[Confluent] Senior Software Engineer II - Kafka

IBM; Poughkeepsie (AR); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM in the United States is seeking an experienced engineer to design and develop the compute layer for Kora, a cloud-native event streaming platform. You will own end-to-end technical solutions to ensure high availability, scalability, and security for multi-tenant environments.

The role requires a CS degree or equivalent experience, 4+ years in cloud infrastructure, and strong proficiency in Java or Go, with a solid foundation in distributed systems and modern JVM languages.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of cloud infrastructure experience.
• Proficiency in statically typed languages such as Java or Go.
• Strong foundation in distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop the compute layer for Kora.
• Drive end-to-end technical solutions to ensure high availability, scalability, and security for multi-tenant environments.

Skills

Java

Scala

C/C++

Go

Distributed Systems

Cloud Infrastructure

Apache Kafka

JVM

Distributed Storage

Public Cloud

CI/CD Pipelines

Agile Methodology

Multi-tenancy

Resource Management

QoS

Systems Operations

Education

Bachelors in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

The role involves designing and developing the compute layer for Kora, a cloud-native event streaming platform. You will drive technical solutions end-to-end to ensure high availability, scalability, and security for multi-tenant environments.

Requirements

Candidates need a degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience and 4+ years of cloud infrastructure experience. Proficiency in statically typed languages like Java or Go and a strong foundation in distributed systems are required.

Key Skills

• Java
• Scala
• C/C++
• Go
• Distributed Systems
• Cloud Infrastructure
• Apache Kafka
• JVM
• Distributed Storage
• Public Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Agile Methodology
• Multi-tenancy
• Resource Management
• QoS
• Systems Operations