Distributed event streaming platform
33.8k
GitHub stars
+2.3% over tracked period
837
Active job listings
Listings mentioning "Kafka"
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PyPI downloads/month
Not on PyPI
15.5k
GitHub forks
Contributor and adoption proxy
Most commonly listed alongside Apache Kafka in active job postings — worth pairing together.
% = share of Apache Kafka job listings that also mention this skill
Apache Kafka currently appears in 837 active job listings across the roles we track — a direct signal of employer demand.
The GitHub repository has 33.8k stars, growing 2.3% over the tracked period. High star counts combined with job demand are the strongest signal when evaluating a tool to invest in.
In job listings, Apache Kafka most frequently appears alongside SQL, Java, Kubernetes. Pairing these skills strengthens your profile significantly.
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