Staff Software Engineer, Messaging Infra — Scale Kafka

Flawless Youth; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 210,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits

401k Match

Flexible Vacation

Paid Volunteer time off

Job summary

A technology company in San Francisco is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to enhance its messaging infrastructure using Kafka and Kubernetes. The role involves collaboration with a team to improve reliability and performance of systems, promoting event-driven architectures. Ideal candidates should have over 7 years of experience in software engineering, particularly in internet-scale applications. The position offers comprehensive healthcare, 401k matching, and flexible vacation policies.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience developing internet‑scale software, preferably in infrastructure.
• Experience with Kafka is a plus.
• Experience developing on Kubernetes or similar distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a team of software engineers to maintain and enhance the foundational infrastructure platform.
• Develop software to improve the availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of Kafka.
• Contribute to the technical and strategic direction of eventing.

Skills

Experience with asynchronous communication patterns

Strong troubleshooting skills

Excellent communication skills

Tools

Kafka

Kubernetes

Job description

A technology company in San Francisco is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to enhance its messaging infrastructure using Kafka and Kubernetes. The role involves collaboration with a team to improve reliability and performance of systems, promoting event-driven architectures. Ideal candidates should have over 7 years of experience in software engineering, particularly in internet-scale applications. The position offers comprehensive healthcare, 401k matching, and flexible vacation policies.