Software Engineer I

Confluent; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a passionate Software Engineer I to join their dynamic team. This role focuses on building and scaling cloud-based data infrastructure that powers essential metrics and events. You'll collaborate with experienced engineers, contribute to core components, and gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced environment. Ideal candidates are recent graduates with strong programming skills and a desire to work on large-scale distributed systems. Join this exciting opportunity to make an impact in the world of data streaming!

Qualifications

• Recent graduate with a degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Good knowledge of data structures and algorithms.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and operation of scalable data infrastructure.
• Collaborate on core components of the Cloud Manageability platform.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-tested code.

Skills

Java

C

C++

Python

Go

Data Structures

Algorithms

Team Collaboration

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Master's in Computer Science

Job description

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With Confluent, organisations can harness the full power of continuously flowing data to innovate and win in the modern digital world. We have a purpose that drives us to do better every day – we're creating an entirely new category within data infrastructure - data streaming. This technology will allow every organisation to create experiences and use the power of data in ways that profoundly impact the way we all live. This impact is our purpose and drives us to do better every day.

One Confluent. One team. One Data Streaming Platform.

Data Connects Us.

About The Role

This team’s charter includes building and scaling our cloud-scale, data infrastructure which powers customer-facing metrics and events, and evangelizing platform architecture best practices. This infrastructure enables critical products like Health+, Metrics API, and use cases like billing, deep insights, and product visibility.

We are a team passionate about the observability space of any large-scale distributed infrastructures. In Confluent, we build, operate, and improve systems for logging, notifications & alerts, events detection and routing, and metrics.

You could work on the following teams in Cloud Manageability:

• Health+
• Cloud Notifications
• Metrics API and Telemetry
• Fleet Management
• Capacity and Placement
• Events DevEx
• Control plane DevEx
• Alert Platform
• Notifications Platform
• Service Ops Intelligence
• Orchestrator - Cluster Lifecycle Mgmt
• Orchestrator - Core Infra
• Events Infrastructure
• Logging Platform
• Druid Data Platform
• Cloud Resiliency and Tooling
• FedRAMP
  
  

What You Will Do

• Contribute to the design, development, and operation of scalable, resilient data infrastructure supporting observability, logging, alerting, and metrics for Confluent Cloud.
• Collaborate with experienced engineers to build and maintain core components of the Cloud Manageability platform, such as Health+, Metrics API, and Alert Platforms.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-tested code while gaining hands-on experience with large-scale distributed systems and cloud-native technologies.
• Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and sprint planning to continuously improve the quality and performance of our systems.
• Take ownership of small projects and deliver features that directly impact the reliability and usability of Confluent Cloud for internal and external users.
  
  

What You Will Bring

• A recent graduate who will be working remotely based in the UK with a UK address at the time of application
• Graduated from a Bachelor’s or Master's program in Computer Science, or a related technical field
• Good knowledge of data structures and algorithms and proficiency in at least one of these languages: Java, C, C++, Python, Go
• Self-motivated and able to drive projects with mentorship and project requirements
• Smart, humble, and empathetic and able to work effectively in teams and strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ready to make an IMPACT -- Driven and excited about the challenges of a fast-paced, innovative, and quickly growing software development environment
• Interested in building large-scale distributed systems
  
  

Come As You Are

At Confluent, equality is a core tenet of our culture. We are committed to building an inclusive global team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, beliefs, and experiences. The more diverse we are, the richer our community and the broader our impact. Employment decisions are made on the basis of 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 applicable law.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development, Computer Networking Products, and IT Services and IT Consulting

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