# Senior Software Engineer - Streaming AI

**Company:** [Confluent](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/confluent)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** CA$144k – CA$169k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Distributed Systems, Cloud Infrastructure, Networking, AWS, Azure, GCP, Java, Scala, C++, Go, Consensus Algorithms, Failover Strategies, Resource Allocation, Model Serving, Streaming Data
**Posted:** 2026-07-14

> Builds and operates distributed backend infrastructure that enables reliable, scalable AI inference and agents on real-time streaming data. The role requires production experience with large-scale systems, cloud platforms, networking, and statically typed languages.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and operate large-scale, high-performance infrastructure powering Confluent Cloud.
- Build foundational software that improves reliability, scalability, and efficiency across cloud environments.
- Address distributed-systems challenges including consensus algorithms, failover strategies, and resource allocation.
- Collaborate across Confluent to optimize infrastructure for real-time data-streaming use cases.
- Troubleshoot and improve system reliability, observability, and performance across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.

## Requirements
- 2–5 years of industry experience designing, building, and supporting backend systems in production.
- Strong fundamentals in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and networking.
- Experience building and operating large-scale, highly available systems.
- Understanding of cloud platforms and their services, including AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Proficiency in Java, Scala, C++, Go, or another statically typed language.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- BS, MS, or PhD in computer science or a related field, or equivalent work experience.

## Nice-to-haves
- Exposure to model serving, LLM or agent infrastructure, or streaming data systems.
- Experience building and operating platforms that serve AI reliably at scale; ML research or model-training experience is not required.

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