Senior Backend Architect, Data Streaming Platform

Confluent; North Carolina; On-site; USD 197,400 - 232,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data streaming company based in North Carolina seeks a Senior Software Engineer II to own backend systems in Stream Governance products. You will lead the design and development of large-scale, cloud-native services, ensuring data quality and integrity. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in backend systems, proficiency in major programming languages, and strong leadership skills. The role offers a competitive salary range between $197.4K and $232K annually, along with collaborative opportunities across engineering teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience designing and scaling backend systems.
• Deep proficiency in at least one major backend language.
• Hands-on experience with distributed systems and event-driven architectures.

Responsibilities

• Develop and architect the cloud-native Stream Governance platform.
• Lead the end-to-end design and implementation of backend services.
• Make architecture decisions balancing reliability and performance.

Skills

Backend programming languages (Java, Go, C/C++, Python)

Distributed systems

Production services in public cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Containerized workloads (Docker, Kubernetes)

Technical leadership

Strong communication skills

Education

BS, MS, or PhD in computer science, engineering, or a related field

Tools

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

A leading data streaming company based in North Carolina seeks a Senior Software Engineer II to own backend systems in Stream Governance products. You will lead the design and development of large-scale, cloud-native services, ensuring data quality and integrity. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in backend systems, proficiency in major programming languages, and strong leadership skills. The role offers a competitive salary range between $197.4K and $232K annually, along with collaborative opportunities across engineering teams.