Technical Instructor - EMEA

Employment Type: Full-Time Location Type: Remote

Position Overview

Confluent is seeking a highly skilled and engaging Technical Instructor to deliver world-class instructor-led training (ILT) on Apache Kafka and Confluent products to our Global & Regional System Integrators (GSIs/RSIs) partner ecosystem in the EMEA region. As a member of our Global Partner Enablement team, you will empower partners to successfully deploy and optimize Kafka-based Confluent solutions. The ideal candidate is not only an expert in Kafka and Confluent technologies but also an exceptional communicator and teacher with a passion for driving technical excellence in the partner community. This role will act as the primary Confluent enablement advocate across multiple partner system integrators, supporting their L&D teams to drive awareness and adoption across business groups, practices, and geographies.

Responsibilities

• Conduct high-quality instructor-led training sessions (virtual and in person), and facilitate hands-on labs and exercises to rapidly increase our EMEA GSI talent pool and certifications.
• Organize and deliver technical content focused on Kafka fundamentals, Confluent Cloud, and Confluent Platform, including real-world applications, advanced configurations, and performance optimization.
• Foster strong GSI partner relationships, prioritize impactful training, align programs with client needs, and shape a strategic, results-driven training plan.
• Collect feedback from training participants to continuously improve course materials and delivery techniques.
• Collaborate with the curriculum development team to update content, ensuring alignment with the latest Kafka and Confluent product updates.
• Stay current with Apache Kafka, Confluent’s products, and emerging trends in distributed data streaming.
• Contribute to internal knowledge bases by documenting best practices, FAQs, and common technical challenges encountered by partners.
• Collaborate with internal teams, including Product, Engineering, and Partner Solutions Architects, to ensure training content reflects the latest technical developments.
• Represent Confluent at partner training events, technical workshops, and conferences across EMEA, as needed.

Requirements

• 2-3 years of experience in a technical trainer, sales engineer, professional services consultant, or equivalent technical position.
• Expertise in Apache Kafka and familiarity with Confluent products, including core concepts like producers, consumers, Kafka Streams, and connectors.
• Proven experience delivering technical training or presentations to diverse audiences (developers, architects, and IT professionals).
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, real-time data streaming, and event-driven architectures.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts in an accessible way.
• Experience with designing and implementing strategic training and enablement plans with a well-defined Point of View.
• Proficient in at least one programming language, preferably Java.
• Familiarity with tools and technologies used in hands-on labs (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Experienced with virtual classroom training tools, such as Zoom.
• Ability to travel approximately 25% of the time.
• Previous experience working with GSIs and RSIs.
• Certification in Confluent products is a plus.

About Confluent

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.