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Kafka fundamentals for java developers (Udemy.com)

Learn the key concepts and work hands to master Kafka in easy steps

Created by: Bharath Thippireddy

Last updated September 2026

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What you will learn

  • Learn what Kafka is and why is is so popular
  • Learn where and who uses Kafka
  • Understand the architectural components of Kafka
  • Learn how Kafka differs from traditional messaging systems
  • Install Kafka on your machine
  • Use the Kafka command line to create topics ,send/receive messages
  • Learn the Kafka Producer Concepts , API and send messages
  • Use the Kafka Consumer API and receive messages
  • Create custom serializers and deserializers to work with object type
  • Use Avros inbuilt serializers and deserializers
  • Use Confluent Schema Registry
  • Learn Advanced Producer configuration
  • Master the concepts of Consumer Groups and Rebalancing
  • Learn the different ways to commit offsets
  • Understand advanced consumer configuration
  • Learn the concepts of Kafka Streaming API
  • Create a Streaming application while understanding the fundamentals of streaming

How it compares

Against the other 388 rated Udemy courses in SQL on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 48% of them
  • Reviews1,662#110 of 389 by number of reviews
  • Length5.1 hoursshorter than 59% of them
  • Last updatedSeptember 2026more recently than 93% of them

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Course Description

This course is for beginners who wants to master Kafka and use it one their projects and also for the experienced who want to get the fundamentals of Kafka right. Adding Kafka to your resume will not only increase the number of opportunities you will get but also the salary. Thousands of companies including Netflix, Twitter, LinkedIn, Uber use Kafka as a messaging engine or a data streaming platform . From this course you will

  • Learn what Kafka is and why is is so popular

  • Learn where and who uses Kafka

  • Understand the architectural components of Kafka

  • Learn how Kafka differs from traditional messaging systems

  • Install Kafka on your machine

  • Use the Kafka command line to create topics ,send/receive messages

  • Learn the Kafka Producer Concepts , API and send messages

  • Use the Kafka Consumer API and receive messages

  • Create custom serializers and deserializers to work with object type

  • Use Avros inbuilt serializers and deserializers

  • Use Confluent Schema Registry

  • Learn Advanced Producer configuration

  • Master the concepts of Consumer Groups and Rebalancing

  • Learn the different ways to commit offsets

  • Understand advanced consumer configuration

  • Learn the concepts of Kafka Streaming API

  • Create a Streaming application while understanding the fundamentals of streaming

  • Work on a small use case and lean more transformation methods from the Streaming API

  • Use Springs Support for Kafka to create producers and consumers as well

  • All in simple steps

What are the requirements?

  • Knowledge of Java and micro service development

  • Knowledge of messaging will help but not required

What is not Covered?

  • This course does not teach how to create advanced streaming applications but will introduce you to streaming

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Instructor Details

Bharath Thippireddy

Bharath Thippireddy is an Entrepreneur, Software Architect, Author, Actor, and Public Speaker who has trained 950,000+ students across 209 countries.

He believes that learning is a crossing — from where you are to where you are capable of being. That belief drives every course he builds.

Bharath has mentored students and professionals across India and the USA — in classrooms, corporates, and agile conferences. He voluntarily teaches interview and soft skills at Vivekananda Kendra. He is the author of Hanuman's Leap, a book that takes the ancient wisdom of the Sundara Kanda and builds it into a complete framework for life's turning points. It comes out Diwali 2026 . He is currently completing his Executive MBA at the Indian School of Business.

He loves learning — in technology and in life — and shares everything he discovers.

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Reviews

4.5

1,662 ratings on Udemy

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By Prema Mohapatra on 7/7/2026

It was an excellent learning experience. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you, Sir. The example of the older Kafka flow gave me a much clearer understanding of how Spring Boot works internally. Your explanation made the concepts easy to grasp and helped me connect the practical implementation with the underlying architecture. Thank you for taking the time to explain it so effectively.

By Ravikumar Chavhan on 11/4/2025

The course is truly outstanding! The content is in-depth and explains Kafka internals in a very clear and structured way. Bharath has done an excellent job breaking down complex concepts, making them easy to understand and enjoyable to learn. I thoroughly enjoyed the learning experience and gained a solid understanding of Kafka through this course. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to start their Kafka journey — especially those with no prior knowledge. Thank you, Bharath, for creating such a valuable and well-designed course!

By Srinivasan B R on 9/23/2025

Course content was good. It was Indeed good deep dive for beginners, however for the spring boot with Kafka, could have more lectures.

By Rahul Philip on 7/14/2025

The course is very well explained in a simple to understand manner, really appreciate the instructor for his efforts in making this course very knowledgeable and in providing hands on content.

By Jeetendra on 7/13/2025

Excellent course by Bharath T , he explained all the minutest details related to Kafka that will be very useful esp. in a learning as well as a working environment...Thanks a lot ...Great ...Keep it up !!!

By Jonathan Torres on 1/6/2025

I learner a lot with the course and found everything very understandable. I would like to have some advice on how to run things on windows machines though. Thanks a lot!!

By Kingshuk Mukherjee on 5/8/2024

The explanation of concepts by Bharath was great as usual. But I would have liked a little more in-depth coverage of different topics, especially the Spring Boot Kafka part

By Abdoul Kader Soumahoro on 1/16/2024

This course was great. Great detailed explanation. The lessons are short but progressive. The quizzes and the assignment are very helpful as they help remember the concept and put them in practice.

By Ian Harris on 6/12/2023

The quizzes could provide better feedback when an answer is incorrect or correct to reinforce the learning. Sometimes it is not perfectly clear just from watching or re-watching the lecture.

By Manu Gupta on 12/18/2021

Bharath as usual does an excellent job in explaining Kafka concepts. Covered a variety of topics with clear and concise example. A great course for people who wish to learn Kafka from scratch.

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Overall Score : 90 / 100