Senior Kafka Engineer

Senior Kafka Engineer

Team IT & Change

Location Holborn Office

County Central London

Ref # 22362

Closing Date 10-Jan-2025

We have been awarded the "Most Loved Workplace"! At Metro Bank, people come first - our culture is all about bringing the best out in our colleagues, and making sure everyone feels valued, respected, seen and included. We strongly believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace and to find the very best person for the job, we always look across a wide range of diverse communities.

What you will do:

• Oversee the design, development, and deployment of Event Streaming solutions, ensuring they meet quality standards and project objectives

• Review and approve changes to Kafka implementations, ensuring adherence to architectural principles and coding standards. You will rationalise and simplify solutions before and during their build

• Mentor and guide engineers to develop event streaming applications, working with the Chapter Lead to ensure appropriate guidelines, standards and processes are in place and applied consistently

• Drive continuous improvement in software development processes, tools, and methodologies

• Balance delivery priorities with long-term stability to minimize technical debt

• Present technical concepts to stakeholders, both technical and non-technical

• Foster experimentation & innovation across teams to solve complex technical challenges

And... we are a bank so risk is a part of everything we do. We love people who take responsibility, do the right thing for customers, colleagues and Metro Bank and have the courage to call out any concerns.

What you will need:

• Understand the risks associated with your job and what that means for you, Metro Bank and all our stakeholders
• 7+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 4 years focused on Kafka and event streaming technologies
• Strong knowledge of event streaming patterns and their application
• Extensive experience with Kafka architecture, including cluster setup, configuration, and optimization
• Experience in software development/engineering and solution design at a senior level, working with Architecture and alongside multiple technology disciplines, including creation and maintenance of technical documentation and knowledge repositories
• Experience working with onshore and offshore teams and working in an environment that includes 3rd party vendors and suppliers
• Ability to troubleshoot and work with multiple teams to determine root cause of issues by supporting the investigation of code and data
• Evidence of taking a personal level of ownership that has seen you going over and above to meet deadlines and deliver the best outcomes
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with experience communicating with stakeholders at all levels
• Contributions to open-source projects or relevant certifications (e.g., Confluent Certified Developer for Apache Kafka)

Our promise to you...

• We will make sure that you are well-rewarded by providing you with a competitive salary, discretionary annual bonus, and a wide range of benefits, including generous holiday allowance, attractive pension scheme, healthcare, life assurance, and a number of colleague discounts!

• We will give you the training to ensure you succeed in your role and plenty of internal opportunities to progress your career (around 40% of our recruitment comes from internal promotions!).

• We are also all about balance so most of our jobs offer the opportunity for hybrid working built around your role and home life, wherever possible.

Important Footnote

Diverse teams really are the best teams. We know that candidates (especially women, research tells us) may be put off applying for a job unless they can tick every box. We also know that 'normal' office hours aren't always doable, and while we can't accommodate every flexible working request we are happy to be asked. So if you are excited about working with us and think you can do much of what we are looking for but aren't sure if you are 100% there yet... why not give it a whirl? Please note that sometimes we may close a job earlier for applications if we are inundated with amazing candidates.. Good luck!