Jobgether
Staff Software Engineer I - Confluent Platform
TLDR
High-impact role shaping large-scale distributed systems for real-time data streaming with architectural influence across cloud, on-prem, and hybrid environments.
Accountabilities:
- Lead the technical direction and evolution of large-scale platform capabilities, including hybrid and cloud-native management systems.
- Architect and design distributed systems with a focus on scalability, reliability, security, and observability across environments.
- Own and deliver key components of Unified Stream Management and platform-wide operational capabilities.
- Collaborate with product managers, engineering leaders, and cross-functional teams to define and execute the platform roadmap.
- Drive engineering excellence through design reviews, code reviews, and technical mentorship across teams.
- Participate in defining long-term architecture strategy and contribute to platform-wide technical decisions.
- Debug and resolve high-severity production issues, ensuring system stability and performance under pressure.
- Build and improve engineering processes that enable teams to operate efficiently at scale.
- Mentor and guide senior engineers and technical leads, fostering technical growth and leadership.
- 10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience in large-scale distributed systems.
- Strong expertise in system design, distributed architectures, concurrency, and multi-threaded programming.
- Deep understanding of OS, networking, storage systems, and cloud infrastructure fundamentals.
- Proven experience taking complex systems from concept to production in high-scale environments.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root causes and implement durable solutions.
- Experience with production incident management, on-call responsibilities, and high-severity debugging.
- Ability to balance short-term execution with long-term architectural vision and incremental delivery.
- Strong communication and influence skills, with the ability to drive alignment across senior stakeholders.
- Exposure to technologies such as Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, or Apache Spark is a strong plus.
- Experience with open-source development, stream processing, or data processing systems is highly desirable.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- Competitive compensation package aligned with senior-level engineering roles in India.
- Opportunity to work on globally scaled distributed systems powering real-time data streaming.
- High-impact role with strong technical ownership and architectural influence.
- Exposure to cutting-edge technologies in streaming, cloud infrastructure, and distributed computing.
- Strong culture of engineering excellence, knowledge sharing, and mentorship.
- Opportunities to contribute to open-source technologies and industry-wide innovation.
- Career growth in a global engineering organization with complex, high-scale challenges.
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How Jobgether works:
We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.
We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!
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Benefits
career growth
Career growth in a global engineering organization with complex, high-scale challenges.
Jobgether runs the largest remote job platform, effectively linking job seekers with over 200,000 flexible and remote opportunities that match their unique skills and preferences. Our focus is on enhancing the hiring process, ensuring efficiency while prioritizing the candidate experience, particularly in the growing health and wellness sector.
- Founded
- Founded 2020
- Employees
- 11-50 employees
- Industry
- Professional Services
Staff Software Engineer