Job Description

Employment Type: Full-Time Location Type: Remote Salary: Not Specified

Position Overview

Confluent is revolutionizing data movement and its applications. Our platform enables data to stream in near real-time, empowering companies to react faster, build smarter, and deliver dynamic experiences. We are seeking a seasoned engineer to join our Developer Tooling Experience team. In this role, you will be instrumental in transforming the developer experience for Confluent Cloud customers by tackling complex challenges at scale. You will collaborate closely with Frontend and Backend engineering teams, as well as other key stakeholders, to design, architect, and build client-side libraries and services that power Confluent Cloud. Your work will enable the delivery of new business opportunities as we build the next generation Data Streaming Platform. You will drive end-to-end technical delivery, from design through testing and production deployment, within a fast-paced development cycle. Leveraging your expertise in cloud-native, large-scale distributed systems, you will help deliver our industry-leading platform, pushing beyond the status quo.

Responsibilities

• Own and operate the overall Software Development Lifecycle: This includes design, coding, testing, infrastructure, security, and operations.
• Collaborate across engineering and key stakeholders: Build and drive the overall roadmap for the developer tooling experience.
• Deliver high impact to the business: Plan and execute significant technical initiatives in areas such as visualization, data analysis, developer tooling, SDKs, platforms/frameworks, architectural direction, and major component refactoring across organizational boundaries.

Requirements

• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of software development experience.
• Technical Expertise:
  • Experience in large-scale systems engineering or distributed systems.
  • Experience in Cloud Native technology, including networking and security.
  • Proficiency in multiple programming languages and IDEs (e.g., Java, Go, Python).
  • Experience running production services in the cloud.
• Collaboration & Communication: Ability to influence teams, peers, and management through effective communication and collaboration techniques.
• Mentorship & Hiring: Familiarity with interviewing to maintain a high technical hiring bar and experience mentoring junior talent.
• Proactive Mindset: A track record of removing friction, identifying critical changes, an active mindset towards achieving results, and excellent prioritization skills.
• Education: BS Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience. An advanced degree in computer science is preferred.

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.

Company Culture & Values

• Belonging: 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. We make space for everyone to lead, grow, and challenge what’s possible.
• Equal Opportunity: We are 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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