Sr. Software Engineer II - Cloud Platform

Strong programming skills, with a focus on reading, debugging, and evolving existing code in languages like Go, Java, or Python Solid understanding of systems internals, including filesystems, memory management, network stacks, and kernel behavior Hands-on experience running Kubernetes in production, and a deep understanding of containers and modern cloud-native workflows Demonstrated experience with at least one major public cloud provider such as AWS, GCP, or Azure A strong bias for automation and reproducibility; comfortable working with Kubernetes, GitOps, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tools Confidence in diagnosing complex systems, handling incidents, and driving continuous improvements to reliability A genuine interest in how large-scale systems behave in the real world, and a drive to make them better every day Exceptional teamwork, collaboration skills, and the ability to work independently as part of a globally distributed team Solid written and verbal communication skills coupled with strong motivation to help others

Design, build, and evolve internal infrastructure services written in Go, often as Kubernetes operators Own systems that make cloud infrastructure secure, scalable, observable, and reliable Collaborate with engineers across Confluent to enable fast, safe, and autonomous deployment of services Take shared responsibility for the full lifecycle of our infrastructure: availability, performance, monitoring, incident response, and capacity planning Work on systems at scale, across tens of thousands of instances and multiple regions Influence the architecture and operational strategy behind the critical infrastructure Participate in a 8-hour, follow-the-sun on-call rotation