Confluent
Engineering
SeniorSoftwareEngineerII,KoraCompute
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“Senior Software Engineer II, Kora Compute at Confluent. Skills: Distributed systems, Cloud infrastructure, Cloud networking, Large-scale systems, Java, Scala, C/C++, Go. Building highly available, reliable, secure, scalable, and multi-tenant Kora's compute layer. Driving the technical solutions end-to-end”
Industry & Context.
Solving complex distributed systems and infrastructure problems; Identify root causes; Get beyond treating symptoms; Motivated to dig deep and solve hard problems
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
BS, MS, or PhD in computer science or a related field, or equivalent work experience, 4+ years of relevant cloud infrastructure/cloud networking experience, fundamentals in distributed systems design and development, Experience building and operating large-scale systems in the Cloud, Solid understanding of basic systems operations (disk, network, operating systems, etc), Proficiency in Java, Scala, C/C++, Go or other statically typed languages
Nice to Have
In-depth familiarity with the JVM, A background in distributed storage systems or databases, Experience in the areas of resource management and QoS, Experience/knowledge with public clouds (AWS, Azure or GCP), Interest in evangelism (giving talks at tech conferences, writing blog posts evangelizing Kafka), Experience working on databases or data storage
What You'll Do.
Building highly available
and multi-tenant Kora's compute layer
Driving the technical solutions end-to-end
and develop top-notch solutions
Delivering complex projects in production with a focus on quality
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Working closely with the team and key stakeholders; Sense of teamwork; Able to make decisions which benefit the team and company; Ability to work effectively in teams; Work across time zones and backgrounds; Make space for everyone to lead, grow, and challenge what’s possible
Communication Scope
Give honest feedback
Process & Methodology
Delivering complex projects in production
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: We are a team of passionate engineers who love solving complex distributed systems and infrastructure problems. We are building Kora from the ground up to be a true managed service for clients who demand high levels of availability and performance at the lowest cost of ownership. In this role, you will be working on building highly available, reliable, secure, scalable, and multi-tenant Kora's compute layer. You will be instrumental in driving the technical solutions end-to-end, working closely with the team and key stakeholders to design, architect, and develop top-notch solutions. Here are examples of some of the challenges we've taken on in recent years: Kora: A Cloud-Native Event Streaming Platform For Kafka https://www.vldb.org/pvldb/vol16/p3822-povzner.pdf Apache Kafka's Next-Gen Rebalance Protocol: Towards More Stable and Scalable Consumer Groups https://www.confluent.io/events/current/2023/apache-kafkas-next-gen-rebalance-protocol-towards-more-stable-and-scalable/ From On-Prem to Cloud-Native: Multi-Tenancy in Confluent Cloud https://www.confluent.io/blog/cloud-native-multi-tenant-kafka-with-confluent-cloud/ Speed, Scale, Storage: Our Journey from Apache Kafka to Performance in Confluent Cloud https://www.confluent.io/blog/from-apache-kafka-to-confluent-cloud-optimizing-for-speed-scale-storage/ Benchmarking Confluent Cloud https://assets.confluent.io/m/2d
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