Senior Kafka Platform Engineer

Senior Kafka Platform Engineer

Zurich Area (Hybrid) | Permanent | Full-time (100%)

Are you passionate about event-driven architecture and building high-performance integration platforms that power mission-critical systems?

Were looking for a Senior Kafka Platform Engineer to take technical ownership of a modern platform and help shape the future of large-scale system integration.

This is a hands-on senior role with real architectural influence, working at the heart of a complex, high-availability environment.

What youll be working on

• Leading the design, implementation, operation & continuous optimisation of event streaming (Kafka) and API management platforms
• Driving the transition towards a robust event-driven architecture
• Rolling out a central Kafka platform used across multiple business-critical domains
• Ensuring scalability, reliability, monitoring and performance of middleware solutions
• Acting as a technical authority for application integration using messaging & APIs
• Collaborating closely with internal engineering teams, business stakeholders, and external partners
• Participating in on-call rotation for platform reliability and operations

What you bring

Whats in it for you

Why this role?

This is a rare opportunity to :