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We’re not just building better tech. With Confluent, data moves in real‑time so companies can react faster, build smarter, and deliver dynamic experiences. It takes a certain kind of person to join this team – those who ask hard questions, give honest feedback, and support each other. No egos, no solo acts. Smart, curious humans pushing toward something bigger, together.
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The Role
As a Staff Software Engineer, you will be the technical lead for several key initiatives for the Stream Governance product Stream Governance product portfolio is crucial to putting event streaming at the heart of every organization and is a core component of the Data Streaming Platform. You will be responsible for delivering critical functionalities such as Confluent Stream Catalog, Stream Sharing, Stream Lineage, and Data Portal – enabling customers to search, organize, understand, share, and access data in a self‑service way.
In this role, you will collaborate closely with the team and key stakeholders to design, architect, and develop cloud‑native, multi‑tenant services for Stream Governance. You will guide the vision, provide technical leadership, mentor, and enable a high‑performing engineering team to tackle complex distributed data challenges at scale.
What You Will Do
Develop a cloud‑native Stream Governance platform for Kafka and real‑time data that is multi‑tenant, highly available, and scalable.
Architect a complex engineering system from end to end.
Partner across engineering and other stakeholders to create and execute the overall roadmap for delivering a top‑notch Data Streaming Platform for customers.
Evaluate and enhance the platform’s technology stack, staying on pace with industry trends and adopting state‑of‑the‑art solutions.
Solve complicated technical projects with high quality and provide technical guidance to the team.
Develop, manage, and maintain a mission‑critical service with a 99.99 % SLA running across 90+ AWS, GCP, and Azure regions.
Enhance the stability, performance, scalability, and operational excellence of critical systems.
What You Will Bring
10+ years of relevant software development experience.
Technical expertise in large‑scale systems engineering or distributed systems.
5+ years of experience designing, building, and scaling distributed systems.
Experience running production services in the cloud and participating in on‑call rotation.
Expertise in cloud‑native technology, networking and security; prior experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure; deep understanding of cloud best practices.
Ability to influence teammates, peers, and management with effective communication and collaboration.
Proven experience leading and mentoring technical teams.
Drive results by removing friction and improving the development stack with urgency and prioritization skills.
B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent; an advanced degree is preferred.
Ready to Build the Next? Let’s Get in Motion.
We’re proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Employment decisions are based on job‑related criteria without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
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