Associate Principal Engineer (Integration Lead- ESB & Kafka)

About the company 👋🏼We're Nagarro. We are a Digital Product Engineering company that is scaling in a big way! We build products, services, and experiences that inspire, excite, and delight. We work at a scale — across all devices and digital mediums, and our people exist everywhere in the world (18500+ experts across 39 countries, to be exact). Our work culture is dynamic and non-hierarchical. We are looking for great new colleagues. That is where you come in! Job description Requirements • Experience : 9+ years • Strong experience in enterprise integration, with strong hands-on expertise in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) and Apache Kafka. • Strong understanding of integration architecture, messaging patterns, event-driven integration, and enterprise integration best practices. • Proven experience leading technical teams, providing hands-on technical guidance, and managing day-to-day delivery execution. • Experience partnering closely with client management, including Deputy Managers and Managers, to drive delivery quality and operational alignment. • Strong expertise in code reviews, technical specification reviews, documentation standards, and integration quality assurance. • Demonstrated ability to manage project timelines, track deliverables, identify risks, resolve technical blockers, and drive issue escalation. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present status updates and communicate risks effectively to client stakeholders. • Strong analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, and stakeholder management skills. • Ability to take ownership of integration workstreams and maintain transparency, accountability, and delivery discipline. • Experience with Workato integration technology is a significant advantage. Responsibilities • Lead integration workstreams involving Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) and Apache Kafka, ensuring high-quality delivery across development, build, and support activities. • Work closely with the clients Deputy Manager to align daily priorities, project objectives, delivery plans, and operational expectations. • Maintain complete visibility of ongoing tasks, track action items, follow up on deliverables, and ensure timely completion within agreed project timelines. • Act as the technical subject matter expert, providing hands-on guidance to developers, resolving technical challenges, and preventing delivery bottlenecks. • Establish and enforce high standards for code quality, technical documentation, integration reliability, and development best practices. • Review technical specification documents to ensure compliance with client’s quality standards and project requirements. • Monitor daily execution, track milestones, identify delivery risks, and implement proactive mitigation measures. • Serve as the primary communication bridge between the integration delivery team and client management. • Provide accurate and structured daily status updates covering task progress, milestones, dependencies, blockers, and risks. • Maintain transparent communication with stakeholders by promptly highlighting technical challenges, bottlenecks, and potential delivery issues. • Proactively escalate critical issues with recommended solutions to facilitate timely decision-making and stakeholder alignment. • Lead and support technical teams, ensuring effective collaboration, accountability, and adherence to delivery commitments. • Contribute to integration development, build, maintenance, and production support activities as required. • Build strong working relationships with client stakeholders and internal teams to ensure smooth execution and continuous improvement. Qualifications Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.