[Confluent] Senior Software Engineer II - Kafka

IBM; Boston (KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM is hiring to design and develop the compute layer of Kora, a cloud-native event streaming platform. You will drive end-to-end technical solutions and solve complex distributed systems and infrastructure challenges.

Candidates should have 4+ years in cloud infrastructure, be proficient in statically typed languages, and hold a CS degree or equivalent; strong expertise in large-scale cloud operations is required.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of cloud infrastructure experience.
• Proficiency in statically typed languages.
• Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design.
• Experience operating large-scale cloud systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop the compute layer of Kora for high availability and scalability.
• Drive technical solutions end-to-end across distributed systems.
• Address infrastructure challenges and optimize cloud performance.

Skills

Distributed Systems

Cloud Infrastructure

Statically Typed Languages

Large-scale Cloud Ops

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Apache Kafka

AWS

GCP

Azure

Kubernetes

Job description

The role involves designing and developing the compute layer of Kora, a cloud-native event streaming platform, to ensure high availability and scalability. You will drive technical solutions end-to-end and solve complex distributed systems and infrastructure problems.

Requirements

Candidates need a degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience, with 4+ years of cloud infrastructure experience and proficiency in statically typed languages. Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design and experience operating large-scale cloud systems are required.

Key Skills

Java, Scala, C/C++, Go, Distributed Systems, Cloud Infrastructure, Apache Kafka, JVM, Distributed Storage, Resource Management, QoS, AWS, Azure, GCP, CI/CD Pipelines, Agile