Principal Engineer

IBM

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TL;DR · Principal Engineer

Confluent - Principal Engineer joins the Traffic team to build and manage the networking fabric of Confluent Cloud. This role focuses on developing, architecting, and operationalizing high-performance, scalable, and resilient network data plane platforms for containerized workloads across AWS, Azure, and GCP. The engineer will lead a team to drive technical initiatives in cloud infrastructure, multi-tenancy, and open-source software integration while troubleshooting complex stacks involving microservices and virtualization. Key responsibilities include managing the roadmap for large-scale distributed systems and optimizing network data plane performance and costs. Required skills include proficiency in C++, Go, or Python, along with extensive experience in cloud networking, Kubernetes networking, and Layer 7 proxies like Envoy. The role addresses critical infrastructure challenges by ensuring reliable connectivity across thousands of clusters while solving complex problems within a multi-cloud environment.

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What you'll do

  • Architect, design, develop, and operationalize high-performance network data plane platforms for containerized workloads.
  • Drive technical initiatives in networking, cloud infrastructure, and multi-tenancy to impact business goals.
  • Lead a team of engineers to deliver high-quality software projects in production environments.
  • Define the architecture and roadmap for large-scale distributed systems and infrastructure projects.
  • Collaborate with product teams and cloud providers to solve complex technical problems.
  • Contribute to and leverage open source software while engaging with the upstream community.
  • Troubleshoot and improve operations for a complex stack involving microservices, containers, and virtualization across three clouds.

What we're looking for

  • Master's Degree (preferred).
  • 12+ years of relevant cloud infrastructure or cloud networking experience.
  • Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design and development.
  • Experience driving vision and technical roadmap as an architect for large scale platforms or infrastructure teams.
  • Experience leading a team of engineers to deliver complex infrastructure projects.
  • Proficiency in C++, Go, Python, or other statically typed languages.
  • Experience building/managing Layer 7 proxies like Envoy, Kubernetes networking, or open source contributions (preferred).

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