Jobs at Confluent

Design, build, and operate high-performance, scalable backend services for the Connect Cloud Platform. Develop orchestration, auto-scaling, and lifecycle management for multi-tenant Kafka Connect workloads. Ensure resource isolation, security, and performance; troubleshoot complex microservices/Kubernetes/container/virtualization stacks; drive operational readiness and SLA attainment; propose architectural and process improvements and mentor engineers.

Design, build, and operate scalable, resilient distributed systems for the Kafka Connect platform. Own end-to-end delivery of complex technical projects, improve connector performance and scalability using cloud and on-prem resources, engage with the open-source community, and promote engineering excellence and collaboration.

Design and operate large-scale, high-performance infrastructure for Confluent Cloud, focusing on improvement of reliability and efficiency in data streaming workloads.

Design and build backend services that run AI/model inference on real-time streaming data. Own end-to-end features, make cross-team architectural decisions, ensure reliability and operability, participate in on-call, and mentor engineers while driving production-grade rollout and testing.

Design, build, scale, and operate a Kafka-compatible, object-storage-backed streaming platform. Own backend services, storage engine, multi-tenant control plane, transactions and multi-region features. Troubleshoot complex distributed systems, ensure operational readiness and SLAs, participate in on-call rotation, and contribute across the full stack including developer console UI.

Develop and manage control plane services for Flink, focusing on orchestration and reliability. Responsibilities include code quality, mentoring, and communication across teams.

Design and implement scalable storage engine features (schematization, materialization, compaction) and build multi-tenant, highly available compute infrastructure for background storage tasks. Ensure platform reliability, scalability, and integration with product and engineering teams across Confluent Cloud.

Lead a team developing the Flink Control Plane, managing job orchestration, architectural leadership, and mentoring engineers while ensuring code quality and operational excellence.

As Director of IT, you'll lead IT services including Helpdesk, identity, and corporate infrastructure, focusing on automation, user experience, and team growth.

The Staff Software Engineer I - SRE role involves proactive reliability engineering, incident management, and cross-team leadership to enhance data stream reliability for Confluent Cloud.

Lead the Cloud Networking Product team to enhance the connectivity of Confluent Cloud. Responsibilities include product lifecycle management, user analysis, and collaboration across teams to ensure successful product initiatives.

Build and operate large-scale, high-performance infrastructure to run AI inference and agents on real-time streaming data. Design scalable, reliable serving layers, solve distributed-systems challenges, and optimize across cloud providers.

As a Senior Software Engineer II, you will lead backend system design for Stream Governance products, developing cloud-native multi-tenant services while mentoring engineers and driving technical projects.

Design and maintain Golang infrastructure services for the Confluent Cloud Platform, ensuring performance, availability, and capacity planning of the service.

The Staff Product Manager for Cloud Networking will own the platform strategy for data connectivity and drive architectural decisions for Confluent Cloud across multiple cloud services and networking models, while aligning stakeholders and mentoring team members.

The Senior Product Manager will oversee cloud networking initiatives, ensuring user-friendly connectivity in Confluent Cloud, and manage product lifecycle from conception to launch, focusing on usability and cost efficiency.

Lead a globally distributed team to manage a cloud-native networking orchestration layer, driving innovation in data streaming infrastructure and cross-cloud connectivity.

As a Staff Product Manager at Confluent, you'll lead major product initiatives, ensure effective communication across teams, and enhance the product strategy for Kafka Connect, aiming for successful enterprise-grade integrations.

The Senior Software Engineer II will design and develop cloud-native backend systems for Stream Governance, mentor engineers, and solve complex data challenges in a team-focused environment.

The Principal Engineer will lead AI-driven productivity initiatives, develop a strategy for integrating AI in engineering workflows, and improve collaboration across teams. Responsibilities include executing projects, ensuring code quality, and setting success metrics.