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As a Software Engineer on the Compute Platform team, you will be a key technical leader in building and evolving our next-generation, multi-tenant, cloud-native compute substrate that powers all of Confluent Cloud's diverse workloads. Our platform orchestrates workloads across thousands of Kubernetes clusters globally across all cloud service providers, providing a unified abstraction layer for scheduling, lifecycle management, and operational excellence.
Job Responsibility:
Drive the overall technical charter for the Compute Platform, including multi-cluster orchestration, workload placement, and security architecture
Design and implement platform APIs and Kubernetes operators using Go to support evolving workload requirements
Work closely with product management and engineering leadership to build and drive the roadmap for Confluent's Compute Platform, enabling new business opportunities across Confluent
Deliver high-impact initiatives in areas such as workload scheduling, disruption management, network isolation, rolling update strategies, and cross-cluster resource management
Lead technical design reviews and drive architectural decisions across organizational boundaries
Mentor and grow other engineers on the team through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance
Own operational aspects including availability, reliability, performance monitoring, emergency response, and disaster recovery for our global compute infrastructure
Requirements:
8+ years of experience delivering scalable software solutions
Proven track record of leading the delivery of large-scale, highly available, low-latency systems
Deep expertise in Kubernetes including controller development, operator patterns, and multi-cluster architectures
Strong proficiency in Go with experience building production-grade distributed systems
Experience with multi-tenant platform architectures and security isolation patterns
Familiarity with gRPC, Protobuf, and API design for internal platform services
Experience with observability tools and operational excellence practices
Experience with multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure) and cloud-provider integrations
Track record of providing technical leadership and mentorship
Track record of working collaboratively across teams including product management, SRE, and other engineering teams
A smart, humble, and empathetic attitude with a strong sense of teamwork
Drive and excitement about the challenges of a fast-paced, innovative software environment