+ topics.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design source-to-target mappings for new or updated Kafka producer/consumer Java applications.
Enforce Kafka naming conventions and manage the governance of topic names and Avro schema validations.
Participate in review and approval process, providing final testing sign-off and deployment planning for all application changes.
Create and maintain Kafka application dashboards to provide real-time operational visibility and conduct peak review/readiness assessments for critical business periods.
Help triage and resolve production issues during Major Incident Management (MIM) bridge calls ensuring minimal impact on "ready-to-sell" systems.
Analyze production incident trends and provide data-driven recommendations for platform scaling, configuration, and stability improvements.
Provide technical guidance and execution support for partner team testing efforts, including issue triaging and resolution.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of experience in IT with a focus on messaging, integration services, and SDLC in an Agile environment.
Extensive experience managing enterprise-scale Kafka environments with deep knowledge of java, Spring/Boot framework and Kafka
Strong hands-on experience with Java-based Kafka producers/consumers, Avro schemas, and schema registry management.
Proven ability to configure and scale Kafka topics and applications in a high-throughput retail environment.
Advanced skill in researching and resolving complex production incidents under pressure during MIM bridge calls.
Ability to explain complex Kafka integration issues to non-technical leadership and collaborate across diverse enterprise application teams.
Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal direction to maintain the health and evolution of the Kafka platform.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical/dental/vision
term life insurance
paid vacation/holidays
401(k) Savings Plan with company match
associate discount on Catalyst Brands merchandise

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Hard Skills & Tools

KafkaJavaSpringSpring BootAvroschema registry managementSDLCAgileproduction incident resolutionconfiguration management

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingindependencetechnical guidanceanalytical skillsleadershippressure managementcross-functional teamworkdata-driven decision making