10+ years of software development experience with 2+ years in management
Experience in building and designing resilient systems at scale using hyperscale CSPs (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Expertise in designing, building, and scaling APIs and programmatic interfaces (CLI, SDK, Terraform)
Understanding of API governance frameworks and best practices for ensuring API consistency, security, and reliability
Effective communication and collaborative techniques to influence team and management
Ability to hire, motivate, coach/mentor engineers, and manage performance
Excellent prioritization and timely feature shipping skills
Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
Desirables
Proven track record in contributing to or maintaining open-source projects
Ability to build and foster a strong developer community
What the job involves
Lead a dynamic team responsible for building, maintaining, and scaling APIs and critical programmatic interfaces such as CLI and Terraform
Empower customers and foster community engagement to drive product adoption and company growth
Deliver governance for APIs and guide the team in contributing to source-available CLI and Terraform projects while maintaining high standards of innovation and collaboration
Confluent is pioneering a fundamentally new category of data infrastructure focused on data in motion. Our cloud-native offering is the foundational platform for data in motion, enabling real-time data streaming across organizations to drive rich digital customer experiences and real-time business operations.