AI Kafka Platform Engineer

Location: Austin 4 days per week
Required Experience & Skills
• 10+ years of experience in distributed systems, messaging, and enterprise platform engineering.
• Extensive hands on experience with Confluent Kafka Platform (on prem and cloud).
• Strong background in Linux/Unix environments, networking, OS performance, and security.
• Proven experience with automation, DevOps, and operational tooling.
• Experience leveraging AI powered tools to accelerate development and improve team productivity and efficiency
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational, relationship management, and teamwork skills.
Preferred Qualifications
• Confluent Kafka and/or Cloud certifications.
• Prior experience supporting large scale, regulated enterprise environments.
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