About this role

Accelerate onboarding of new first-party managed Kafka connectors;
Improve connector quality, reliability, and operational readiness;
Integrate authentication and platform-specific cloud requirements;
Translate connector behavior into implementation details, UI specs, and documentation inputs;
Support launch gates such as probers, load testing, playbooks, and launch reviews.

Strong Java experience, as the core workers and connectors are implemented in Java
Practical Go experience for API-facing changes and service integration work
Practical experience with GCP cloud
Experience integrating, debugging, and improving connector-based or data integration systems
Ability to work across performance, stability, authentication, and network-compatibility concerns
Strong engineering ownership across delivery, launch readiness, and operational quality.
Nice to Have: Experience with Kafka Connect ecosystems; Experience with CDC-oriented connectors or sink/source integrations; Exposure to cloud data systems such as BigQuery, Spanner, Bigtable, Iceberg, or Debezium-based workflows.

Senior/Lead SDE, Java, Go

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