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’re seeking a Senior Partner Solutions Engineer, a strong technologist who will support and grow the technical partnerships with key System Integrators, ISV and CSP Partners. This role is pivotal in supporting and advancing technical partnerships through a variety of initiatives including co-developed solutions, strategic account engagements, and fostering the growth of Centers of Excellence among our partners. You’ll be accountable for the outcome of these initiatives and frequently collaborate with both Confluent and Partner resources to drive success.
Successful Partner Solutions Engineers typically have backgrounds as Technical Account Managers, Solution Engineers, Solution Architects or Professional Services. Still, they all share a passion for expanding Confluent’s partner ecosystem and delivering our customers the best of that world.
What You Will Do:Present Confluent and explain value proposition to different audiences (Partner executives, Technical leaders, Architects, etc..)
Define, build, and deliver repeatable solutions that highlight the partner and Confluent’s joint value propositions
Build and manage relationships with key technical leaders
Collaborate internally to support Partner technical initiatives such as partner-driven scalable GTM assets, partner team enablement workshops, assessment, advice, and coaching
Advocate on behalf of Partners’ technical concerns (use cases, feature requests, support issues, e.g.) with Confluent internal teams and personnel, helping to bring those concerns to resolution
Provide architecture guidance and recommendations across solutions, offerings, and customer opportunities
Author whitepapers, technical articles, and blog posts
Help scale the team by building reusable content and programs
Ensure the successful onboarding, training, enablement, and certification of partner technical resources
Experience as a Sales Engineer or Technical Account Manager or ideally a Partner Solutions Engineer
Demonstrated hands-on experience architecting complex enterprise solutions for customers and/or partners
Experience working with System Integrators in a similar role
Experience with messaging, streaming, and ETL products commonly used in the enterprise
Experience operating within and across cross-functional teams including product management, engineering, sales, marketing, etc
Ability to quickly learn, understand, and work with new and emerging technologies, methodologies, and solutions
French and English speaking is required for this position
Knowledge of Apache Kafka and/or other streaming technologies
Proficiency in other languages
Experience as a Technical Sales/Systems Engineer in a cloud environment or equivalent experience in a customer and/or partner-facing role
Experience designing and building big data, stream processing, and/or other distributed systems for Fortune 1000 companies
Experience working with global teams
Belonging isn’t a perk here. It’s the baseline. We work across time zones and backgrounds, knowing the best ideas come from different perspectives. And we make space for everyone to lead, grow, and challenge what’s possible.
We’re proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Employment decisions are based on job-related criteria, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by law.
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What We Do
Confluent is pioneering a fundamentally new category of data infrastructure focused on data in motion. Our cloud-native offering is the foundational platform for data in motion --- designed to be the intelligent connective tissue enabling real-time data, from multiple sources, to constantly stream across the organization. With Confluent, our customers can meet the new business imperative of delivering rich, digital customer experiences and real-time business operations. Our mission is to help every organization harness data in motion so they can compete and thrive in the modern world.
Why Work With Us
At Confluent, we’re not just building better tech, we’re rewriting how data moves. No egos, no solo acts—just smart, curious people pushing toward something bigger, together. Belonging isn’t a perk here. It’s the baseline. Work from anywhere. Build with everyone. One Confluent. One team. whole new way of making data flow.
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