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Staff Software Engineer - Apache Kafka
Backend Developer
• Principal
• Remote
• Vollzeit
• 📍 PL Remote Poland
Confluent is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to work on features and improvements in the Apache Kafka software. The role involves close collaboration with the Apache community and senior engineers to build features, drive Kafka improvements, and review designs across the Clients, Streams, Broker and other backend components. As a technical leader, your work significantly impacts the product, the engineering organization, and customer success.
Responsibilities
- ▹Build features and work on improvements across the Kafka stack, including Clients, Streams, Broker and other backend services
- ▹Collaborate with the Apache Kafka community via KIPs, code contributions, reviews and technical discussions while representing Confluent's interests
- ▹Drive highly complex projects that require strong technical judgement and the ability to deal with ambiguity
- ▹Mentor and grow the team with guidance on strong design principles and software architecture
- ▹Insist on high standards for software quality
- ▹Communicate with product management and engineering leaders on the roadmap, specs and product interfaces
- ▹Drive operational excellence on reliability improvements, operational events and supportability
Requirements
- ▹Track record of delivering complex, large-scope systems projects (multi-quarter design and development) while leading a team of engineers and setting project direction
- ▹Adept at using AI tools for coding and working backwards from the customer
- ▹4+ years driving staff-level or equivalent technical initiatives across multiple teams or components
- ▹Demonstrated ability to lead through ambiguity, set direction and align multiple teams around complex technical plans
- ▹Track record of mentoring senior engineers and enabling others to deliver high-risk, high-impact projects
- ▹Clear, concise technical communication, both written (design docs, KIPs) and verbal (reviews, cross-team forums)
Nice to have
- ▹Prior experience as a committer/PMC or core maintainer on Apache Kafka or a similar project
Soft skills
Technical leadershipMentoringSound judgementComfort with ambiguityStrong written and verbal communicationCollaboration
About the company
Confluent builds a data streaming platform based on Apache Kafka that puts information in motion, streaming in near real-time. Confluent is an IBM subsidiary that has been acquired by IBM and is being integrated into the IBM organization.
Languages: Angol (folyékony)
Education: BS, MS vagy PhD informatikából vagy kapcsolódó területről, illetve ezzel egyenértékű szakmai tapasztalat