Global IT Family LLC

Kafka Developer

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This role is for a Kafka Developer in Whippany, NJ, on a W2 contract. Required skills include 8+ years in Java and Apache Kafka, data pipeline development, microservices, and database experience. Familiarity with big data technologies is preferred.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
Unknown
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💰 - Day rate
Unknown
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🗓️ - Date
December 4, 2025
🕒 - Duration
Unknown
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🏝️ - Location
On-site
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📄 - Contract
W2 Contractor
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🔒 - Security
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
Whippany, NJ 07981
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Oracle #Scala #Zookeeper #Data Pipeline #Hadoop #Databases #Kafka (Apache Kafka) #JPA (Java Persistence API) #Microservices #Snowflake #Spark (Apache Spark) #Spring Boot #PostgreSQL #Security #Compliance #Java #Big Data #Apache Kafka
Role description
Role : Kafka Developer Location : Whippany - NJ (Onsite) Type : W2 Job Description: 8+ years skilled and experienced in design, development, and maintaining real-time data streaming applications using Java and Apache Kafka. Data pipeline development: Design, build, and maintain real-time data streaming pipelines using Apache Kafka and Java. Kafka application development: Develop and implement Kafka producer and consumer applications, including microservices. Integration: Integrate Kafka with various existing systems, databases, and data sources. Performance optimization: Monitor and troubleshoot Kafka cluster performance, topics, and brokers for efficiency and scalability. Maintenance and support: Support and upgrade existing Kafka implementations and troubleshoot issues. Security and compliance: Implement security measures to protect data streams and meet compliance standards. To be skilled and experienced in: Core Java: Strong proficiency in Java, including concepts like multi-threading, concurrency, and collections. Apache Kafka: Deep knowledge of Kafka architecture, features, and components like Kafka Streams, ZooKeeper, and Schema Registry. Messaging and streaming: Experience with messaging and stream processing on Kafka. Microservices: Experience with microservices architecture, as many Kafka applications are built as microservices. Databases: Experience with databases and data warehousing technologies (e.g., PostgreSQL, Oracle) is often required or preferred Frameworks: Experience with frameworks like Spring (Spring Boot, Spring JPA) and ORM frameworks. Big data technologies: Familiarity with big data technologies like Spark, Hadoop, or Snowflake. Job Type: Contract Application Question(s): Are you comfortable on W2 ? LinkedIn URL : Visa Status : How many years of experience with Apache Kafka ? Must in resume Work Location: In person