23 of 23 Remote Kafka Jobs in the North West

Role Title: Confluent Kafka SME Duration: contract to run until 30/06/2026 Location: Manchester or Glasgow, Hybrid 3 days … per week onsite Rate: up to £552 p/d Umbrella inside IR35 Role purpose/summary We are seeking a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Confluent and Apache Kafka with proven experience in the banking sector. The ideal candidate will design, implement, and optimize event-driven architectures, ensuring high availability and scalability for critical financial systems. Key Skills … regulatory standards. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate Kafka into enterprise systems. Provide performance tuning, troubleshooting, and best practices guidance. Required Skills & Experience: Strong expertise in Apache Kafka and Confluent ecosystem (Connect, Schema Registry, KSQL, etc.). Hands-on experience with Kafka security, monitoring, and disaster recovery. Prior experience in banking or financial services environments. Proficiency More ❯

Role Title: Confluent Kafka SME Duration: contract to run until 30/06/2026 Location: Manchester or Glasgow, Hybrid 3 days … per week onsite Rate: up to £552 p/d Umbrella inside IR35 Role purpose/summary We are seeking a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Confluent and Apache Kafka with proven experience in the banking sector. The ideal candidate will design, implement, and optimize event-driven architectures, ensuring high availability and scalability for critical financial systems. Key Skills … regulatory standards. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate Kafka into enterprise systems. Provide performance tuning, troubleshooting, and best practices guidance. Required Skills & Experience: Strong expertise in Apache Kafka and Confluent ecosystem (Connect, Schema Registry, KSQL, etc.). Hands-on experience with Kafka security, monitoring, and disaster recovery. Prior experience in banking or financial services environments. Proficiency More ❯

table formats such as Delta Lake or Iceberg. Experience with data quality frameworks (e.g., dbt, Elementary, Great Expectations). Understanding of event-driven architectures and real-time data streaming (Kafka, Event Hubs). Familiarity with AI-driven analytics or machine learning pipelines. Experience with data warehouses such as Snowflake or Redshift. In return, we offer: Competitive salary 25 days More ❯

and Lead Engineers, only learning from the best. You will help developing highly efficient, robust, quality code for scalable enterprise level solutions. Tech you will use; Go, React, TypeScript, Kafka, GCP to name a few. You will need: 💪 experience in either any of the OOO programming languages: C#, Java, Python or C++ 💪 experience or willingness to learn Golang What More ❯

knowledge (SQL & NoSQL). ->Product-focused mindset — solving real business challenges, not just writing code. ->Bonus if you’ve worked with AWS, Terraform, Docker, or event-driven systems like Kafka or RabbitMQ. What they can offer engineers at Leading Sustainable E-Commerce | 35 Million Users | Mid & Senior Back End Engineers | TypeScript/Node/AWS | Up to £100K + More ❯

knowledge (SQL & NoSQL). ->Product-focused mindset — solving real business challenges, not just writing code. ->Bonus if you’ve worked with AWS, Terraform, Docker, or event-driven systems like Kafka or RabbitMQ. What they can offer engineers at Leading Sustainable E-Commerce | 35 Million Users | Mid & Senior Back End Engineers | TypeScript/Node/AWS | Up to £100K + More ❯

knowledge (SQL & NoSQL). ->Product-focused mindset — solving real business challenges, not just writing code. ->Bonus if you’ve worked with AWS, Terraform, Docker, or event-driven systems like Kafka or RabbitMQ. What they can offer engineers at Leading Sustainable E-Commerce | 35 Million Users | Mid & Senior Back End Engineers | TypeScript/Node/AWS | Up to £100K + More ❯

knowledge (SQL & NoSQL). ->Product-focused mindset — solving real business challenges, not just writing code. ->Bonus if you’ve worked with AWS, Terraform, Docker, or event-driven systems like Kafka or RabbitMQ. What they can offer engineers at Leading Sustainable E-Commerce | 35 Million Users | Mid & Senior Back End Engineers | TypeScript/Node/AWS | Up to £100K + More ❯

knowledge (SQL & NoSQL). ->Product-focused mindset — solving real business challenges, not just writing code. ->Bonus if you’ve worked with AWS, Terraform, Docker, or event-driven systems like Kafka or RabbitMQ. What they can offer engineers at Leading Sustainable E-Commerce | 35 Million Users | Mid & Senior Back End Engineers | TypeScript/Node/AWS | Up to £100K + More ❯

And More.. DATA ENGINEER – ESSTENTIAL SKILLS Proven experience building data pipelines using Databricks . Strong understanding of Apache Spark (PySpark or Scala) and Structured Streaming . Experience working with Kafka (MSK) and handling real-time data . Good knowledge of Delta Lake/Delta Live Tables and the Medallion architecture . Hands-on experience with AWS services such as More ❯

from home twice a week. About you: You have strong backend software engineering skills and experience You have strong Java, Spring and AWS experience You also have experience with Kafka for data streaming You have a good knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes You have technical/team leadership, mentoring and coaching experience, you're an advocate of software engineering … You're collaborative and pragmatic with great communication and stakeholder management skills Apply now to find out more about this Lead Software Engineer/Team Lead (Java Spring AWS Kafka) opportunity. At Client Server we believe in a diverse workplace that allows people to play to their strengths and continually learn. We're an equal opportunities employer whose people More ❯

