Director of Cloud-Scale Kafka & Stream Infrastructure

International Business Machines Corporation; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Software seeks an engineering leader to guide the strategic vision, engineering, and operations of core teams building Confluent's Kafka platform. You will focus on the Confluent Cloud Brokers, Networking, and Security, operating a cloud-scale platform and driving ongoing transformation.

You will hire, mentor, and retain top engineers, set quality standards, and partner with stakeholders to deliver high-impact initiatives that advance Kafka’s capabilities in a scalable, fault-tolerant

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Master's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead a global team of software engineers and engineering leaders.
• Define and execute the long-term strategy for Confluent and Kafka in the cloud platform.
• Drive technical innovation to create competitive advantages for Confluent and Kafka.
• Collaborate with peers to prioritize improvements in culture, design principles, and operational maturity.
• Hire top-tier engineers and establish quality standards and execution discipline.

Skills

Engineering management

Distributed systems

Cloud infrastructure

Stateful data

Feature delivery

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

IBM Software seeks an engineering leader to guide the strategic vision, engineering, and operations of core teams building Confluent's Kafka platform. You will focus on the Confluent Cloud Brokers, Networking, and Security, operating a cloud-scale platform and driving ongoing transformation.

You will hire, mentor, and retain top engineers, set quality standards, and partner with stakeholders to deliver high-impact initiatives that advance Kafka’s capabilities in a scalable, fault-tolerant