Confluent
Engineering
SeniorEngineeringManager,FlinkControlPlane
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“Senior Engineering Manager, Flink Control Plane at Confluent. Skills: Flink Control Plane, Kubernetes operators, Declarative API servers, Multi-tenant isolation. Own roadmap and execution. Define strategy for job orchestration”
What You'll Achieve.
support 10x growth in compute pools; support 10x growth in statements; support 10x growth in tenants per region; customer-facing operations remain fast and predictable under load; control plane meets enterprise-grade reliability standards
Industry & Context.
solve complex distributed system challenges
robust on-call rotation
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10+ years in software development, 5+ years in engineering management, leading teams focused on cloud-native infrastructure or managed services, Deep knowledge of distributed systems orchestration, multi-tenant resource isolation, Experience scaling control planes for managed cloud services, proven track record of hiring, keeping engineers motivated, managing performance effectively, mindset geared toward "Operational Excellence", Exceptional ability to influence peers and upper management, data-driven, collaborative techniques, clear written/verbal communication
Nice to Have
Flink experience, Experience scaling control planes for managed cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure, Elastic, Snowflake, Databricks, etc.)
What You'll Do.
Own roadmap and execution
Define strategy for job orchestration
Define strategy for serverless resource management
Lead migration onto platform foundations
Drive major component refactors
Work with teams on product definition
Work with teams on architectural design
Work with teams on delivery
Influence domain health
Influence operational hygiene
Drive control plane evolution
Manage and coach team
Mentor junior developers
Mentor mid-level developers
Provide architectural context
Provide leadership skills
Work closely with leadership
Drive cross-team efforts
Solve complex distributed system challenges
Maintain high code quality
Maintain robust on-call rotation
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with engineering teams and product management; Work closely with engineering leadership and key stakeholders; Drive cross-team efforts to solve complex distributed system challenges; cross-org partnership is core to the role
Communication Scope
clear written/verbal communication
Full Job Description
We’re not just building better tech. We’re rewriting how data moves and what the world can do with it. With Confluent, data doesn’t sit still. Our platform puts information in motion, streaming in near real-time so companies can react faster, build smarter, and deliver experiences as dynamic as the world around them. It takes a certain kind of person to join this team. Those who ask hard questions, give honest feedback, and show up for each other. No egos, no solo acts. Just smart, curious humans pushing toward something bigger, together. One Confluent. One Team. One Data Streaming Platform. ABOUT THE ROLE: The Flink Platform team is at the forefront of building a robust, serverless control plane for Confluent’s fully managed Flink offering. As the Senior Engineering Manager, you will lead a high-impact team of approximately 10 engineers—including two Staff-level individual contributors—responsible for the "brain" of our streaming service. You will own the customer-facing Flink REST API and Gateway, the Kubernetes operators that orchestrate Flink job lifecycles (submission, scaling, recovery), and the declarative API server that backs them – the stack every Flink customer interaction flows through. Your team is responsible for multi-tenant isolation, end-to-end reliability, and the integration points between Confluent's global control plane and the regional Flink data plane. This is a critical leadership role where you will balance deep technical strategy–driving architectural excellence and reliability–with a strong focus on people leadership, specifically growing a talented group of senior engineers into the next generation of Staff-level leaders. WHAT YOU WILL DO: - Vision & Execution: Own the overall roadmap and execution for the Flink Control Plane. Define the strategy for job orchestration (submission, scaling, recovery) and serverless resource management. - Architectural Leadership: Lead the ongoing migration of the control plane onto Confluent's latest platf
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