# Senior Software Engineer II, Kora Compute

**Company:** [Confluent](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/confluent)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** CA$179k – CA$211k/yr
**Experience:** 4+ years
**Skills:** Distributed Systems, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Networking, Java, Scala, C++, Go, Jvm, AWS, Azure, GCP, Distributed Storage Systems, Databases, Resource Management, Quality Of Service
**Posted:** 2026-05-11

> Senior software engineer developing Kora’s highly available, secure, scalable, and multi-tenant cloud compute layer. The role requires 4+ years of cloud infrastructure or networking experience, distributed-systems expertise, and proficiency in a statically typed language.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Build the highly available, reliable, secure, scalable, and multi-tenant compute layer for Kora, Confluent’s managed cloud-native event streaming service.
- Drive technical solutions end to end, including design, architecture, development, and production delivery.
- Solve complex distributed-systems and infrastructure problems with a focus on quality and customer impact.
- Identify root causes and develop durable solutions rather than treating symptoms.
- Collaborate effectively with teammates and stakeholders, making decisions that benefit the team and company.
- Build and operate large-scale cloud systems.

## Requirements
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- 4+ years of relevant cloud infrastructure or cloud networking experience.
- Strong fundamentals in distributed-systems design and development.
- Experience building and operating large-scale systems in the cloud.
- Understanding of systems operations, including disks, networks, and operating systems.
- Proficiency in Java, Scala, C, C++, Go, or another statically typed language.
- Self-starter who works effectively in teams.

## Nice-to-haves
- In-depth familiarity with the JVM.
- Background in distributed storage systems or databases.
- Experience with resource management and quality of service.
- Experience with or knowledge of public clouds, including AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Experience with databases or data storage.
- Interest in technical evangelism, such as conference talks or technical blog posts about Kafka.

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