# Director Engineering, Traffic & Networking
**Company:** [Confluent](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/confluent)
**Location:** Remote
**Salary:** $298K-$357K
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GCP, Cloud Networking, Distributed Systems, SaaS Platforms, Real-Time Streaming, Multi-Cloud Infrastructure, Network Orchestration
**Posted:** 2026-05-11
> 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.
## Job Description
## Responsibilities
- Manage a globally distributed team responsible for the programmable interface of the networking fabric.
- Act as a technical lead driving vision, roadmap, and execution on various projects.
- Mentor managers and ICs to become domain experts in technologies and products building the networking fabric.
- Drive cross-team projects with company-wide impact to deliver innovative platform capabilities.

## Requirements
- 10+ years of experience leading relatively large (12 or greater) highly technical teams.
- Deep technical understanding of cloud infrastructure, especially Kubernetes and cloud networking.
- Background in developing and leading teams that specialize in building highly scalable distributed cloud native applications.
- Experience building SaaS products and platforms.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Understanding of cloud networking as a user of cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
- Experience running cloud hosted services, especially enterprise applications.
- Background in real time streaming infrastructure and data processing infrastructure.
- Masters/PhD in Computer Science or a related field.
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