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Were not just building better tech. Were rewriting how data moves and what the world can do with it. With Confluent, data doesnt 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. About The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you will contribute to several key initiatives for the Connect Platform Team at Confluent. The Connect Platform teams mission is to design, build, and operate critical components that bridge Apache Kafka with the wider ecosystem - making it seamless, secure, and scalable for enterprises to move data between Kafka and external systems, both onpremises and in Confluent Cloud. The team is responsible for both selfmanaged (on-prem) and fully managed (cloud) connectors, ensuring organizations can confidently integrate, govern, and manage streaming data flows to power eventdriven architectures. Confluent Connect is the industrystandard integration and ingestion framework for Kafka, enabling organizations to stream data between Kafka and hundreds of external systems (databases, SaaS, storage, legacy apps). The team delivers key primitives such as: Single Message Transforms (SMTs) Authentication, security, tenant isolation, rolebased access, and network controls Support for both selfmanaged and fully managed connectors What You Will Do Work with global teams across timezones Work with distributed systems, cloudnative development, and secure, scalable data integration Architect a complex engineering system from end to end Partner across engineering and other key stakeholders to create and execute the overall roadmap for delivering a topnotch Data Streaming Platform for our customers Evaluate and enhance the efficiency of our platforms technology stack, keeping pace with industry trends and adopting stateoftheart solutions Solve complicated technical projects with high quality and provide technical guidance to the team in specialized areas Enhance the stability, performance, scalability, and operational excellence across multiple critical systems What You Will Bring 35 years of relevant software development experience Proven track record of leading the delivery of largescale, secure, highly available, low latency, high quality systems Deep handson technical expertise in hyperscale distributed systems engineering Experience running production services in the cloud and being part of oncall rotation Expertise in cloudnative technology, including networking & security Experience with Java, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms is highly valued Strong collaboration skills and a growth mindset are essential, given the teams crossfunctional nature and focus on mentorship and operational excellence Prior experience working on AWS, GCP, or Azure and a deep understanding of cloud best practices Ability to influence the team, peers, and management using effective communication and collaborative techniques Proven experience in leading and mentoring technical teams Drive results by removing friction and improving the development stack with urgency and prioritization skills BS Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience. An advanced degree in computer science is preferred Ready to build what''''s next? Lets get in motion. Come As You Are Belonging isnt a perk here. Its the baseline. We work across time zones and backgrounds, knowing the best ideas come from different perspectives. And we make space for everyone to lead, grow, and challenge whats possible. Were proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Employment decisions are based on jobrelated criteria, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by law. Compensation Range: CA$144.2K - CA$169.4K #J-18808-Ljbffr