Senior Software Engineer - Infrastructure

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Responsibilities

• ▹Build the software underpinning the mission-critical Confluent Cloud storage engine, 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, digging deep to solve hard problems
• ▹Troubleshoot issues and improve operations for a complex technical stack that spans all three clouds
• ▹Make decisions that benefit the team and company with a strong sense of teamwork
• ▹Focus on customers, taking on their most challenging problems to make them more successful

Requirements

• ▹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)
• ▹A self-starter with the ability to work effectively in teams
• ▹Proficiency in Java, Scala, C/C++, Go, or other statically typed languages

Nice to have

• ▹A strong background in distributed storage systems or databases
• ▹Experience in the areas of resource management and QoS
• ▹Experience/knowledge with public clouds (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• ▹Interest in evangelism (giving talks at tech conferences, writing blog posts evangelizing Kafka)

Soft skills