At Madiff, we connect top IT talent with cutting-edge companies through remote Agile teams and nearshore outsourcing. With operations in Poland, Portugal, France, and the UK, we specialize in AI, DevOps, and Cybersecurity – supporting industries like Telecom, Banking, and Hi-Tech.
We are looking for a Kafka Infrastructure Engineer to join a high-performing team focused on building and maintaining robust streaming infrastructure. You’ll be working on complex enterprise environments, ensuring the reliability and performance of Kafka-based platforms that support key business applications and services.
Responsibilities :
Manage and maintain high-availability Kafka clusters in production
Monitor Kafka using tools like Burrow , identify lags and performance bottlenecks
Handle topic configurations , partitioning , replication , and Zookeeper coordination
Deploy and configure Kafka environments using Ansible
Work with developers to support application releases and environment expansions
Liaise with Cloudera support on Kafka-specific issues
Maintain and support MirrorMaker / SRM for cross-cluster replication
Support DR processes and participate in on-call rotations
Log parsing and integration (e.g. Logstash )
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimise performance and stability
Requirements :
Strong experience operating Kafka clusters in a production environment
Knowledge of Kafka internals : topics, partitions, replication, Zookeeper
Hands-on experience with Ansible for configuration management
Exposure to Cloudera Kafka distribution (nice to have)
Knowledge of SQL
Experience with MirrorMaker / SRM
Familiarity with log processing tools and Kafka monitoring
Readiness to work on-call and support critical environments
Good communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams
Benefits :
Hybrid work model – 1 day per week in the client's office in Warsaw
Solid, competitive salary.
Work in multilingual, multinational and multicultural environment on international projects
Comprehensive medical care
Specialist • Warszawa, Warszawa, Polska