Senior Software Engineer

Confluent; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud data platform company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Software Engineer for the Cloud Control Plane team. You will design and implement distributed systems while working in a collaborative Agile environment. Candidates should have experience with programming languages such as Go, C++, Java, or Python, and a solid understanding of Kubernetes and Docker. This role offers the opportunity for autonomy and innovation while maintaining responsibility for the deployed systems.

Qualifications

• Strong software design and implementation skills in building infrastructure frameworks.
• Deep expertise in building distributed systems.
• Experience in a full project lifecycle, from coding to supporting a product.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a distributed control plane.
• Provision infrastructure and deploy changes using Helm.
• Work iteratively in a fast-paced Scrum environment.
• Support and operate your code before and after release.

Skills

Strong software design skills

Distributed systems expertise

Experience with Go

Experience with C++

Experience with Java

Experience with Python

Kubernetes understanding

Docker understanding

Tools

Terraform

Helm

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:

As a Software Engineer, Cloud Control Plane, you will be designing and implementing a distributed control plane used by product teams to manage the lifecycle of their Confluent Cloud offerings.

We are a tightly knit group with a fairly mature Agile process running a very mild version of the XP playbook - we care a lot about clear communication, a good degree of task breakdown and a whole lot of pairing with other engineers. We pride ourselves in how we get stuff done - our process is light on red tape and heavy on collaboration - we will give you the authority and autonomy to make decisions.

What You Will Do:

• Delve deep into the Kubernetes framework - we have K8S contributors working with us internally
• Provision infrastructure using a mixture of Terraform and internal tooling and deploy your changes using Helm
• Thrive working iteratively in a fast-paced Scrum environment where you'll use our product and be very much DevOps driven
• You'll be expected to not only ship code but also operate and support it before and after release - that includes having a deep understanding of what your code will run on

What You Will Bring:

• Strong software design and implementation skills in building infrastructure frameworks
• Deep expertise in building distributed systems
• Experience with one or more of these programming languages - Go, C++, Java, or Python
• Experience in a full project lifecycle starting from zero lines of code to operating, observing and supporting a product as part of an on‑call rota
• Solid understanding of Kubernetes and Docker

What Gives You an Edge:

• Experience in building control planes (virtualization, software‑defined networking/storage)
• Experience building APIs - both RESTful and gRPC‑based
• Familiarity with infra such as networking, storage, and security in data centres
• Hands‑on experience with Kubernetes operators, Helm, or StatefulSets
• Open source contributions to Kubernetes sigs or adjacent projects
• Experience with PBT, TDD, and pair programming.

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.