Jobs at Confluent

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.

The role entails leading technical sales solutions, conducting proof of concept presentations, and guiding customer use-cases for Confluent's data streaming technology, while collaborating with product teams and building strong customer relationships.

Lead architecture and delivery of Confluent Platform features (notably Unified Stream Manager) for hybrid/on‑prem/cloud deployments. Drive design, code, reviews, and reliability for large-scale distributed systems, mentor senior engineers, collaborate cross-org, handle high-severity production incidents, and shape long-term platform roadmap.

Lead multi-year product strategy and execution for Apache Flink across Confluent Cloud and Platform. Align product, engineering, GTM, and executives; identify 0-to-1 opportunities across streaming, AI, and data engineering; define integrations across Confluent and IBM portfolios; and drive product lifecycle from early market fit to scale.

Lead the technical vision and architecture for Internal Access Management, ensuring secure, auditable authorization across engineering systems. Mentor others and drive adoption of secure identity patterns in cloud environments.

Build scalable and performant backend services for a monetization platform, enhancing product features and supporting usage-based billing in a cloud environment.

The Senior Software Engineer II will design and implement complex backend systems for a data streaming platform, lead technical projects, and mentor engineers in a cloud-native environment.

The Staff Software Engineer will enhance Apache Kafka features, mentor engineers, collaborate with the community, and ensure software quality and reliability.

The Senior Software Engineer II will work on building highly available, secure, and scalable compute layers for Kora, a managed data streaming service, while addressing complex distributed systems challenges.

The Senior Product Manager - Pricing & Monetization will design and optimize pricing strategies, collaborate across teams, manage tools, and analyze performance metrics to drive growth.

This role involves driving the vision and strategy for Confluent's API platform, focusing on developer experience, and managing cross-team initiatives. Responsibilities include understanding user needs, simplifying API interactions, and ensuring product adoption.

The Staff Software Engineer will lead the design and development of a scalable network data platform for Confluent Cloud, focusing on performance, reliability, and security while managing complex software projects across teams.

Lead product strategy and execution for Cluster Linking to deliver one-click disaster recovery, streamlined migrations, and secure cross-organization stream sharing. Drive adoption, packaging, pricing, customer engagement, and cross-functional alignment to grow the product.

The role involves architecting and implementing complex stream processing systems, driving technical strategy, simplifying code complexity, mentoring engineers, and enhancing system performance.

Lead the product-led growth marketing strategy, optimize acquisition, manage a high-performing team, and integrate AI into growth workflows.

As a Senior Product Manager, you'll lead the Cloud Kafka team's vision and strategy, driving product initiatives from concept through execution while collaborating with multiple teams to ensure success.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll design and implement strategies for scalable storage solutions, develop a highly available infrastructure, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate storage features.

The role involves designing and developing a high-performing, reliable storage engine for Confluent Cloud, driving software projects, troubleshooting complex systems, and collaborating effectively with team members.

As Director II, you will lead the Compute Platform team to architect and build a Cloud-native infrastructure, ensuring reliability and performance for real-time services.