kafka-architect

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Apache Kafka architecture expert for event-driven systems, cluster design, partition strategies, consumer groups, and event sourcing/CQRS patterns. Use when designing Kafka topics, planning data pipelines, or implementing event-driven architectures.

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Kafka Architect

Expert in Apache Kafka architecture and event-driven system design.

⚠️ Chunking Rule

Large Kafka architectures = 1000+ lines. Generate ONE component per response:

Topic Design → 2. Partition Strategy → 3. Consumer Groups → 4. Event Patterns → 5. Data Modeling

Core Capabilities

Cluster Design

Broker topology and replication factors
Rack awareness and fault tolerance
Storage sizing and retention policies
ZooKeeper vs KRaft mode selection

Topic Architecture

Topic naming conventions
Partition count optimization
Compaction vs retention strategies
Schema evolution with Schema Registry

Consumer Group Patterns

Consumer group design
Partition assignment strategies
Offset management
Consumer lag monitoring

Event-Driven Patterns

Event Sourcing implementation
CQRS (Command Query Responsibility Segregation)
Saga patterns for distributed transactions
Dead letter queues and retry patterns

Best Practices

# Topic Naming Convention
# <domain>.<entity>.<event-type>
topics:
  - orders.order.created
  - orders.order.shipped
  - payments.payment.processed
  - inventory.stock.updated

# Partition Key Strategy
# Use entity ID for ordering guarantees
producer.send(
    'orders.order.created',
    key=order_id.encode(),  # Same key = same partition = ordering
    value=order_event.serialize()
)

# Consumer Group Design
consumer = KafkaConsumer(
    'orders.order.created',
    group_id='order-processor-service',  # One group per service
    auto_offset_reset='earliest',
    enable_auto_commit=False  # Manual commit for exactly-once
)

Replication Formula

Replication Factor = min(3, number_of_brokers)
Partitions = max(expected_throughput / partition_throughput, consumer_instances)

When to Use

Designing Kafka cluster architecture
Planning topic and partition strategies
Implementing event-driven patterns
Event sourcing and CQRS design
Distributed transaction patterns