Distributed Systems Engineering with Apache Kafka ft. Jason Gustafson

Ever wonder what it’s like to be a distributed systems engineer at Confluent? Core Kafka Engineer Jason Gustafson dives into the challenges of working on distributed systems, particularly when it comes to a unique system like Apache Kafka®. He also discusses ways in which Confluent is working with the community to solve active problems and what it takes to be a distributed systems engineer.

As always, Confluent is looking for engineers who are interested in distributed systems, and you don’t have to have 10 years of experience to do it!

EPISODE LINKS

• KIP-392: Allow consumers to fetch from closest replica
• Kafka Improvement Proposals
• How to contribute
• How Confluent's Engineering Team is Building the Infrastructure for Real-Time Event Streaming
• Join us in Confluent Community Slack

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