Ekaterina Gorshkova

Katya Gorshkova has extensive experience in the FinTech sector, serving as both a Software Engineer and a Solution Architect. As a Kafka engineer, she provides consultancy services for messaging systems architecture and developing applications for real-time data processing.

books by Ekaterina Gorshkova

Designing Kafka Systems

  • MEAP began November 2024
  • Publication in August 2025 (estimated)
  • ISBN 9781633436411
  • 375 pages (estimated)
  • printed in black & white

Designing Kafka Systems is a roadmap to successful implementation of Kafka in an enterprise, covering everything from requirement gathering to testing strategies. The book lays out both the important architectural details alongside the project organization factors that you'll need to consider when architecting with Kafka. You'll explore Kafka's patterns and anti-patterns, consider its risks, and get fully up to speed with the whole Kafka ecosystem.