Confluent Developer ft. Tim Berglund, Adi Polak & Viktor Gamov
Hi, we’re Tim Berglund, Adi Polak, and Viktor Gamov and we’re excited to bring you the Confluent Developer podcast (formerly “Streaming Audio.”) Our hand-crafted weekly episodes feature in-depth interviews with our community of software developers (actual human beings - not AI) talking about some of the most interesting challenges they’ve faced in their careers. We aim to explore the conditions that gave rise to each person’s technical hurdles, as well as how their experiences transformed their understanding and approach to building systems.
Whether you’re a seasoned open source data streaming engineer, or just someone who’s interested in learning more about Apache Kafka®, Apache Flink® and real-time data, we hope you’ll appreciate the stories, the discussion, and our effort to bring you a high-quality show worth your time.
Confluent Developer ft. Tim Berglund, Adi Polak & Viktor Gamov
Distributed Systems Engineering with Apache Kafka ft. Colin McCabe
Colin McCabe shares about what it’s like being a distributed systems engineer on the Core Kafka team at Confluent, where he has worked previously, and how that led to his interest in Apache Kafka®. As an active member of the Apache open source community, he describes that the community is a place that both welcomes newcomers and fosters different ideas that help make the product the best that it can be for everyone.
Being a distributed systems engineer versus a full stack engineer comes with its own unique challenges. Colin offers some advice for those interested in working with Kafka and what the interview process is like at Confluent. It’s not all about what you know, but rather how you collaborate and contribute to the team, and how you get to the answer. Part of finding the answer is getting involved with Apache projects themselves by engaging with others and helping with bug fixes as much as possible, because it’ll help you gain a better grasp on a technology that is ever-changing.
EPISODE LINKS
- KIP-500: Apache Kafka Without ZooKeeper ft. Colin McCabe and Jason Gustafson
- Join the Confluent Community Slack
- Fully managed Apache Kafka as a service! Try free.
SEASON 2
Hosted by Tim Berglund, Adi Polak and Viktor Gamov
Produced and Edited by Noelle Gallagher, Peter Furia and Nurie Mohamed
Music by Coastal Kites
Artwork by Phil Vo
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