Senior Software Engineer - Kora Compute
Description
With Confluent, organizations can harness the full power of continuously flowing data to innovate and win in the modern digital world. We have a purpose that drives us to do better every day we're creating an entirely new category within data infrastructure - data streaming. This technology will allow every organization to create experiences and use the power of data in ways that profoundly impact the way we all live. This impact is our purpose and drives us to do better every day.
One Confluent. One team. One Data Streaming Platform.
Data Connects Us.
About the Role:
We are a team of passionate engineers who love solving complex distributed systems and infrastructure problems. We are building Kora from the ground up to be a true managed service for clients who demand high levels of availability and performance at the lowest cost of ownership. In this role, you will be working on building highly available, reliable, secure, scalable, and multi-tenant Kora's compute layer. You will be instrumental in driving the technical solutions end-to-end, working closely with the team and key stakeholders to design, architect, and develop top-notch solutions.
Here are examples of some of the challenges we've taken on in recent years:
Kora: A Cloud-Native Event Streaming Platform For Kafka
Apache Kafka's Next-Gen Rebalance Protocol: Towards More Stable and Scalable Consumer Groups
From On-Prem to Cloud-Native: Multi-Tenancy in Confluent Cloud
Speed, Scale, Storage: Our Journey from Apache Kafka to Performance in Confluent Cloud
Benchmarking Confluent Cloud
What You Will Do:
Driven and excited about challenges of delivering complex projects in production with a focus on quality
Customer focused - making customers more successful by taking on their most challenging problems motivates you
Have a strong sense of teamwork and able to make decisions which benefit the team and company
Identify root causes, and get beyond treating symptoms - motivated to dig deep and solve hard problems
What You Will Bring:
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, etc)
A self starter with the ability to work effectively in teams
Proficiency in Java, Scala, C/C++, Go or other statically typed languages
Come As You Are
At Confluent, equality is a core tenet of our culture. We are committed to building an inclusive global team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, beliefs, and experiences. The more diverse we are, the richer our community and the broader our impact. Employment decisions are made on the basis of job-related criteria without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.
At Confluent, we are committed to providing competitive pay and benefits that are in line with industry standards. We analyze and carefully consider several factors when determining compensation, including work history, education, professional experience, and location. This position has an annual estimated salary of $160,100 - $188,100, and a competitive equity package. The actual pay may vary depending on your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Confluent offers a wide range of employee benefits. To learn more about our benefits click HERE.
Click HERE to review our Candidate Privacy Notice which describes how and when Confluent, Inc., and its group companies, collects, uses, and shares certain personal information of California job applicants and prospective employees.
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With Confluent, organizations can harness the full power of continuously flowing data to innovate and win in the modern digital world. We have a purpose that drives us to do better every day we're creating an entirely new category within data infrastructure - data streaming. This technology will allow every organization to create experiences and use the power of data in ways that profoundly impact the way we all live. This impact is our purpose and drives us to do better every day.
One Confluent. One team. One Data Streaming Platform.
Data Connects Us.
About the Role:
We are a team of passionate engineers who love solving complex distributed systems and infrastructure problems. We are building Kora from the ground up to be a true managed service for clients who demand high levels of availability and performance at the lowest cost of ownership. In this role, you will be working on building highly available, reliable, secure, scalable, and multi-tenant Kora's compute layer. You will be instrumental in driving the technical solutions end-to-end, working closely with the team and key stakeholders to design, architect, and develop top-notch solutions.
Here are examples of some of the challenges we've taken on in recent years:
Kora: A Cloud-Native Event Streaming Platform For Kafka
Apache Kafka's Next-Gen Rebalance Protocol: Towards More Stable and Scalable Consumer Groups
From On-Prem to Cloud-Native: Multi-Tenancy in Confluent Cloud
Speed, Scale, Storage: Our Journey from Apache Kafka to Performance in Confluent Cloud
Benchmarking Confluent Cloud
What You Will Do:
Driven and excited about challenges of delivering complex projects in production with a focus on quality
Customer focused - making customers more successful by taking on their most challenging problems motivates you
Have a strong sense of teamwork and able to make decisions which benefit the team and company
Identify root causes, and get beyond treating symptoms - motivated to dig deep and solve hard problems
What You Will Bring:
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, etc)
A self starter with the ability to work effectively in teams
Proficiency in Java, Scala, C/C++, Go or other statically typed languages
Come As You Are
At Confluent, equality is a core tenet of our culture. We are committed to building an inclusive global team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, beliefs, and experiences. The more diverse we are, the richer our community and the broader our impact. Employment decisions are made on the basis of job-related criteria without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.
At Confluent, we are committed to providing competitive pay and benefits that are in line with industry standards. We analyze and carefully consider several factors when determining compensation, including work history, education, professional experience, and location. This position has an annual estimated salary of $160,100 - $188,100, and a competitive equity package. The actual pay may vary depending on your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Confluent offers a wide range of employee benefits. To learn more about our benefits click HERE.
Click HERE to review our Candidate Privacy Notice which describes how and when Confluent, Inc., and its group companies, collects, uses, and shares certain personal information of California job applicants and prospective employees.
#LI-Remote
Apply Now