Staff Software Engineer I
Staff-level engineer building multi-tenant, highly available storage infrastructure for Tableflow, focusing on table materialization, compaction, and background maintenance at massive scale.
Confluent
Data streaming platform based on Apache Kafka
data & analyticsMountain View, California1000+PublicRemoteFounded 2014Salary transparent
About
Confluent builds a cloud-native data streaming platform powered by Apache Kafka. It enables organizations to stream, connect, process, and govern real-time data across systems. This powers event-driven architectures and real-time operations for enterprises.
Tech stack
NPICloud NetworkingpgvectorAI-Driven ToolsSQLOIDCUser Experience (UX)GoAWSAzureKubernetesGCPJavaKafkaFlinkC++TerraformScalaPythonDocker
Perks & benefits
Unlimited PTOHealth insuranceDental insuranceVision insurance401kHome office stipendEquityParental leaveVolunteer time off
Open roles 24
Senior Software Engineer
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will advance the Tableflow project by developing and maintaining multi-tenant, highly available compute infrastructure and core components for table materialization and background maintenance at scale. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate storage features and infrastructure.
Principal Product Manager
Principal Product Manager (IC) owning multi-year strategy and roadmap for Apache Flink across Confluent Cloud and on-prem. Requires 10+ years PM experience, deep technical expertise in distributed systems and data engineering, and proven ability to scale complex cloud data products.
Senior Product Manager, Developer Experience
As a Senior Product Manager, you will drive the vision and strategy for Confluent's API platform, empowering developers and operators to automate operations and making the platform AI-ready. You will focus on understanding user needs, defining the API platform roadmap, and ensuring consistent, developer-friendly interfaces.
Director, IT
The Director of IT will lead a team responsible for helpdesk, endpoint, identity, and networking functions. This role requires a technical leader with a customer-focused mindset and experience in modern IT infrastructure.
Staff Software Engineer I
Senior infrastructure engineer building and operating large-scale distributed systems and cloud infrastructure for Confluent Cloud across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
Senior Software Engineer II
Senior backend engineer owning design and delivery of cloud-native, multi-tenant Stream Governance services for Confluent's data streaming platform. Requires 7+ years experience building scalable distributed systems in public clouds with strong technical leadership skills.
Staff Product Manager, Cloud Networking
Own the multi-year platform strategy and architecture for Confluent Cloud Networking across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Partner with engineering leadership on technical direction, drive enterprise connectivity, security, and cost-efficiency outcomes.
Principal Engineer, Engineering AI Productivity
Lead internal agentic AI initiatives to boost R&D productivity. Define strategy, build roadmaps, and deliver LLM-powered automation and workflows for engineering teams.
Senior Engineering Manager, Flink Control Plane
Lead a team of engineers to develop and execute the roadmap for the Flink Control Plane, focusing on architectural excellence, reliability, and scaling for Confluent's managed Flink offering. This role involves significant technical strategy and people leadership.
Director Engineering, Traffic & Networking
Lead the Traffic Control-Plane team to manage a resilient multi-cloud network orchestration layer and programmable networking APIs for Confluent Cloud. Requires 10+ years leading large technical teams with deep expertise in Kubernetes, cloud networking, and scalable distributed systems.
Senior Software Engineer
Designs, develops, and operates large-scale distributed infrastructure for Confluent Cloud, focusing on reliability, scalability, and performance across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Requires 4+ years experience in cloud platforms, systems operations, and statically typed languages like Java or Go.
Senior Software Engineer II, Kora Compute
Builds highly available, scalable, multi-tenant compute layer for Kora, Confluent's cloud-native event streaming platform. Requires 4+ years in cloud infrastructure, distributed systems expertise, and proficiency in Java, Scala, C/C++, or Go.
Staff Product Operations Manager
Owns the Product Development Lifecycle as a product, building AI-driven workflows, standardizing templates like PRD/PRFAQ/NPI, and driving adoption among PMs through iteration and empathy. Requires 8+ years PM experience with hands-on shipping and AI fluency.
Staff Product Manager, Real Time Data Analytics Platform
Owns vision, strategy, and roadmap for Confluent's streaming analytics engine, handling storage, materialization, query serving, and performance. Requires 8+ years in product management with deep expertise in real-time analytics, databases, and streaming platforms.
Senior Product Manager, Cloud Networking
Leads product initiatives for Confluent Cloud Networking, focusing on reliable, scalable, and secure private networking to enable streaming services. Drives roadmap, user research, cross-functional execution, and metrics for cloud infrastructure abstraction.
Head of Product Led Growth Marketing
Leads team to define and optimize product-led growth strategy across the full funnel, from acquisition to high-value conversion. Collaborates cross-functionally to build measurement frameworks, run experiments, and evolve PLG for AI workflows; requires 8+ years in growth marketing/PLG and 2+ years leadership.
Senior Software Engineer II
Leads design and delivery of cloud-native backend services for Stream Governance in Confluent's data streaming platform, ensuring scalability, security, and high availability across clouds. Requires 5+ years backend experience, distributed systems expertise, cloud proficiency, and technical leadership skills.
Senior Software Engineer II
Leads design, implementation, and operation of large-scale distributed backend services for a data streaming platform. Requires 5+ years experience in backend development, cloud-native technologies, and technical leadership.
Director II, Engineering
Leads Compute Platform & Unified Deployment team to architect and build secure, multi-tenant cloud-native compute infrastructure for Confluent Cloud. Requires 10+ years in hyper-scale distributed systems, Kubernetes expertise, and technical leadership to ensure reliability and scalability.
Senior Product Manager, Cloud Networking
Senior Product Manager leads cloud networking initiatives for Confluent Cloud, focusing on reliable, scalable private connectivity. Drives roadmap, user research, cross-functional execution, and iteration for services like Kafka and Flink; requires 5+ years PM experience in cloud tech.
Staff Product Manager, Kafka Connect
Leads product initiatives for Kafka Connect's enterprise features, driving strategy, integrations with external systems, AI/ML enhancements, and GTM efforts. Requires 8+ years PM experience, strong technical skills in data streaming and clouds.
Staff Software Engineer I - Internal Access Management
Leads architecture and execution of Internal Access Management, enforcing least privilege, zero-trust, and secure authorization across Kubernetes and multi-cloud environments. Requires 10+ years experience with deep expertise in IAM, cloud security, and distributed systems.