Lead Kafka Developer
Pittsburgh, PA
Experience: 0
Category: Information Technology
Contractor Work Model: Onsite
Brand: System One
Job ID: 350613
Date Posted: 05/11/2026
Shortcut: http://jobs.systemone.com/mwTUvA
Job Title: Lead Kafka Developer – Software Engineer Lead
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Type: Contract
Compensation:
Contractor Work Model: Onsite – onsite
Hours: 40.0
Security Clearance:
Responsibilities
- Design and develop Kafka-based streaming architectures and data pipelines.
- Manage Kafka cluster setup, configuration, tuning, monitoring, and upgrades.
- Define standards for topic design, schema management, security, and reliability.
- Collaborate with platform, application, and data engineering teams.
- Troubleshoot complex production issues and perform root-cause analysis.
- Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and code reviews for developers.
- Support enterprise event-driven solutions and scalable messaging systems.
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
- Strong enterprise Kafka engineering experience
- Experience operating Kafka in production environments
- Deep expertise in distributed systems, event-driven architecture, Kafka operations, and high-throughput data streaming solutions
- Proficiency with Apache Kafka (Producers, Consumers, Streams, Connectors)
- Kafka Production Support & Administration
- Java and/or Scala (Python is a plus)
- Distributed Systems & Messaging Architectures
- Event-Driven Architecture
- Kafka Monitoring & Performance Optimization
- Schema Registry Experience
- Soft Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication, strong leadership and collaboration abilities, problem-solving and troubleshooting expertise, ability to mentor and guide engineering teams
System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.
System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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