Director of Engineering II, Kafka Connect

• Lead a highly productive, global team of software engineers and engineering leaders
• Drive the long-term direction and strategy of Confluent Kafka connectors, while partnering with internal stakeholders to drive the team’s mission forward
• Create competitive advantages for Kafka connectors by driving technical innovation
• Drive improvements in the Kafka connectors to make them more usable and powerful for customers, and make them easier to adopt and scale
• Work closely with peer engineering leaders to prioritise improvements in all these areas - from a culture of continuous improvement to prioritising large and high-impact initiatives that will fundamentally change Kafka connectors
• Continue a strong growth trajectory by hiring top tier engineers, and establish quality standards, design principles, and operational maturity for the team

• 5+ years of second-level engineering management experience leading productive, high-functioning teams
• Maintain a high hiring bar while recruiting, motivating engineers, coaching/mentoring, and managing performance
• Experience with running large stateful data systems in the cloud
• Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design and development
• A great track record of shipping features and hitting deadlines consistently
• Sense of urgency, an aggressive mindset towards achieving results, and excellent prioritisation skills
• Able to anticipate future technical needs for the product and craft plans to realize them, guided by our customers
• Ability to influence the team, peers, and upper management using effective communication and collaborative techniques
• Focus on building and maintaining a culture of collaboration within the team

Preferred experience running production services in public clouds

• Remote-First Work
• Robust Insurance Benefits
• Flexible Time Away
• The Best Teammates
• Experience Ambassadors
• Open and Honest Culture
• Well-Being and Growth