Senior Software Developer

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:

The Stream Processing & Analytics (SPA) team is building an elastic, reliable, durable, cost-effective, and performant stream processing engine based on Apache Flink for Confluent Cloud.

This role is critical for enabling our customers to build custom functions and apps in Confluent Cloud, extending the stream processing engine to meet the specific needs of their use-cases no matter how complex. You will champion a best-in-class SDLC for users who prefer Java or Python over SQL and want to leverage the power of managed stream processing on Confluent Cloud without sacrificing best-practices from their typical workflows.

What You Will Do:

• Work on Flink user-defined functions and Table API to provide a great experience for customers with sophisticated use-cases

• Play a crucial role in designing, developing and operationalizing critical user-facing interfaces as well as the backing cloud infrastructure

• Collaborate with the Apache Flink community to establish standards and improve open source foundations

• Produce clean, well-documented, and maintainable code that adheres to established team standards and security best practices.

• Deliver value for customers by taking on their most challenging problems

• As a vital member of our team, take responsibility for developing, managing, and maintaining a mission-critical service with a 99.99 SLA running on 88+ AWS, GCP, and Azure regions

• Enhance the stability, performance, scalability, and operational excellence across multiple critical systems

What You Will Bring:

• BS, MS, or PhD in computer science or a related field, or equivalent work experience

• 2-4 years of relevant stream processing experience

• Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design and development

• Experience running production services in the cloud and being part of oncall rotation

• A self-starter with the ability to work effectively in teams

• Proficiency in Java, and comfortable working with Go and Python

What Gives You an Edge:

• A strong background in distributed storage systems or databases

• Experience/knowledge with public clouds (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and Kubernetes operators

• Contributions to open-source projects, especially in Flink or the stream processing area

Ready to build what's next? Let’s get in motion.

Come As You Are

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.

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