Staff Software Engineer-Flink Control Plane

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:

The Flink Platform team is at the forefront of building a robust control plane for the Flink product, leveraging advanced database storage to ensure high reliability and efficiency. With a vision centered on innovation and excellence, this team is critical to advancing Confluent's Data in Motion initiative and is committed to supplying the industry with solutions that cater to evolving stream processing demands.

What You Will Do:

Develop a high-availability control plane architecture for Flink, ensuring it is resilient, scalable, and can manage the lifecycle of the necessary resources efficiently

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

Troubleshoot issues and improve operations for complex technical stack that spans all the 3 cloud service providers

What You Will Bring:

10+ years of relevant software development experience.

Technical Expertise: Deep knowledge of database internals, extensive experience in software development, with a strong emphasis on designing and building complex systems, especially those

involving advanced distributed architectures.

Problem Solving: Strong problem-solving skills, capable of translating complex requirements into effective solutions.

Communication: Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to collaborate across teams.

Experience: Proficiency in an object-oriented programming language such as Java or Golang.

Hands-On Approach: A candidate who enjoys being hands-on and is passionate about diving into the details of software development and problem-solving.

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 $191,790 - $208,575, an annual bonus, 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 (https://confluentbenefits.com/) .

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