Staff Software Engineer, Confluent

• 10+ years of experience with designing, building, and scaling distributed systems
• Technical expertise to design and implement complex distributed systems, considering scalability, fault tolerance, and high availability
• Ability to influence the team, peers, and management using effective communication and collaborative techniques
• Experience running production services in the cloud and being part of on-call rotation
• Expertise in cloud-native technology, including networking & security
• Strong experience with cloud computing platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP, including their networking capabilities
• Proven experience in leading and mentoring technical teams
• Achieve results by creating alignment with different stakeholders to improve the development process and prioritization
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams, mentor engineers, and drive project execution
• BS Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience. An advanced degree in computer science is preferred

Desirable

• The API Gateway team is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining a next-generation API Gateway infrastructure that provides secure, reliable, and scalable access to Confluent cloud products and services
• The team is responsible for building high-performance, scalable solutions for managing incoming traffic and data access across various applications and services within a cloud environment
• This team ensures seamless access to critical Confluent services globally
• As a Staff Software Engineer you will lead and drive innovation in the architecture and implementation of this gateway infrastructure for the company
• In this role, you'll work closely with cross-functional teams to build robust solutions that deliver unmatched performance, reliability, and security at scale
• If you're passionate about solving complex technical challenges and building the future of our API gateway, empowering developers and driving business growth, we want you on our team
• You will be responsible for guiding the vision, providing technical leadership, mentoring, and enabling a high-performing engineering team to deliver a world class API gateway
• Design and build a scalable API gateway that supports customer-facing APIs and internal service-to-service communication
• Architecting and overseeing the end to end design including choosing appropriate technologies, optimizing performance, and ensuring scalability to handle high traffic volumes
• Developing technical roadmaps by partnering with key stakeholders, identifying potential bottlenecks, and proposing improvements to system architecture
• Partner across engineering and other key stakeholders to deliver a seamless API experience for developers
• Evaluate and enhance the efficiency of our platform's technology stack, keeping pace with industry trends and adopting state-of-the-art solutions
• As a vital member of our team, take responsibility for developing, managing, and maintaining mission-critical services running on major CSPs like AWS, GCP, and Azure
• Enhance the stability, performance, scalability, and operational excellence across multiple critical systems
• Mentoring and guiding junior engineers on the team, providing technical guidance, and fostering collaboration