Job Description:
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. Most companies are still figuring out where AI fits. At Confluent, we're moving past that question — and building the infrastructure that makes AI a trusted, supervised part of how work actually gets done. As Director of Applied AI Engineering, you will own that foundation: the agent orchestration platform, LLM gateway, runtime guardrails, audit logging, and the full lifecycle infrastructure that turns AI experimentation into durable business execution. This is a rare opportunity to shape something from the ground up — hiring the team, setting the architecture, and staying hands-on as a technical contributor to the platform itself. You won't just lead the work; you'll be in it. You will work closely with leaders across Sales, Support, Product, Marketing, Finance, and Legal, ensuring the platform you build accelerates the workflows that most directly influence revenue, customer trust, and monetization speed — with reliability, security, and human oversight built in from the start.
