We’re not just building better tech. We’re rewriting how data moves and what the world can do with it. With Confluent, data doesn’t sit still. Our platform puts information in motion, streaming in near real-time so companies can react faster, build smarter, and deliver experiences as dynamic as the world around them.It takes a certain kind of person to join this team. Those who ask hard questions, give honest feedback, and show up for each other. No egos, no solo acts. Just smart, curious humans pushing toward something bigger, together.One Confluent. One Team. One Data Streaming Platform.About the Role:We are a team of passionate engineers who love solving complex distributed systems and infrastructure problems. We are building Kora from the ground up to be a true managed service for clients who demand high levels of availability and performance at the lowest cost of ownership. In this role, you will be working on building highly available, reliable, secure, scalable, and multi-tenant Kora's compute layer. You will be instrumental in driving the technical solutions end-to-end, working closely with the team and key stakeholders to design, architect, and develop top-notch solutions. Here are examples of some of the challenges we've taken on in recent years:Kora: A Cloud-Native Event Streaming Platform For KafkaApache Kafka's Next-Gen Rebalance Protocol: Towards More Stable and Scalable Consumer GroupsFrom On-Prem to Cloud-Native: Multi-Tenancy in Confluent CloudSpeed, Scale, Storage: Our Journey from Apache Kafka to Performance in Confluent CloudBenchmarking Confluent CloudWhat You Will Do:Driven and excited about challenges of delivering complex projects in production with a focus on qualityCustomer focused - making customers more successful by taking on their most challenging problems motivates youHave a strong sense of teamwork and able to make decisions which benefit the team and companyIdentify root causes, and get beyond treating symptoms - motivated to dig deep and solve hard problemsWhat You Will Bring:BS, MS, or PhD in computer science or a related field, or equivalent work experience4+ years of relevant cloud infrastructure/cloud networking experienceStrong fundamentals in distributed systems design and developmentExperience building and operating large-scale systems in the CloudSolid understanding of basic systems operations (disk, network, operating systems, etc)A self starter with the ability to work effectively in teamsProficiency in Java, Scala, C/C++, Go or other statically typed languagesWhat Gives You an Edge:In-depth familiarity with the JVMA strong background in distributed storage systems or databasesExperience in the areas of resource management and QoSExperience/knowledge with public clouds (AWS, Azure or GCP)Interest in evangelism (giving talks at tech conferences, writing blog posts evangelizing Kafka)Experience working on databases or data storageReady to build what's next? Let’s get in motion.Come As You AreBelonging isn’t a perk here. It’s the baseline. We work across time zones and backgrounds, knowing the best ideas come from different perspectives. And we make space for everyone to lead, grow, and challenge what’s possible.We’re proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Employment decisions are based on 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 law.