Engineering Director: Cloud Kafka & Streaming Platform

International Business Machines Corporation; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Software is seeking an engineering leader to guide the strategic vision, engineering, and operations of core teams that build a scalable Kafka-based platform. You will lead Confluent Cloud Brokers, Networking and Security, driving innovation and platform growth at scale.

You will manage a global team, set priorities with stakeholders, and deliver high-impact features on tight timelines while fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in senior-level engineering management leading productive teams.
• Proven track record delivering on-time features for large-scale systems.
• Experience with cloud-scale stateful data processing.

Responsibilities

• Lead a global team of software engineers and engineering leaders.
• Define long-term direction for Confluent and Kafka initiatives in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Drive technical innovation and competitive advantages for the platform.
• Prioritize improvements and establish design principles, quality standards, and operational maturity.
• Continue growth by hiring top engineers and maintaining high performance.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Hiring & mentoring

Data systems

Tools

Kafka platform

Confluent Platform

Job description

IBM Software is seeking an engineering leader to guide the strategic vision, engineering, and operations of core teams that build a scalable Kafka-based platform. You will lead Confluent Cloud Brokers, Networking and Security, driving innovation and platform growth at scale.

You will manage a global team, set priorities with stakeholders, and deliver high-impact features on tight timelines while fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence.