Camunda 8 Job Worker Failing – Complete Debugging Guide
If your Camunda 8 Job Worker is failing , throwing errors, or not completing jobs in Zeebe, the issue is usually related to worker configuration, gRPC connectivity, task types, timeouts, or unhandled exceptions . In this debugging guide, you’ll learn: why Camunda 8 job workers fail the most common root causes step-by-step fixes to stabilize your workers 🔍 What Does “Job Worker Failing” Mean in Camunda 8? In Camunda 8, job workers subscribe to job types via Zeebe using gRPC. A job worker is considered failing when: it crashes or stops polling it repeatedly throws exceptions it fails jobs continuously it times out or retries endlessly This usually results in: workflow stuck at a service task jobs marked as FAILED high retry count or incidents 🚨 Common Causes of Camunda 8 Job Worker Failure 1️⃣ Job Type Mismatch If the job type in BPMN doesn’t match the worker subscription: ❌ Wrong BPMN configuration < bpmn:serviceTask id = "...