Staff Software Engineer - Developer Productivity

at Confluent in Boise, Idaho, United States

Confluent is pioneering a fundamentally new category of data infrastructure focused on data in motion. Have you ever found a new favorite series on Netflix, picked up groceries curbside at Walmart, or paid for something using Square? That's the power of data in motion in action-giving organizations instant access to the massive amounts of data that is constantly flowing throughout their business. At Confluent, we're building the foundational platform for this new paradigm of data infrastructure. Our cloud-native offering is designed to be the intelligent connective tissue enabling real-time data, from multiple sources, to constantly stream across the organization. With Confluent, organizations can create a central nervous system to innovate and win in a digital-first world.

We're looking for self-motivated team members who crave a challenge and feel energized to roll up their sleeves and help realize Confluent's enormous potential. Chart your own path and take healthy risks as we solve big problems together. We value having diverse teams and want you to grow as we grow-whether you're just starting out in your career or managing a large team, you'll be amazed at the magnitude of your impact.

About the Role:

We are seeking an engineer to join our Developer Productivity team. In this role, you will contribute to our vision to revolutionize our developer experience for the entire engineering team by creating comprehensive systems, automated tools and extensible frameworks that facilitate the entire software development and release lifecycle. You will work closely with all engineering teams and other key stakeholders to build out our secure, multi-tenant tools and services that enable the delivery of new business opportunities across Confluent Cloud and Platform, including Connect, kSQL/Flink, Kafka, and more. You will help drive end-to-end technical delivery from developer onboarding to our internal operations in support of our customers. You are not confined to the status quo and you leverage your expertise in Cloud-native, large-scale distributed systems to help evolve our platform to become industry-leading.

What You Will Do:

+ Own the overall Build Frameworks and Performance charter - including, but not limited to services, tooling, infrastructure, operations, etc

+ Partner across engineering and other key stakeholders to build and drive the roadmap for Developer Productivity

+ Deliver high impact to the business by driving important technical initiatives in areas including developer tooling, build toolchains, CI/CD systems, artifact management, supply chain security, architectural direction and major component refactoring across organizational boundaries

+ Provide feedback into the overall architectural design, and delivery of architecture to determine when functions should be part of a common developer platform

+ Identify and solve inefficiencies in our services and tools to improve engineering productivity while automating everything

+ Define standardized practices to champion a great engineering culture across the company

What You Will Bring:

+ Minimum 8+ years of relevant experience in software development for cloud services and infrastructure

+ Experience with build frameworks and toolchains (Bazel preferred)

+ Experience developing with scripted and compiled programming languages (e.g. Python, Ruby, Perl, Java, Go, etc.)

+ Technical expertise running large scale distributed systems in production environments using cloud native technologies (e.g. AWS, GCP, or Azure)

+ Ability to influence the team, peers, and management using effective communication and collaborative techniques with a sense of urgency for achieving results

+ BS, MS, or PhD in computer science or a related field, or equivalent work experience

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 181,170 - 197,010 USD, 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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