Join Our Team Oowlish, one of Latin America's rapidly expanding software development companies, is seeking experienced technology professionals to enhance our diverse and vibrant team.
As a valued member of Oowlish, you will collaborate with premier clients from the United States and Europe, contributing to pioneering digital solutions. Our commitment to creating a nurturing work environment is recognized by our certification as a Great Place to Work, where you will have opportunities for professional development, growth, and a chance to make a significant international impact.
We offer the convenience of remote work, allowing you to craft a work-life balance that suits your personal and professional needs. We're looking for candidates who are passionate about technology, proficient in English, and excited to engage in remote collaboration for a worldwide presence.
About The Role We are looking for an experienced Senior Kafka/AWS Integration Engineer to join a project focused on building and productionizing an event-driven middleware platform using Apache Kafka and AWS.
This is a highly hands‑on engineering role where you will build the AWS side of the integration platform, with Salesforce serving as the initial event source. You will work alongside the Lead Integration Architect and within the Agile sprint process, implementing solutions based on an established architecture and prioritized backlog.
You will work across Apache Kafka, Amazon MSK, Java, Kafka Connect, Change Data Capture (CDC), AWS serverless technologies, and Infrastructure as Code, while helping establish reliable, testable, and maintainable event‑driven integrations.
Responsibilities Provision and configure Amazon MSK clusters, Kafka topics, and schema registry
Configure and maintain Kafka Connect and CDC source connectors
Build REST‑based event ingress using Amazon API Gateway and AWS Lambda to receive Salesforce events and publish them to Kafka




Develop Java stream‑processing applications to transform data between Kafka topics
Build Java‑based integration pipelines to deliver events from outbound topics to downstream systems
Implement dead letter queues and error‑handling patterns for reliable event processing
Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines, automated tests, and code coverage
Build and maintain infrastructure using AWS CloudFormation, enabling the client's operations team to redeploy and manage the environment
Work within the client's Agile/sprint process and collaborate closely with the Lead Integration Architect
Create clear technical documentation and provide ongoing knowledge transfer to the client's engineering and operations teams
Requirements 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
Strong hands‑on experience developing backend and integration solutions with Java
Professional experience building event‑driven and Kafka‑based systems
Hands‑on experience working with AWS services and cloud‑based integrations
Experience building and supporting production‑grade integration pipelines
Strong understanding of automated testing, CI/CD, and production‑quality software development practices
Comfortable working within an Agile/sprint environment under the direction of a client architect
Strong communication and technical documentation skills
Ability to transfer technical knowledge effectively to client engineering and operations teams
Advanced written and verbal English communication skills




Must Have Strong Java development experience, including stream processing and API components
Strong hands‑on experience with Apache Kafka and Amazon MSK, including: Kafka clusters and topics
Kafka Connect
Change Data Capture (CDC)

Experience with Schema Registry, including schema versioning and evolution
Strong experience with AWS serverless technologies, including: API Gateway
AWS Lambda

Infrastructure‑as‑Code experience with AWS CloudFormation
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
Experience with automated testing and code coverage
Experience building or supporting event‑driven integration systems
Comfortable working in an Agile/sprint environment under a client architect's direction
Strong communication and documentation skills for technical knowledge transfer
Advanced written and verbal English communication skills
Nice to Have Experience with Salesforce CDC or Salesforce event integrations
Experience implementing dead letter queues (DLQs) and error‑handling patterns in event‑driven systems. Kafka-AWS-Integration-Engineer
Benefits & Perks Home office;
Competitive compensation based on experience;
Career plans to allow for extensive growth in the company;
International Projects;
Oowlish English Program (Technical and Conversational);
Games and Competitions;
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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📌 Senior Kafka/AWS Integration Engineer (Colón)
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