Senior Software Engineer

Confluent; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud-native data streaming company in Canada is seeking passionate engineers to develop Kora, a scalable orchestration layer. This role focuses on solving complex distributed systems challenges in a collaborative environment. Ideal candidates have a background in cloud infrastructure, strong team spirit, and proficiency in languages like Java or Scala. Join a team committed to equality and diverse perspectives, where your contributions will help shape the future of data streaming.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of relevant experience in cloud infrastructure or SaaS/PaaS services.
• Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design and development.
• Experience building and operating large-scale systems in the Cloud.

Responsibilities

• Deliver complex projects in production focused on quality.
• Make customers more successful by addressing challenging problems.
• Identify root causes and solve hard problems effectively.

Skills

Teamwork

Problem solving

Cloud infrastructure experience

Java proficiency

Understanding of distributed systems

Education

BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Java

Scala

C/C++

Go

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:

We are a team of passionate engineers who love solving complex distributed systems and infrastructure problems. We are building Kora from the ground up to be a true managed service for clients who demand high levels of availability and performance at the lowest cost of ownership. In this role, you will be working on building highly available, reliable, secure, scalable, and multi-tenant Kora's orchestration layer. You will be instrumental in driving the technical solutions end-to-end, working closely with the team and key stakeholders to design, architect, and develop top-notch solutions.

Kora: A Cloud-Native Event Streaming Platform For Kafka

Apache Kafka's Next-Gen Rebalance Protocol: Towards More Stable and Scalable Consumer Groups

From On-Prem to Cloud-Native: Multi-Tenancy in Confluent Cloud

Speed, Scale, Storage: Our Journey from Apache Kafka to Performance in Confluent Cloud

Benchmarking Confluent Cloud

What You Will Do:

• Driven and excited about challenges of delivering complex projects in production with a focus on quality

• Customer focused - making customers more successful by taking on their most challenging problems motivates you

• Have a strong sense of teamwork and able to make decisions which benefit the team and company

• Identify root causes, and get beyond treating symptoms - motivated to dig deep and solve hard problems

What You Will Bring:

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

• 2-5 years of relevant cloud infrastructure and/or SaaS/PaaS services

• Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design and development

• Experience building and operating large-scale systems in the Cloud

• 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, C/C++, Go or other statically typed languages

What Gives You an Edge:

• In-depth familiarity with the JVM

• A strong background in distributed storage systems or databases

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

• Interest in evangelism (giving talks at tech conferences, writing blog posts evangelizing Kafka)

• Experience working on databases or data storage

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.