Platform Engineer – Event Streaming (Kafka | Cloud & Hybrid)
Are you passionate about building and operating large-scale distributed systems powering real-time data? Do you enjoy combining platform engineering, automation, and AI-driven operations to deliver highly reliable and scalable systems?
Join Maersk’s Technical Services Engineering as a Platform Engineer for the Event Streaming Platform, where you will help evolve a cloud-native, Kafka-based platform that enables real-time integration across global logistics systems.
This role provides a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of event streaming, cloud platforms, platform engineering, and AI-driven operations, contributing directly to Maersk’s ambition of becoming a digital leader in global trade.
About the Role:
We are hiring a Platform Engineer to build and operate our enterprise-scale Event Streaming Platform, a Kafka-based backbone powering real-time data across global systems.
You will work on a modern platform spanning Azure (AKS), AWS (EKS), and on-premises Kafka clusters, combining distributed systems, cloud-native engineering, and AI-driven operations.
This role is ideal for engineers passionate about Kafka at scale, platform engineering, and operational excellence.
What You’ll Do:
Build & Evolve the Platform
Operate Kafka at Scale
AI-Driven Operations
Operational Excellence
Cost & Efficiency
Collaboration
What We’re Looking For:
Must Have:
Core Requirements
Platform & DevOps
AI & Modern Engineering
Good to Have
What You’ll Get:
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