Senior Software Engineer, Confluent

• BS, MS, or PhD in computer science or a related field, or equivalent work experience
• 2+ years of relevant cloud infrastructure/cloud networking experience
• Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design and development
• Experience building and operating large-scale systems in the Cloud
• Solid understanding of basic systems operations (disk, network, operating systems, etc)
• A self starter with the ability to work effectively in teams
• Proficiency in Java, Scala, C/C++, Go or other statically typed languages

Desirable

• We are a team of passionate engineers who love solving complex distributed systems and infrastructure problems
• We are building Kora from the ground up to be a true managed service for clients who demand high levels of availability and performance at the lowest cost of ownership
• In this role, you will be working on building a highly available, performant, reliable, durable, scalable, and multi-tenant storage engine for Kora
• You will be instrumental in driving the technical solutions end-to-end, working closely with the team and key stakeholders to design, architect, and develop top-notch solutions
• Build the software underpinning the mission-critical Confluent Cloud storage engine. You will play a crucial role in designing, developing and operationalizing high performance, scalable, reliable and resilient systems
• Independently drive execution of software projects to deliver complex projects in production with a focus on quality
• Identify root causes, and get beyond treating symptoms - motivated to dig deep and solve hard problems
• Troubleshoot issues and improve operations for complex technical stack that spans all the 3 clouds
• Have a strong sense of teamwork and be able to make decisions which benefit the team and company
• Customer focused - making customers more successful by taking on their most challenging problems motivates you