This role is for one of the Weekday's clients
? Chennai (On-site) | ? Full time | ? 3–6 years
We are building a data-intensive enterprise platform where
near real-time ingestion (1-minute latency)
is a core product requirement. As a Product Engineer focused on
Kafka and streaming systems
, you will own and scale the ingestion layer that powers critical production workflows.
This role demands strong hands-on expertise in Kafka, deep ownership of streaming pipelines, and the ability to build highly reliable, low-latency systems.
Key Responsibilities
Design, build, and own
Kafka-based streaming and ingestion pipelines
Architect Kafka topics, partitions, schemas, and consumer groups for scale and reliability
Ensure consistent
sub-minute ingestion SLAs
across production systems
Handle message ordering, retries, back-pressure, and fault tolerance
Monitor and optimize lag, throughput, and overall pipeline stability
Troubleshoot and resolve production issues in high-throughput environments
Required Skills & Experience
Strong,



hands-on experience with
Apache Kafka in production environments
Proven ownership of
end-to-end streaming or ingestion systems
Deep understanding of Kafka internals, including brokers, partitions, replication, and consumers
Experience building
high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems
High ownership mindset with strong execution and problem-solving skills
Good to Have
Backend development experience in
Golang or Java
Experience with schema management, monitoring, and performance tuning
Exposure to
data-heavy or enterprise-scale platforms
Why This Role
Ownership of a
mission-critical ingestion layer
Direct impact on core product performance and differentiation
Opportunity to work in a
small, high-ownership engineering team
Skills
Apache Kafka · Streaming Systems · Distributed Systems · Data Ingestion · Golang · Java · High-Throughput Systems

📌 Product Engineer - Kafka Streaming System (Chennai)
🏢 Weekday AI
📍 Chennai