About this role

Kafka Solutions Architect SoftwareMill Musts: Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, Ansible, Cloud What we expect: Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka administration, performance tuning, and its ecosystem Ability to perform Kafka consulting and lead Kafka trainings Experience with technical pre-sales activities and direct communication with business stakeholders Autonomy in project delivery Readiness to represent SoftwareMill at global events (London Current, Kafka Summit, etc.) Readiness to conduct demos and workshops with customers, both online and on-site Experience with Kubernetes and Docker Very good knowledge about Ansible Experience with deployment to a cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.) Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the industry trends Good knowledge of English is a must (both spoken and written), we cooperate with clients from all over the world (USA, Australia, Switzerland, etc.) Polish language is required, as internally we are a Polish speaking company Nice to have: Confluent Certified Administrator for Apache Kafka (CCAAK) and/or Confluent Certified Developer for Apache Kafka (CCDAK) Hands-on experience with Confluent Platform Very good knowledge about various IaC tools (Terraform, Pulumi, Amazon CDK) Experience with Grafana Experience with MLOps and/or DevSecOps Experience with JVM applications Management of multi-node clusters Experience in using AI in software development and deployment cycle Engagement in the IT community: personal blog, speaking at meetups/conferences, involvement in the open-source projects Having a pet-project We are SoftwareMill - a diverse group of collaborating individuals: total geeks, humanists, fans of fantasy and karate, Apple and Android enthusiasts.

Both our differences and shared values allow us to create one of the most people-friendly companies in the IT industry. And it’s not just our opinion – this unique culture of cooperation has earned us the title of Poland’s Best Workplace in the 50–99 people category, recognized by Great Place to Work! We cooperate 100% remotely, from our homes scattered all over Poland (but not only!). Interested in starting cooperation with us? See what it takes to become a SoftwareMiller! We are looking for a Kafka Expert with Admin and Technical Pre-Sales skills.

The given role will cooperate with our Business Development & CTO, working on our technological partnerships and consulting. Our cooperation offer: Remuneration ranging from 165 to 210 PLN net per hour for a start 100% remote company with remote-first mindset Flexible cooperation from any location and without strict schedule Professional development and freedom in choosing toolset and tech stack Learning-culture expressed by SoftwareMill Academy and technical reading clubs Access to many AI tools (Claude, OpenAI, Cursor, Gemini, Copilot, etc.) Leadership and soft-skills in-house trainings English courses Small to medium teams with as little procedures as possible Best tools you need to make our cooperation effective and pleasurable: monitor(s), computer of your choice DevOps-friendly environment with passionate and skilled people who believe in software craftsmanship - you will have a chance to meet some of them during the selection process Interesting projects with technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Terraform, clustering and scaling both horizontally and vertically

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