Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Platform

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Platform

Confluent - Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Platform joins a team building large-scale, multi-tenant distributed systems and cloud-native infrastructure for data in motion. This role focuses on developing foundational cloud frameworks, services, and a polyglot compute substrate to power components like Kafka and Apache Flink. You will lead the design and implementation of complex backend services in microservices environments, making critical architectural decisions regarding reliability, scalability, and performance. Day-to-day responsibilities include driving projects from requirements through production rollout, improving service observability, and mentoring other engineers. The role requires expertise in Python, Go, C/C++, or Java, along with experience in public cloud environments using Docker and Kubernetes. You will solve complex problems related to high availability, capacity planning, and disaster recovery for a multi-cloud platform designed to provide seamless real-time data streaming across diverse organizations.

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What you'll do

  • Design and implement complex backend services in a cloud-native, microservices-based environment.
  • Make architectural decisions regarding reliability, scalability, performance, and operability while communicating trade-offs.
  • Manage the full project lifecycle from initial requirements and design through implementation and production rollout.
  • Improve service reliability by defining SLOs/SLAs and strengthening system observability.
  • Define APIs, integration points, and data models to ensure platform coherence across teams.
  • Drive internal improvements in tooling, automation, and processes for the engineering organization.
  • Mentor other engineers through code reviews, design reviews, and technical guidance.

What we're looking for

  • Master's Degree (preferred).
  • 4+ years of experience designing, building, and supporting backend systems in production with a focus on quality and documentation.
  • Strong programming and algorithmic skills in a major language such as Python, Go, C/C++, or Java.
  • Strong knowledge of Python runtime environments including virtual environments and package management.
  • Experience running services in public clouds (AWS, GCP, or Azure) using containers and orchestration like Docker or Kubernetes.
  • Expertise in other Language Runtimes or VMs such as JVM or WASM (preferred).
  • Proven track record of technical leadership, including driving projects, influencing architecture, and mentoring others.

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