Distributed Systems Software Engineer - WarpStream

Confluent is a company focused on transforming how data moves and is utilized. They are seeking a Senior Engineer for their WarpStream team, responsible for building and improving a data streaming platform that operates across different cloud service providers, while ensuring high performance and reliability.

Responsibilities:

• Independently drive execution of complex technical projects end to end
• Build mission-critical backend services that deliver value to our customers. You will play a crucial role in architecting, designing, developing and operationalizing high performance, scalable, reliable and resilient services
• Troubleshoot and debug technical issues inside a deep and complex technical stack that includes microservices, containers, and virtualization
• Ensure operational readiness of the services and meet the availability and performance SLA commitments to our customers

Requirements:

• 6+ years industry experience designing, building, scaling and supporting backend systems in production with a solid grasp on good software engineering practices such as code reviews, deep focus on quality, and documentation
• Strong programming and algorithmic skills. Proficiency in a major programming language, e.g. Java, Go, C / C++, Python, etc
• Deep curiosity and enthusiasm for distributed systems and storage systems
• Strong focus on project delivery and communication skills
• Experience in driving operational excellence for large production services
• A strong sense of customer centricity, teamwork, technical leadership and mentorship and are excited about team and company success
• Proven track record of delivering large-scale, highly available, high quality systems
• Hands-on technical expertise in large scale systems engineering or distributed systems
• On-call experience handling critical systems