Senior Software Engineer II
The Confluent Cloud Platform, based on Apache Kafka, is a leading cloud-native Platform as a Service for streaming data infrastructure. In this role you will design, implement and maintain Golang infrastructure services (typically Kubernetes operators) that deliver the Confluent Cloud foundations to the wider engineering organization. You and the team will be responsible for the availability, performance, monitoring, emergency response and capacity planning of the Confluent Cloud, with a big influence on the architecture and operational design of this new product.
Responsibilities
- ▹Design, implement and maintain Golang infrastructure services (typically Kubernetes operators) that deliver the Confluent Cloud foundations to the wider engineering organization
- ▹Work with Terraform, Datadog, Prometheus and a strong command of Linux, public cloud and networking, with Golang software engineering as the primary focus
- ▹Build the PaaS product alongside the rest of the Confluent engineers
- ▹Be responsible, together with the team, for the availability, performance, monitoring, emergency response and capacity planning of the Confluent Cloud
- ▹Help shape the architecture and operational design points of the product
Requirements
- ▹BS, MS or PhD in computer science or a related field, or equivalent work experience
- ▹6+ years of relevant cloud infrastructure / cloud networking experience
- ▹Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design and development
- ▹Experience building and operating large-scale systems
- ▹Solid understanding of basic systems operations (disk, network, operating systems, etc.)
- ▹A self-starter able to work effectively in teams
- ▹Proficiency in Go, Python, C++ or other statically typed languages
- ▹Experience or knowledge with public clouds (AWS, Azure or GCP)
Nice to have
- ▹Experience with Golang
- ▹Experience using Apache Kafka
Soft skills
About the company
Confluent builds a cloud-native data streaming platform based on Apache Kafka, enabling customers around the globe to deliver streaming applications. Confluent is an IBM subsidiary that has been acquired by IBM and is being integrated into the IBM organization.