Software Engineer
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:The API Experience team is the central hub for empowering company engineers to create and publish customer-facing APIs. Our APIs are crucial for the success of our Customers, who rely on consistent, high-quality public APIs for a seamless user experience. We focus on supporting the most critical interfaces, including APIs, CLI, and Terraform, which handle most of our API traffic. Additionally, we manage API publishing tooling and maintain CLI/Terraform/SDKs adopted by our customers.
What You Will Do:To design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve software that will touch
production and have a customer-facing impactFollow best practices for software development and participate in code reviews
Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables
Help build the next generation Kafka by continuing to push the boundaries of distributed system design
Pursued a Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Math, or a related
technical field with a graduation date between 2023 through May 2025Self-motivated and able to drive projects with mentorship and project
requirementsAbility to work effectively in teams and strong verbal and written communication
skillsGood knowledge of data structures and algorithms and are proficient in at least
one of these languages: Java/Scala, C, C++, GoSmart, humble, and empatheticDriven and excited about the challenges of a fast-paced, innovative, and quickly
growing software development environmentInterested in building large-scale distributed systems in the cloud and are excited to make an impact
Come As You Are
Belonging 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.
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