# Senior Software Engineer II
**Company:** [Confluent](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/confluent)
**Location:** Remote
**Salary:** $197K-$232K
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Java, Go, C++, Python, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, GCP, Azure, SQL, NoSQL, Distributed Systems
**Posted:** 2026-03-19
> 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.
## Job Description
## What You Will Do
- Own and lead the design and implementation of complex backend services and systems in a cloud-native, microservices-based environment.
- Make architecture and technical decisions that balance reliability, scalability, performance, and operability, and clearly communicate the tradeoffs.
- Drive projects end to end: from requirements and design through implementation, rollout, and ongoing operation in production.
- Improve service reliability and operations by defining SLOs/SLAs, strengthening observability, and participating in on-call as needed.
- Collaborate across teams to define APIs, integration points, and data models that keep the platform coherent and evolvable.
- Identify and drive platform and productivity improvements (tooling, automation, process) that raise the bar for the broader engineering organization.
- Mentor and support other engineers through code reviews, design reviews, and technical guidance, helping grow the team’s capabilities.
- Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, inclusive collaboration, and high technical standards.

## What You Will Bring
- 5+ years of industry experience building, scaling, and operating backend systems in production.
- Deep proficiency in at least one major backend programming language (for example, **Java**, **Go**, **C/C++**, or **Python**) and strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and system design.
- Hands-on experience with distributed systems (such as event-driven architectures, high-throughput services, or large-scale data pipelines) and an understanding of consistency, fault tolerance, and performance tradeoffs.
- Strong experience running services in a public cloud (**AWS**, **GCP**, or **Azure**), including containers and orchestration (for example, **Docker**, **Kubernetes**) and modern deployment practices.
- Comfortable working with databases and storage systems (**SQL** and/or **NoSQL**), including data modeling and performance optimization for scale.
- A track record of technical leadership: driving projects, influencing architecture, and coordinating work across multiple engineers or teams.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to align stakeholders, explain complex ideas clearly, and drive decisions.
- Experience with observability and operational excellence (metrics, logging, tracing, incident response, and postmortems).
- BS, MS, or PhD in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
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