Sr. Java Developer (Kafka & Kubernetes)
The Judge Group
- Location
- Chicago, US
- Workplace
- On-site
- Job type
- Full-time
- Salary
- $102k–$142k
- Posted
- 1 week ago
- Source
- DevITJobs
Requirements:
- 10+ years of Java development experience, preferably with Spring Boot and microservices
- Extensive hands-on experience with Apache Kafka, including producers, consumers, Kafka Streams, topic management, and performance tuning
- Strong experience with Kubernetes, OpenShift, and containerization technologies such as Docker
- Experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps
- Working knowledge of Python for automation, scripting, and operational tooling
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, REST APIs, Git, and Agile methodologies
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain scalable Java microservices and event-driven applications
- Design and implement Kafka-based integration and streaming solutions
- Deploy, monitor, and troubleshoot applications in Kubernetes and OpenShift environments
- Automate build, test, and deployment processes through CI/CD pipelines
- Collaborate with DevOps and platform teams to support reliable, secure, and scalable production systems
Technologies:
- AWS
- Azure
- CI/CD
- Cloud
- DevOps
- Docker
- GCP
- Git
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Support
- Java
- Jenkins
- Kafka
- Kubernetes
- OpenShift
- Python
- REST
- Spring
- Spring Boot
- microservices
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We are seeking a Senior Java Developer to build enterprise-scale, event-driven applications.
last updated 43 week of 2026