Senior Software Engineer II

Confluent
Dallas, Boston, Chicago
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 197,400 - 232,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Mentoring","Leadership","Collaboration","Problem-solving"]

Senior Software Engineer II at Confluent leads design and delivery of cloud-native, multi-tenant backend services for Stream Governance, focusing on secure, highly available, distributed systems across regions and clouds. You own architecture decisions, mentor engineers, and drive end-to-end implementation of scalable data streaming platforms with emphasis on Kafka-related tech and operating in a multi-cloud environment.

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Senior Software Engineer II

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Job Summary

Senior Software Engineer II at Confluent leads design and delivery of cloud-native, multi-tenant backend services for Stream Governance, focusing on secure, highly available, distributed systems across regions and clouds. You own architecture decisions, mentor engineers, and drive end-to-end implementation of scalable data streaming platforms with emphasis on Kafka-related tech and operating in a multi-cloud environment.
Location: Dallas, Boston, Chicago
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop and architect the cloud-native Stream Governance platform - a multi-tenant, highly available, and scalable service for Kafka and real-time data.
  • •Own and lead the end-to-end design and implementation of complex backend services within a cloud-native, microservices-based environment.
  • •Drive projects from requirements and design through implementation, rollout, and ongoing operation in production.
  • •Make architecture and technical decisions that thoughtfully balance reliability, scalability, performance, and operability.
  • •Solve complicated technical projects with high quality, provide specialized technical guidance to the team, and mentor/support other engineers through code reviews and design reviews.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 197,400 - 232,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of experience designing, building, scaling, and operating backend systems in production.
  • •Proficiency in at least one major backend language (e.g., Java, Go, C/C++, Python) with strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and system design.
  • •Hands-on experience with distributed systems (event-driven architectures, high-throughput services, large-scale data pipelines) and understanding of consistency, fault tolerance, and performance tradeoffs.
  • •Strong experience running production services in a public cloud (AWS, GCP, or Azure) with containerized workloads (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • •Expertise in cloud-native technology including networking & security, plus experience being on call and mentoring/leading technical teams.
Experience:5+ yearsData streamingCloudDistributed systems
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationMentoringLeadershipCollaborationProblem-solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:JavaGoC/C++PythonDockerKubernetesAWSGCPAzureKafkaFlink

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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