At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and develop high-performance networking solutions for Confluent Cloud.
- Company: Join IBM, a leader in innovative technology with a focus on collaboration.
- Benefits: Enjoy remote work flexibility, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic role with potential for significant career advancement in a supportive environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by building scalable systems that power the future of cloud networking.
- Qualifications: Experience in software engineering and strong skills in distributed systems and programming languages.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
We are looking for a staff level technical leader to help us build the next‑generation network data plane, enabling Confluent Cloud to achieve 10x the current scale. This is a hybrid engineering role, blending deep software development expertise with hands‑on operational excellence. Cloud networking is a strategic investment area with significant potential to impact the company's growth. The Traffic team is responsible for the network platform of Confluent Cloud, focusing on performance, security, reliability, and cost optimizations for all customer traffic that ingresses and egresses Kafka and DSP deployments, as well as all internal service‑to‑service traffic on Confluent Cloud.
You will architect, design and lead cross‑team initiatives to deliver highly scalable, cost‑efficient networking data plane solutions, while ensuring these systems are reliable, observable, and resilient in production. You’ll work across engineering, security, product, and platform orgs to build the blocks that empower product teams to integrate networking seamlessly.
What You Will Do
- Design, develop, and operationalize high‑performance, scalable, reliable, and resilient systems for the Confluent Cloud network data plane platform.
- Independently drive the execution of ambiguously scoped cross‑team software projects, ensuring delivery of complex projects in production with a focus on quality.
- Leverage cloud providers to deliver impactful business solutions.
- Troubleshoot and improve operations for a complex technical stack that spans across AWS, Azure, and GCP, including microservices, containers, and virtualization.
Required technical and professional expertise
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Extensive experience in the software engineering industry.
- Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design and development.
- Experience in building and operating large‑scale systems.
- Solid understanding of networking primitives and protocols.
- Self‑starter with the ability to work effectively in teams.
- Proficiency in C++, Go, Python, or other programming languages.
Preferred technical and professional experience
- Experience with Kubernetes.
- Experience with network proxies and/or load balancers.
- Experience with public clouds (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
Software Engineering Staff Software Engineer I - Confluent Professional Hursley, GB employer: IBM
At Confluent, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration. Our hybrid engineering roles provide employees with the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology while enjoying the flexibility of remote work. With a strong focus on professional growth, we support our staff in developing their skills and advancing their careers in a thriving environment located in Hursley, where the potential for impact is immense.
