Streaming Platform Engineer (Kafka/ Flink)
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The project focuses on a streaming platform based on Apache Flink and Kafka/Confluent within an event-driven ecosystem with 750+ production topics. Key technologies include Apache Flink, Flink SQL, Kafka, Kubernetes, Avro, Schema Registry. Responsibilities involve designing and implementing stream processing, filtering, projection, and data joins, maintaining Kafka integrations, working with the Flink Kubernetes Operator, managing Avro schemas, and collaborating with platform teams. Offered benefits include private medical care, multisport card, life insurance.

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Streaming Platform Engineer (Kafka/ Flink)

Company: Cyclad

from: 25 June 2026
to: 25 July 2026
150 - 170net (+ VAT)/ hr.B2B contract (full-time)
Salary details
basic salary
Offer parameters
level:senior
working mode:remote
location:Warszawa, Masovian
Warszawa, Masovian

Requirements

Expected technologies

Apache Flink
Apache Kafka
Kubernetes
Confluent

Optional technologies

Kafka
XML
Java

Operating system

Windows

Our requirements

  • 6-8 years of experience
  • Apache Flink (Flink SQL, stateful stream processing)
  • Apache Kafka / Confluent (producers, consumers, Kafka Connect)
  • Avro & Schema Registry (schema evolution, design)
  • Kubernetes (deployments, troubleshooting)
  • Flink Kubernetes Operator
  • Strong understanding of event-driven architectures
  • Very good English skills

Optional

  • AsyncAPI (v3)
  • Kafka Connect custom SMT development (Java)
  • XML / legacy data transformations
  • GitOps / CI-CD (YAML, PR-based workflows)

Your responsibilities

  • Design and implement stream processing solutions using Apache Flink and Flink SQL
  • Develop and maintain filtering, projection, and join logic on streaming data
  • Build and operate workloads using the Flink Kubernetes Operator
  • Implement and maintain Kafka-based integrations, including producers, consumers, and Kafka Connect pipelines
  • Design and evolve Avro schemas, ensuring compliance with schema evolution rules
  • Integrate solutions with Confluent Schema Registry
  • Develop and support Flink SQL rule framework and validation tooling
  • Contribute to XML-to-Avro transformation mechanisms (including Kafka Connect SMTs)
  • Collaborate with platform and domain teams in a shared ownership model
  • Apply AI-assisted (agentic engineering) approaches across design, implementation, and delivery lifecycle
  • Troubleshoot and optimize deployments in Kubernetes environments
  • Support CI/CD and GitOps practices for rule deployment and configuration management

About the project

In Cyclad we work with top international IT companies in order to boost their potential in delivering outstanding, cutting-edge technologies that shape the world of the future. We are seeking an experienced Streaming Platform Engineer to join large-scale enterprise Kafka / Confluent platform powering 478+ AsyncAPIs and 750+ production topics in a modern, event-driven ecosystem. You will work in a shared responsibility model, contributing to both central platform capabilities and domain-driven topic ownership alongside Producers and Consumers. The main goal is to enhance the platform by introducing: content-based filtering, payload projection and topic joins (extending beyond current header-only filtering).
Project information:
Type of project: IT services
Office location: Warsaw, Poland
Work mode: Remote from Poland
Budget: 150-170 PLN net/ h- b2b
Project length: Tiill the end of 2026, possible to extend it
Only candidates with citizenship in the European Union and residence in Poland
Start date: ASAP (depending on candidate’s availability)

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This is how we work

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Team members

fullstack developerproject managerSAP specialist

This is how we work on a project

  • documentation
  • issue tracking tools
  • testing environments
Company

Development opportunities we offer

  • development budget
  • intracompany training
  • mentoring
  • substantive support from technological leaders
  • technical knowledge exchange within the company

What we offer

  • Remote working model
  • Dynamic and innovation-driven engineering environment
  • Full-time job agreement based on b2b
  • Private medical care with dental care (covering 70% of costs)
  • Multisport card (also for an accompanying person)
  • Life insurance

Benefits

  • sharing the costs of sports activities
  • private medical care
  • sharing the costs of professional training & courses
  • life insurance
  • remote work opportunities
  • flexible working time
  • dental care
  • extra social benefits

Recruitment stages

  • 1.
    Introductory call
  • 2.
    Technical / project interview
  • 3.
    Final client discussion

Cyclad

In Cyclad we work with top international IT companies in order to boost their potential in delivering outstanding, cutting edge technologies that shape the world of the future.

This is how we work

Streaming Platform Engineer (Kafka/ Flink)
150–170 zł / hr. (B2B)
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Cyclad
Warszawa, Masovian
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