Solutions Engineer

Confluent

United States

On-site

USD 110,500 - 129,780

Full time

14 days+

Get more replies from employers

Send a job-specific resume in minutes.

Job summary

A leading company in data infrastructure is seeking a Solutions Engineer to drive innovation in Data Streaming. This role involves collaborating closely with sales teams to meet client needs, guide technical discussions, and ensure customer success through hands-on support and relationship building. Ideal candidates will have a strong foundation in engineering principles, cloud architecture, and exceptional communication skills, enabling them to present effectively to diverse technical audiences.

Qualifications

3+ years of Solutions Engineering or similar work experience.
Confidence presenting to C-level executives and highly skilled audiences.

Responsibilities

Help advance new & innovative Data Streaming use-cases from conception to Go-Live.
Provide Thought Leadership by delivering Technical Talks and Workshops.
Analyze Customer Consumption trends and identify Optimization opportunities.

Skills

Event-Driven architecture

Data Integration & Processing Techniques

Cloud Architecture

Automation

GitOps

Kubernetes

Java

Python

SQL

Education

Technical certifications - Cloud Developer/Architect, Data Engineering & Integration

Job description

Join to apply for the Solutions Engineer role at Confluent

20 hours ago Be among the first 25 applicants

Join to apply for the Solutions Engineer role at Confluent

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

Solutions Engineers at Confluent drive not only the early-stage evaluation within the sales process, but also play a crucial role in enabling ongoing value-realization for customers, all while helping them move up the adoption maturity curve. In this role you’ll partner with Account Executives to be the key technical advisor in service of the customer. You’ll be instrumental in surfacing the customers’ stated or implicit Business Needs, and coming up with Technical Designs to best meet these needs. You may find yourself at times facilitating art of the possible discussions and storytelling to inspire customers in adopting new patterns with confidence, and at other times driving creative solutioning to help get past difficult technical roadblocks. Overall, we look upon Solutions Engineers to be a key cog within the Customer Success Team that help foster an environment of sustained success for the customer and incremental adoption of Confluent’s Technology.

What You Will Do

Help advance new & innovative Data Streaming use-cases from conception to Go-Live
Execute on and lead Technical Proofs of Concept
Conduct Discovery & Whiteboard Sessions to develop new use-cases
Provide Thought Leadership by delivering Technical Talks and Workshops
Guide customers with hands-on help and best practice to drive operational maturity of their Confluent Deployment
Analyze Customer Consumption trends and identify Optimization opportunities
Work closely with Product and Engineering teams, and serve as a key Product advocate across the Customer, Partner and Industry ecosystem
Forge strong relationships with key customer stakeholders and serve as a dependable partner for them

What You Will Bring

3+ years of Solutions Engineering or similar work experience
Experience with Event-Driven architecture, Data Integration & Processing Techniques, Database & Data Warehouse technologies
First-Hand exposure to Cloud Architecture, Migrations, Deployment & Application Development
Experience with Automation, GitOps and Kubernetes
Proficiency in Java, Python or SQL
Technical certifications - Cloud Developer/Architect, Data Engineering & Integration
Clear, consistent demonstration of self-starter behavior, a desire to learn new things and tackle hard technical problems
Exceptional presentation and communications capabilities.
Confidence presenting to a highly skilled and experienced audience, ranging from developers to enterprise architects and up to C-level executives

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 $110,500 - $129,780, a competitive equity package and is also eligible for additional commission and/or bonus pay. 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 .

Click HERE to review our Candidate Privacy Notice which describes how and when Confluent, Inc., and its group companies, collects, uses, and shares certain personal information of California job applicants and prospective employees.

Seniority level