Cheetah Byte is a technical services firm in the Tampa Bay Area specializing in data streaming solutions built around Kafka and the Kafka Protocol.
We partner with organizations that need reliable, scalable real-time data infrastructure.
How We Work Differently
Every engagement is staffed by senior consultants who live and breathe Kafka daily, ensuring consistent quality and deep institutional knowledge of your systems.
We don’t subcontract or use third-party staffing agencies. Every consultant is a vetted, full-time member of our team. This means:
- Consistent quality across all engagements
- Deep knowledge retention of your specific systems
- Direct accountability and communication
- No surprises in consultant availability or skill level
When you work with Cheetah Byte, you’re working with Kafka specialists who have architected solutions for some of the most demanding streaming workloads in production.
Meet the Team
Founded in 2024, we recognized a gap in the market: companies needed deep Kafka expertise without the overhead of hiring full-time specialist. In addition, the lack of experts with cloud native and Kubernetes DevOps skill would add the missing link from Kafka SME to infrastructure engineer.
CEO and Co-founder - Candice Franks
Streaming Engineer and Co-founder - Walter Hernandez
Let’s Talk About Your Streaming Needs
Ready to discuss your streaming infrastructure needs?
Or reach us at:
hello@cheetahbyte.com
813-585-8249