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Senior Kafka Engineer
  • Kraków
Senior Kafka Engineer
Kraków, Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Polska
Mindbox Sp. z o.o.
21. 3. 2026
Informacje o stanowisku

technologies-expected :


  • Kafka
  • Apache Kafka
  • Confluent Kafka
  • GitHub
  • Jira
  • Confluence
  • Jenkins
  • Ansible
  • Puppet
  • DataDog
  • NewRelic
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana

about-project :


  • 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?
  • Hybrid working model - 6 days per month from the Kraków office.

responsibilities :


  • 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.

requirements-expected :


  • 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.

offered :


  • 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

benefits :


  • sharing the costs of sports activities
  • private medical care
  • sharing the costs of professional training & courses
  • life insurance

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