# Senior Software Engineer

**Company:** [Confluent](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/confluent)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** DevOps / SRE
**Salary:** $150k – $190k/yr
**Experience:** 4+ years
**Skills:** Distributed Systems, AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Java, Scala, C++, Go, Networking, Cloud Infrastructure, Consensus Algorithms
**Posted:** 2026-05-06

> 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.

## Job Description

## What You Will Do
- Design, develop, and operate large-scale, high-performance infrastructure that powers Confluent Cloud.
- Build foundational software to improve reliability, scalability, and efficiency across cloud environments.
- Work on distributed systems challenges such as consensus algorithms, failover strategies, and resource allocation.
- Collaborate with teams across Confluent to optimize and enhance infrastructure for real-time data streaming use cases.
- Troubleshoot and improve system reliability, observability, and performance across multiple cloud providers (**AWS**, **Azure**, **GCP**).
- Contribute to open-source projects and leverage open-source technologies to drive business impact.

## What You Will Bring
- 4+ years of relevant experience
- Strong fundamentals in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and networking.
- Experience in building and operating large-scale, high-availability systems.
- Deep understanding of cloud platforms (**AWS**, **Azure**, or **GCP**) and their services.
- Solid grasp of systems operations (disk, networking, OS-level optimizations).
- Proficiency in **Java**, **Scala**, **C++**, **Go**, or other statically typed languages.
- A self-starter with 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.

## What Gives You an Edge
- Experience in one or more of the following domains: storage, compute orchestration, networking, security, or performance engineering.
- Familiarity with **Kubernetes**, service meshes, and cloud-native architectures.
- Contributions to open-source infrastructure projects.

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