Senior Kafka Platform Engineer — Hybrid & Cloud

Charles Schwab; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Sabbatical after 5 years

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Job summary

Charles Schwab is seeking a Senior Kafka Platform Engineer to lead the evolution of its enterprise event‑streaming platform, drive Confluent Platform adoption, and build automation for scalable, secure, reliable delivery.

You will provide technical leadership across Kafka and Confluent Cloud, partner with cross‑functional teams, and apply AI‑assisted engineering to accelerate delivery while improving platform resilience and developer productivity. This on‑site role is based in Austin, TX.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead enterprise event streaming architecture across Confluent Platform and Cloud.

Skills

Kafka administration

Java development

Cloud & Kubernetes

AI-assisted engineering

Python

CI/CD

GitHub Copilot

DevOps practices

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Engineering

Tools

Confluent Platform

Confluent Cloud

Kubernetes

Linux

Jenkins

Job description

Charles Schwab is seeking a Senior Kafka Platform Engineer to lead the evolution of its enterprise event‑streaming platform, drive Confluent Platform adoption, and build automation for scalable, secure, reliable delivery.

You will provide technical leadership across Kafka and Confluent Cloud, partner with cross‑functional teams, and apply AI‑assisted engineering to accelerate delivery while improving platform resilience and developer productivity. This on‑site role is based in Austin, TX.