Confluent · 14 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Traffic
Texas, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$164K/yr - $193K/yr
2+ years expConfluent is a company that is transforming how data moves and what organizations can achieve with it. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Traffic team, which focuses on managing the networking fabric of Confluent Cloud, ensuring high performance and reliability of data traffic.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareBig DataAnalyticsCloud Data ServicesOpen Source
Responsibilities
Build the software underpinning the mission-critical Confluent Cloud network data plane platform. 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
Build upon open source software to deliver business impact
Troubleshoot issues and improve ops for complex technical stack that spans all the 3 clouds and includes microservices, containers, and virtualization
Qualification
Required
2-5 years of relevant cloud infrastructure/cloud networking experience
Experience/knowledge with public clouds (AWS, Azure or GCP)
Practical experience with Kubernetes and containerization technologies
Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design and development
Experience building and operating large-scale systems
Solid understanding at a systems level (disk, network, operating systems, etc)
Proficiency in C++, Go, Python, or other statically typed languages
A self-starter with the ability to work effectively in teams
BS, MS in computer science or a related field, or equivalent work experience
Preferred
A Strong networking background combined with your software engineering experience
Company
Confluent
Confluent offers a streaming platform based on Apache Kafka that enables companies to easily access data as real-time streams.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$459.6MKey Investors
CoatueSequoia CapitalIndex Ventures
2025-12-08Acquired
2021-06-24IPO
2021-06-10Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Jun Rao
Co-founder
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