Kafka Technical Consultant

Are you ready to be inspired, challenged, motivated to do your best, and have fun while you're at it? We're on the lookout for a Kafka Technical Consultantto join our team at Mimacom, where we play off each other's strengths to create exciting digital products for customers all over the world.

At Mimacom, we stay ahead of the curve. We develop digital products that enable businesses to achieve faster, easier, and more impressive results, whether it's in banking, retail, manufacturing, life sciences, or beyond. Right now, our software touches the lives of 50 million users every single day.

Behind every one of our products is a brilliant group of people who share the same values, working collaboratively to create actual solutions for real problems. Join us at Mimacom as a KafkaTechnical Consultantand let's create something amazing together!

What You'll Do:

As part of our team, your contributions will play a part in helping today’s leading companies stay ahead, since you will collaborate with some of the most exciting companies in Europe. Here's an overview of what you'll be doing:

• Design of technical solutions and participation in their implementation, actively collecting needs and requirements, providing estimates, proposing and advisingon different approaches.
• Definition of technical architectures and integration of the solutions with external systems, with a focus on Kafka-based solutions.
• Help improving the performance of the final solution, providing improvements and helping to implement them.
• Responsibility for the coordination of the client's technical teams.
• Acting as a point of reference and subject-matter expert for teams, clients and stakeholders,to whomyou will demonstrate a high level of know- how in event-oriented platforms on different technologies (Kafka, Elastic, etc.)
• You will collaborate in communities of practice in order to deepen, share and acquire knowledge about design principles, types of architecture and software development in general.

What You'll Need:

We are seeking individuals who are team players with an analytical mindset. Beyond that, you’ll succeed in this role if you’ve got the following qualifications:

• Experience as atechnical consultant, with a background in software architecture.
• Experience participating in design tasks for event-oriented platforms based onKafka.
• You can communicate effectively withtechnicalandnon-technical stakeholders.
• Proactive and open-minded personality, with a passion for open source, new technologies and agile software development.
• Good organization skills and a clearcustomer orientation.
• FluentSpanish and English.
• Experience with the following technologies is aplus: Java, Spring, Elastic, Confluent Stack, Docker, AWS, GCP, Azure or Kubernetes.
• Experience providing trainings to technical teams will also be a plus.
• You arebased in Spain, or are willing to relocate.

Even if you don’t check off every one of these boxes, we’d love to hear from you. Talk to one of our recruitment team to discuss what you might be able to bring to our projects.

What to Expect:

Your personal and professional growth is important to us, and we offer a range of benefits and opportunities to support your journey. Here's what you can expect when joining our team:

• Holidays & Flextime:You will enjoy 30 days of vacation. We understand that while you love your work, it’s just one part of a whole person. That’s why we allow you to work in a way that accommodates your lifestyle and other commitments.
• Fully remote from anywhere in Spain: No matter where you are, be part of the team. Beat the commute and join us from the comfort of your own home with this remote position. Or, if you wish, come to any of our offices in Madrid, Valencia, Barcelona or Gijón.
• Career Growth: We work hand-in-hand with you to create a plan that fuels your professional development and helps you make an impact on your projects.
• Hardware Budget: We offer your choice of hardware packages, providing you with the tools you need to do your best work.
• Team Get-Togethers: From sharing a meal to team retreats, we invest in the things that make you feel part of a community. You don’t have to come, but it'd be great to have you there.

At Mimacom, we know that creative minds thrive on exciting projects. Join our team and be part of a lively community that’s all about working together, growing together, and coming up with innovative ideas and technologies!

Our company is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage candidates from all walks of life to apply, as we believe in providing equal opportunities to everyone.