Every day, we push beyond expectations to help millions of people save money, at a time when it's never mattered more. Through MoneySuperMarket, MoneySavingExpert, Quidco and our B2B partnerships we supply products to more than 24 million unique monthly More ❯

have Experience with containerization/orchestration: Docker , Kubernetes . Familiarity with Identity/Auth systems (OAuth2/OpenID Connect/JWT). Experience with messaging/eventing platforms (RabbitMQ, Kafka). Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM templates). Front-end testing (Jest, React Testing Library) and TypeScript. Domain knowledge in fintech/healthcare/B2B SaaS (optional). Benefits More ❯

high-performance applications. Familiarity with streaming/event-driven techniques and microservices architecture. What Will Set You Apart Knowledge of DevOps tools such as Docker and Kubernetes. Experience with Kafka and Agile methodologies. Financial Services experience is desirable but not essential. Commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. Excellent communication skills and ability to convey complex concepts More ❯

Software Architect – Lead the Future of a High-Scale .NET Platform C#, .NET, Kafka, SQL, AWS, AI/ML, Event-Driven Systems Hybrid – North West Are you ready to design and shape the core architecture of a platform built to support global scale , rapid growth, and long-term innovation? We are at the start of a major systems transformation … environments. Strong technical background with C#/.NET and deep understanding of microservices and API design . Hands-on experience with event streaming and real-time data systems (e.g., Kafka ). Solid database experience (SQL/PostgreSQL/SQL Server). Experience architecting or migrating systems into AWS (preferred) or another major cloud. Ability to lead, influence, mentor and More ❯

have Experience with containerization/orchestration: Docker , Kubernetes . Familiarity with Identity/Auth systems (OAuth2/OpenID Connect/JWT). Experience with messaging/eventing platforms (RabbitMQ, Kafka). Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM templates). Front-end testing (Jest, React Testing Library) and TypeScript. Domain knowledge in fintech/healthcare/B2B SaaS (optional). Benefits More ❯

have Experience with containerization/orchestration: Docker , Kubernetes . Familiarity with Identity/Auth systems (OAuth2/OpenID Connect/JWT). Experience with messaging/eventing platforms (RabbitMQ, Kafka). Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM templates). Front-end testing (Jest, React Testing Library) and TypeScript. Domain knowledge in fintech/healthcare/B2B SaaS (optional). Benefits More ❯

foundation across modern web technologies, including: JavaScript/TypeScript (with Domain-Driven and Test-Driven Development) React (web and native) Java (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Data) Familiarity with Kafka, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, and Redis Experience with HTML, server-side rendering (e.g., Next.js), and SEO best practices Exposure to distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures Knowledge of AWS cloud More ❯

Solution Architect – Shape the Future of a High-Scale Platform Kafka, SQL, C#, .NET, Golang, TypeScript Are you ready to define and drive the architecture of a platform built to handle millions of transactions per second, powering international growth and long-term scalability? We’re embarking on a full systems transformation of a mission-critical, large-scale platform — with … world-class delivery. What You’ll Do Define solution architecture and technical strategy for a complex, high-scale platform Own end-to-end design across distributed, event-driven systems (Kafka, SQL, cloud-native) Partner with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to translate vision into architecture Lead technical planning, standards, and best practices across multiple teams Provide architectural oversight and … DNA of the platform What We’re Looking For Proven track record designing or architecting distributed, high-volume systems Experience with event-driven architectures and high-throughput data pipelines (Kafka) Strong knowledge of at least one of: C#, .NET, Golang, or TypeScript , plus SQL/databases Ability to balance hands-on technical leadership with high-level solution design Excellent More ❯

Software Technical Lead – Shape the Future of a High-Scale Platform Kafka, SQL, c# , .Net, Golang , Typescript, £70–75k + Excellent Benefits | Are you ready to take the lead on a major platform transformation that will support millions of transactions per second and fuel international expansion? We’re building a high-impact engineering team to drive a full systems … undergoing complete modernization What We’re Looking For: Proven experience in designing and architecting complex systems at scale Commercial experience within web clients or server-side development Knowledge of Kafka, SQL, c# , .Net, Golang or Typescript, though expertise in similar or alternative technologies is welcome. Strong leadership and communication skills Deep understanding of performance, scalability, and system design principles More ❯

Software Technical Lead – Shape the Future of a High-Scale Platform Kafka, SQL, c# , .Net, Golang , Typescript, £70–75k + Excellent Benefits | Are you ready to take the lead on a major platform transformation that will support millions of transactions per second and fuel international expansion? We’re building a high-impact engineering team to drive a full systems … undergoing complete modernization What We’re Looking For: Proven experience in designing and architecting complex systems at scale Commercial experience within web clients or server-side development Knowledge of Kafka, SQL, c# , .Net, Golang or Typescript, though expertise in similar or alternative technologies is welcome. Strong leadership and communication skills Deep understanding of performance, scalability, and system design principles More ❯

from home twice a week. About you: You have strong backend software engineering skills and experience You have strong Java, Spring and AWS experience You also have experience with Kafka for data streaming You have a good knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes You have technical leadership, mentoring and coaching experience, you're an advocate of software engineering best practices … volunteer days and much more Diverse, supportive environment with great career progression opportunities Apply now to find out more about this Java Developer/Team Lead (Java Spring AWS Kafka) opportunity. At Client Server we believe in a diverse workplace that allows people to play to their strengths and continually learn. We're an equal opportunities employer whose people More ❯

systems. We build these systems with industry standard frameworks and tools, such as React and Angular on the front end and Java, Spring Boot, Cloud SQL and Apache Kafka on the back end. All of this runs on our cutting edge cloud delivery platform, facilitating over 60k releases to production a year. We're a close-knit tech community … along with proficiency in building RESTful APIs and web services. Strong knowledge of relational databases (SQL), along with experience working with document-based storage solutions (e.g., MongoDB) Experience with Kafka or other event-driven architectures A structured approach to development and testing (including Test-Driven Development) with a focus on continuous delivery and automation Proven experience leading and mentoring More ❯