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Java Kafka Developer – FULL-TIME

Wise Skulls Corp.Cleveland, OH🇺🇸United StatesPosted 5 Aug 2026

Quick Overview

Work Type
Hybrid
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Java Kafka Developer for a FULL-TIME opportunity.

⚠️ IMPORTANT: This is a Full-Time position. C2C / Corp-to-Corp candidates and vendors will NOT be considered.

📍 Location: Pittsburgh, PA / Cleveland, OH (Cleveland preferred) / Dallas, TX
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time

🔑 Required Skills

  • 8+ years of hands-on experience as a Java Developer
  • Strong hands-on experience with Apache Kafka
  • Experience with Kafka Producers and Consumers
  • Strong understanding of Kafka Topics, Partitions, Consumer Groups, and Schemas
  • Strong experience with Spring Boot and Microservices
  • Experience developing event-driven applications
  • Strong experience with RESTful APIs
  • Strong SQL and database experience
  • Experience with Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or NoSQL
  • Hands-on experience with XML and JSON
  • Experience with Git and Maven/Gradle
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
  • Strong production support, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis skills
  • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills

⭐ Preferred

  • Banking / Financial Services experience
  • Experience with highly available, fault-tolerant, and performance-sensitive Kafka/Java applications

📩 Interested?

Please send your updated resume, current location, work authorization, and contact information to:

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❌ No C2C / Corp-to-Corp
❌ No third-party vendors
✅ Full-Time candidates only

Skills

Microservices
MongoDB
Oracle
SQL
Spring
Spring Boot
Scrum
Agile
Apache
Git
Java
Kafka
PostgreSQL

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