Senior Software Engineer

Confluent; Maryland; On-site; USD 132,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to work on building Kora, a cloud-native event streaming platform. The role demands expertise in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and programming in Java or similar languages. Candidates should have at least 2-3 years of relevant experience, demonstrating problem-solving skills and a strong ability to work within a team. The role offers competitive compensation reflecting the candidate's skills, qualifications, and work location.

Qualifications

• 2-3+ years of relevant cloud infrastructure/cloud networking experience.
• Proficiency in Java, Scala, C/C++, Go or other statically typed languages.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical solutions end-to-end, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Contribute to building Kora’s compute layer with a focus on quality and customer success.
• Identify root causes of problems and implement effective solutions.

Skills

Distributed systems design and development

Cloud infrastructure

Java

Scala

C/C++

Go

Education

BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related field

Job description

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With Confluent, organizations can harness the full power of continuously flowing data to innovate and win in the modern digital world. We have a purpose that drives us to do better every day – we're creating an entirely new category within data infrastructure - data streaming. This technology will allow every organization to create experiences and use the power of data in ways that profoundly impact the way we all live. This impact is our purpose and drives us to do better every day.

One Confluent. One team. One Data Streaming Platform.

Data Connects Us.

About The Role

We are a team of passionate engineers who love solving complex distributed systems and infrastructure problems. We are building Kora from the ground up to be a true managed service for clients who demand high levels of availability and performance at the lowest cost of ownership. In this role, you will be working on building highly available, reliable, secure, scalable, and multi-tenant Kora's compute layer. You will be instrumental in driving the technical solutions end-to-end, working closely with the team and key stakeholders to design, architect, and develop top-notch solutions. Here are examples of some of the challenges we've taken on in recent years:

Kora: A Cloud-Native Event Streaming Platform For Kafka

Apache Kafka's Next-Gen Rebalance Protocol: Towards More Stable and Scalable Consumer Groups

From On-Prem to Cloud-Native: Multi-Tenancy in Confluent Cloud

Speed, Scale, Storage: Our Journey from Apache Kafka to Performance in Confluent Cloud

Benchmarking Confluent Cloud

What You Will Do

• Driven and excited about challenges of delivering complex projects in production with a focus on quality
• Customer focused - making customers more successful by taking on their most challenging problems motivates you
• Have a strong sense of teamwork and able to make decisions which benefit the team and company
• Identify root causes, and get beyond treating symptoms - motivated to dig deep and solve hard problems
  
  

What You Will Bring

• BS, MS, or PhD in computer science or a related field, or equivalent work experience
• 2-3+ years of relevant cloud infrastructure/cloud networking experience
• Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design and development
• Experience building and operating large-scale systems in the Cloud
• Solid understanding of basic systems operations (disk, network, operating systems, etc)
• A self starter with the ability to work effectively in teams
• Proficiency in Java, Scala, C/C++, Go or other statically typed languages
  
  

What Gives You An Edge

• In-depth familiarity with the JVM
• A strong background in distributed storage systems or databases
• Experience in the areas of resource management and QoS
• Experience/knowledge with public clouds (AWS, Azure or GCP)
• Interest in evangelism (giving talks at tech conferences, writing blog posts evangelizing Kafka)
• Experience working on databases or data storage
  
  

Come As You Are

At Confluent, equality is a core tenet of our culture. We are committed to building an inclusive global team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, beliefs, and experiences. The more diverse we are, the richer our community and the broader our impact. Employment decisions are made on the basis of job-related criteria without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

At Confluent, we are committed to providing competitive pay and benefits that are in line with industry standards. We analyze and carefully consider several factors when determining compensation, including work history, education, professional experience, and location. This position has an annual estimated salary of $160,100 - $188,100 and a competitive equity package. The actual pay may vary depending on your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Confluent offers a wide range of employee benefits. To learn more about our benefits click HERE .

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development, Computer Networking Products, and IT Services and IT Consulting

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