Confluent

Data Streaming Platform

SeniorSoftwareEngineer

CA$144–169k California, United States; Ontario, Canada FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Senior Software Engineer at Confluent. Skills: Cloud-native Stream Governance platform development, Distributed systems architecture, Backend service design and implementation, Technical leadership and mentoring, Data streaming platform development. Take ownership of critical backend systems in Stream Governance products. Lead the design and delivery of large-scale, distributed services”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver critical functionalities like Confluent Schema Registry, Data Contracts, and Policies; Provide a robust, cloud-native platform that ensures data quality and integrity; Deliver experiences as dynamic as the world around them; Achieve Confluent’s mission to put event streaming at the heart of every organization; Ship high-impact work; Ensure we keep pace with industry trends and adopt state-of-the-art solutions; Maintain a mission-critical service with a 99.99 SLA; Create and execute the overall roadmap for delivering a top-notch Data Streaming Platform

Industry & Context.

Data Streaming Platform
Problems you'll solve

Solve complicated technical projects with high quality; Tackle complex distributed data challenges at scale

Eligibility Requirements

On-call rotation, Running across 100+ AWS, GCP, and Azure regions

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

4+ years of industry experience designing, building, scaling, and operating backend systems in production, Deep proficiency in at least one major backend programming language (e. g. , Java, Go, C/C++, or Python), fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and system design, Hands-on experience with distributed systems, such as event-driven architectures, high-throughput services, or large-scale data pipelines, A understanding of consistency, fault tolerance, and performance tradeoffs, experience running production services in a public cloud (AWS, GCP, or Azure), including containerized workloads (e. g. , Docker, Kubernetes), Expertise in cloud-native technology, including networking & security, experience being part of an on-call rotation, Proven experience in leading and mentoring technical teams, A track record of technical leadership: driving projects, influencing architecture, and coordinating work across multiple engineers or teams, communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to align stakeholders, explain complex ideas clearly, and drive decisions

Nice to Have

Experience building or operating mission-critical, multi-tenant, or multi-region services with strict availability and latency requirements, Familiarity with data streaming technologies such as Apache Kafka, Flink, or similar systems, Demonstrated impact beyond your immediate team, such as driving cross-org initiatives or technical vision, Contributions to open source, technical writing, or speaking that showcase technical depth

What You'll Do.

Take ownership of critical backend systems in Stream Governance products

Lead the design and delivery of large-scale

Develop and architect the cloud-native Stream Governance platform

Own and lead the end-to-end design and implementation of complex backend services

Drive projects from requirements and design through implementation

and ongoing operation in production

Make architecture and technical decisions

Solve complicated technical projects with high quality

Evaluate and enhance the efficiency of our platform's technology stack

Take responsibility for developing

and maintaining a mission-critical service

Partner across engineering and with other key stakeholders to create and execute the overall roadmap

Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate closely with the team and key stakeholders; Partner across engineering and with other key stakeholders; Inclusive collaboration; Align stakeholders; Coordinate work across multiple engineers or teams

Communication Scope

communication and collaboration skills; ability to align stakeholders; explain complex ideas clearly; drive decisions

Process & Methodology

Drive projects from requirements and design through implementation, rollout, and ongoing operation, Setting direction for projects, Driving projects

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: As a Senior Software Engineer at Confluent, you will take ownership of critical backend systems in Stream Governance products that underpin our data streaming platform. You’ll lead the design and delivery of large-scale, distributed services that must be secure, highly available, and easy to operate across regions and clouds. The Stream Governance product portfolio is crucial to achieving Confluent’s mission to put event streaming at the heart of every organization. Our mission is to provide a robust, cloud-native platform that ensures data quality and integrity by standardizing structure and enforcing intelligent rules across every stream. You will be responsible for delivering critical functionalities like Confluent Schema Registry, Data Contracts, and Policies.   In this role, you will collaborate closely with the team and key stakeholders to design, architect, and develop cloud-native, multi-tenant services for Stream Governance. You will be responsible for guiding the vision, providing technical leadership, mentoring, and enabling a high-performing engineering team to tackle complex distributed data challenges at scale. You’ll act as a technical leader: setting direction for projects, making architecture decisions, mentoring engineers, and partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to ship high-impact work. WHAT YOU WILL DO: - Develop and architect the cl

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