Senior Software Engineer
Role Overview
This senior-level role involves driving end-to-end technical projects to advance Apache Kafka, including designing and developing solutions for APIs, protocols, and Kafka Streams. The engineer will work with a team of distributed systems experts and Kafka committers, contributing to open-source innovation and collaborating with customers to meet requirements. Responsibilities include mentoring other engineers and representing the team in cross-functional meetings to shape the future of data streaming technology.
Perks & Benefits
The job is fully remote with flexible time zones, fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture that values diverse perspectives and teamwork. Career growth is supported through mentorship opportunities and involvement in high-impact projects like Apache Kafka 4.0 and next-gen protocols. The environment emphasizes honest feedback, continuous learning, and equal opportunity, with a focus on building scalable systems in a dynamic, global team setting.
Full Job Description
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:
Our team’s mission is to advance the innovation of Apache Kafka both within Confluent and the open source community. We are a team of passionate engineers who love solving complex distributed systems and infrastructure problems. Our team includes highly respected Apache Kafka committers and PMC members that you will be working with to help shape the next generation of Kafka APIs, Kafka Protocols and Kafka Streams. You will be instrumental in driving technical projects end-to-end, working closely with the team and key stakeholders to design, architect, and develop top-notch solutions. Here are examples of some of the challenges we've taken on in recent years:
Apache Kafka 4.0
Apache Kafka's Next-Gen Rebalance Protocol
Centralized Monitoring and Troubleshooting for Kafka Clients
Queues for Kafka
Kafka Streams
What You Will Do:
Independently drive the design and execution of complex projects end to end
Contribute advancement to the Apache Kafka project
Work with customers to understand their requirement and making them successful
Represents the team in cross-functional design/architecture meetings
Provide guidance and mentorship to other engineers
Collaborate with other engineers and make decision which benefits Apache Kafka and Confluent
What You Will Bring:
BS, MS, or PhD in computer science or a related field, or equivalent work experience
4+ years of relevant experience in distributed systems, query and stream processing
Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design and development
Experience building and operating highly scalable and performant systems
Solid understanding of basic systems operations (disk, network, operating systems, etc)
A self starter with the ability to work effectively in teams
Proficiency in Java, Scala or other statically typed languages
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.
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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