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Mike Urbach

Freelance Apache Kafka Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC-07:00
United States
Toptal Member Since February 13, 2020

Mike has designed and implemented high-performance systems his entire career. Working at the intersection of data ingestion, processing, storage, and retrieval, he is an expert in building products fueled by big data. His work has powered life-saving tools and been awarded multiple patents.

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Jonathan Calvert

Freelance Apache Kafka Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC-06:00
United States
Toptal Member Since November 15, 2018

Jonathan has over 14 years of professional experience developing software in a variety of languages. He's particularly good with Java and Ruby with a strong focus on APIs and back-end technologies such as queuing systems. He has worked as a tech lead and as a senior engineer with teams from bootstrapped startups and large public companies and in domains such as healthcare, finance, transportation, among others.

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Michael Dougras da Silva

Freelance Apache Kafka Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC-03:00
Brazil
Toptal Member Since September 21, 2021

Michael is a software engineer with solid experience in distributed systems focusing on scalability—over the last few years, he's been studying architectural patterns and improving his knowledge about cloud computing. He has a great track record while working on big projects at Amazon and Google, and aims to put his major skills—including Python, C#, Java, C++, Apache Kafka, and AWS—into back-end projects with high scale demand for companies experimenting with new technologies and projects.

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Ruslan Atabayev

Freelance Apache Kafka Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC+01:00
Germany
Toptal Member Since October 21, 2022

Ruslan is a senior software engineer and technical lead with over ten years of industry experience. As a full-stack engineer, he has worked with various languages, including Java, Python, and SQL. Ruslan has experience with database modeling, front- and back-end implementation, and providing additional support.

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Gergo Repas

Freelance Apache Kafka Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC+01:00
Hungary
Toptal Member Since February 3, 2016

Gergo is a Java developer with 12 years of commercial experience in the financial sector, working at investment banks and fintech startups. He co-founded SentryKit and built its back end from scratch, exiting this commercially successful eCommerce SaaS in 2021. Gergo is passionate about distributed systems, scalability, code quality, and productivity through IT automation processes.

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Remya Naadam

Freelance Apache Kafka Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC+04:00
United Arab Emirates
Toptal Member Since March 10, 2022

Remya has more than 15 years of software development experience, is very passionate about coding, and is committed to her work. She has extensive experience mainly on .NET frameworks from .NET 2.0 until .NET Core. Remya's main area of focus is building back-end APIs in C# and VB.NET, and she is also experienced in IBM MQ, Apache Kafka, Microservices, and PL/SQL coding.

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Tianshi Zhu

Freelance Apache Kafka Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC+08:00
China
Toptal Member Since May 4, 2020

Tianshi loves optimizing distributed systems, big data pipelines, and real-time streaming applications. It thrills him when an out-of-memory issue is fixed or a Spark job becomes 50% faster, or a streaming application's throughput is increased by 10x. Tianshi looks forward to building the next reliable, scalable, and highly available distributed system.

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Anarmun Munkhbayar

Freelance Apache Kafka Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC+08:00
Mongolia
Toptal Member Since November 15, 2021

Anarmun is a software engineer with 5+ years of demonstrated history working in the information technology, banking, and telecommunications industries. He has developed several complex back-end systems, including one that serves over a million users. He is experienced in JavaScript and Python and successfully completed multiple projects using the MERN Stack. Highly skilled and passionate about programming, Anarmun is looking for new and challenging projects.

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Dmitry Matrosov

Freelance Apache Kafka Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC+10:00
Australia
Toptal Member Since September 20, 2015

Dmitry is a skilled full-stack engineer with a strong foundation in Go, databases, and API integration. Excelling in back-end development and system architecture, particularly in the fintech sector, he creates complex, event-driven systems. Dmitry simplifies complex projects into manageable tasks, fostering an environment where junior and mid-level developers thrive under his guidance. His adept coordination ensures smooth collaboration, elevating both project outcomes and team synergy.

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Gleidson Nascimento

Freelance Apache Kafka Developer
Verified Expert in Engineering
UTC+12:00
New Zealand
Toptal Member Since January 10, 2019

Gleidson is a highly experienced engineer with solid infrastructure automation architecture, design, development, and orchestration skills. Over the past 20 years, he has been responsible for automating large and complex environments, configuring hardware/network elements, continuously deploying code, and securing/hardening companies. Gleidson also has proven team leadership skills, including supervising, training, and mentoring teams.

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    Typically, you can hire Apache Kafka developers with Toptal in about 48 hours. For larger teams of talent or Managed Delivery, timelines may vary. Our talent matchers are highly skilled in the same fields they’re matching in—they’re not recruiters or HR reps. They’ll work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics, and match you with ideal candidates from our vetted global talent network.

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  • At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our Apache Kafka developers to ensure we only match you with the highest caliber of talent. Of the more than 200,000 people who apply to join the Toptal network each year, fewer than 3% make the cut.

    In addition to screening for industry-leading expertise, we also assess candidates’ language and interpersonal skills to ensure that you have a smooth working relationship.

    When you hire Apache Kafka developers with Toptal, you’ll always work with world-class, custom-matched Apache Kafka developers ready to help you achieve your goals.

  • You can hire Apache Kafka developers on an hourly, part-time, or full-time basis. Toptal can also manage the entire project from end-to-end with our Managed Delivery offering. Whether you hire an expert for a full- or part-time position, you’ll have the control and flexibility to scale your team up or down as your needs evolve. Our Apache Kafka developers can fully integrate into your existing team for a seamless working experience.

  • We make sure that each engagement between you and your Apache Kafka developer begins with a trial period of up to two weeks. This means that you have time to confirm the engagement will be successful. If you’re completely satisfied with the results, we’ll bill you for the time and continue the engagement for as long as you’d like. If you’re not completely satisfied, you won’t be billed. From there, we can either part ways, or we can provide you with another expert who may be a better fit and with whom we will begin a second, no-risk trial.

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