Sr. Software Engineer - Kafka

Advisor360 • Needham, MA

7h • $152,000 - $173,000

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help operate, support, and evolve our internal platform and service integrations. This role has a strong focus on Apache Kafka, while also working across a broader ecosystem of shared services such as Redis, Auth0, ELK, and Orkes.
You will act as a platform engineer and technical partner for internal teams, helping them integrate reliably with Kafka and other core services through libraries, services, tooling, and best practices. This role combines deep technical expertise, hands-on development, and cross-team collaboration.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong, hands-on experience with Apache Kafka in production environments (required)
• Experience operating or integrating distributed systems at scale
• Proficiency in building backend services and libraries (.NET, Python or similar)
• Experience debugging and supporting complex, multi-service systems
• Solid understanding of event-driven and asynchronous architectures
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Background in platform engineering, developer experience, or internal tooling

Nice To Haves

• Redis (caching, pub/sub, or data access patterns)
• Identity and access management systems (e.g., Auth0)
• Observability stacks such as ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
• Workflow orchestration platforms (e.g., Orkes or similar)
• Cloud-native platforms, Kubernetes, or managed service offerings

Responsibilities

• Own and support the Kafka platform used by multiple engineering teams
• Design, build, and maintain shared libraries, SDKs, and services that simplify Kafka integration
• Partner with application teams to design and troubleshoot event-driven and asynchronous workflows
• Operate and support additional shared services and integrations, including Redis, Auth0, ELK, and Orkes
• Develop integration patterns, reference architectures, and reusable components for internal consumption
• Debug complex production issues spanning messaging, authentication, observability, and orchestration layers
• Establish and promote best practices for Kafka topics, schemas, producers, consumers, and error handling
• Improve reliability, performance, and observability of Kafka and other shared services
• Collaborate with SRE, DevOps, and security teams on platform reliability, access controls, and compliance
• Contribute to documentation, examples, and internal enablement efforts

Benefits

• Our compensation package includes competitive base salaries, annual performance-based bonuses, and the chance to share in the equity value you and your colleagues create during your time with the company.
• We offer comprehensive health benefits, including dental, life, and disability insurance.
• We also trust our employees to manage their time effectively, which is why we offer an unlimited paid time off program to help you perform at your best every day.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed