Distributed Systems Software Engineer - WarpStream

Confluent
United States, Texas, North Carolina, Massachusetts, New York
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 197,400 - 271,200 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Teamwork","Technical leadership","Mentorship","Documentation"]

Build and operate WarpStream, an Apache Kafka-compatible streaming platform running directly on object storage with zero local disks. As a Senior Engineer on a small fully-remote team, you’ll deliver backend services end to end—from storage engine work in Agents to improving multi-tenant control plane scalability and shipping features like transactions and active-active multi-region clusters. Debug distributed systems across microservices, containers, and virtualization, while ensuring SLA-driven operational readiness.

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Distributed Systems Software Engineer - WarpStream

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Job Summary

Build and operate WarpStream, an Apache Kafka-compatible streaming platform running directly on object storage with zero local disks. As a Senior Engineer on a small fully-remote team, you’ll deliver backend services end to end—from storage engine work in Agents to improving multi-tenant control plane scalability and shipping features like transactions and active-active multi-region clusters. Debug distributed systems across microservices, containers, and virtualization, while ensuring SLA-driven operational readiness.
Location: United States, Texas, North Carolina, Massachusetts, New York
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Independently drive complex technical projects end to end.
  • •Architect, design, develop, and operationalize high-performance, scalable, reliable backend services for customer value.
  • •Troubleshoot and debug deep technical issues across a stack including microservices, containers, and virtualization.
  • •Ensure operational readiness and meet availability and performance SLA commitments.
  • •Work across the full stack, including storage engine work and developer-console UI improvements.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 197,400 - 271,200 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years’ experience designing, building, scaling, and supporting production backend systems with strong engineering practices like code reviews, quality focus, and documentation.
  • •Strong programming and algorithmic skills in a major language such as Java, Go, C/C++, or Python.
  • •Deep curiosity and enthusiasm for distributed systems and storage systems.
  • •Experience driving operational excellence for large production services.
  • •Strong project delivery, communication, customer-centricity, teamwork, and technical leadership/mentorship.
Experience:5+ yearsDistributed systemsStorage systemsBackend systemsMicroservices
Skills:CommunicationTeamworkTechnical leadershipMentorshipDocumentation
Tech Stack:Apache KafkaKafka compatibleObject storageMicroservicesContainersVirtualizationAWSGCPAzureHTMLJavaScript

Company Brief

Confluent
Provides a cloud-native data streaming platform built on Apache Kafka that enables organizations to harness real-time data for event streaming, analytics, and AI applications across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
Industry: Data Infrastructure
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 500M to 1B
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Mountain View, United States
Founded: 2014
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