Confluent

A leading technology company in Greater London seeks a Confluent Cloud Infrastructure Software Engineer to design and implement Golang infrastructure services. You will work in a dynamic team focused on delivering cloud solutions using Kubernetes, Terraform, and other tools. The ideal candidate has a background in computer science and experience with cloud environments. Join us to shape the future of streaming data infrastructure in a collaborative and inclusive workplace.

About the Role: The Confluent Cloud Platform based on Apache Kafka is the leading Cloud Native Platform as a Service for streaming data infrastructure, but this is just the beginning. We are building a PaaS enabling customers around the globe to deliver streaming applications. What You Will Do: Design, implement and maintain Golang infrastructure services (typically implemented as Kubernetes operators) to deliver the Confluent cloud foundations to the wider engineering organization Kubernetes, Terraform, Datadog, Prometheus and a strong command of Linux, public cloud and networking should come as standard - though Golang software engineering will be your primary focus As a Confluent Cloud Infrastructure Software Engineer, you will be working alongside the rest of the Confluent engineers to build our PaaS product You, and the rest of the team, will be responsible for the provisioning, availability, performance, monitoring, emergency response, and capacity planning of the Confluent cloud If you love the hum of big data systems covering 10,000's of instances spread across 1000's of kubernetes clusters in multiple cloud providers and thinking about how to make them run as smoothly and securely as possible, and want to have a big influence on the architecture plus operational design points of this new product, then you will fit right in. What You Will Bring: BS, MS, or PhD in computer science or a related field, or equivalent work experience Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design and development Good understanding of the Kubernetes ecosystem Knowledge in building and operating large-scale systems Understanding of basic systems operations (disk, network, operating systems, etc) A self-starter with the ability to work effectively in teams Proficiency in Go, Python, C++, or other statically typed languages Experience/knowledge with public clouds (AWS, Azure or GCP) What Gives You an Edge: Experience with Golang and a kubernetes CNI is advantageous Experience using Kubernetes is a big plus Relevant cloud infrastructure/cloud networking experience Ready to build what's next? Let's get in motion. Come As You Are Belonging isn't a perk here. It's 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 what's possible. We're proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Employment decisions are based on job-related criteria, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by law.

We're not just building better tech. We're rewriting how data moves and what the world can do with it. With Confluent, data doesn't 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 Software Engineer, Cloud Control Plane, you will be designing and implementing a distributed control plane used by product teams to manage the lifecycle of their Confluent Cloud offerings. We are a tightly knit group with a fairly mature Agile process running a very mild version of the XP playbook - we care a lot about clear communication, a good degree of task breakdown and a whole lot of pairing with other engineers. We pride ourselves in how we get stuff done - our process is light on red tape and heavy on collaboration - we will give you the authority and autonomy to make decisions. What You Will Do: Delve deep into the Kubernetes framework - we have K8S contributors working with us internally Provision infrastructure using a mixture of Terraform and internal tooling and deploy your changes using Helm Thrive working iteratively in a fast-paced Scrum environment where you'll use our product and be very much DevOps driven You'll be expected to not only ship code but also operate and support it before and after release - that includes having a deep understanding of what your code will run on What You Will Bring: Strong software design and implementation skills in building infrastructure frameworks Deep expertise in building distributed systems Experience with one or more of these programming languages - Go, C++, Java, or Python Experience in a full project lifecycle starting from zero lines of code to operating, observing and supporting a product as part of an on call rota Solid understanding of Kubernetes and Docker What Gives You an Edge: Experience in building control planes (virtualization, software defined networking/storage) Experience building APIs - both RESTful and gRPC based Familiarity with infra such as networking, storage, and security in data centres Hands on experience with Kubernetes operators, Helm, or StatefulSets Open source contributions to Kubernetes sigs or adjacent projects Experience with PBT, TDD, and pair programming. Ready to build what's next? Let's get in motion. Come As You Are Belonging isn't a perk here. It's 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 what's possible. We're proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Employment decisions are based on job related criteria, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by law.

A leading cloud data platform company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Software Engineer for the Cloud Control Plane team. You will design and implement distributed systems while working in a collaborative Agile environment. Candidates should have experience with programming languages such as Go, C++, Java, or Python, and a solid understanding of Kubernetes and Docker. This role offers the opportunity for autonomy and innovation while maintaining responsibility for the deployed systems.

We're not just building better tech. We're rewriting how data moves and what the world can do with it. With Confluent, data doesn't 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: The Confluent Cloud Platform based on Apache Kafka is the leading Cloud Native Platform as a Service for streaming data infrastructure, but this is just the beginning. We are building a PaaS enabling customer around the globe to deliver streaming applications. What You Will Do: Design, implement and maintain Golang infrastructure services (typically implemented as Kubernetes operators) to deliver the Confluent cloud foundations to the wider engineering organization Terraform, Datadog, Prometheus and a strong command of Linux, public cloud and networking should come as standard - though Golang software engineering will be your primary focus As a Confluent Cloud Infrastructure Software Engineer, you will be working alongside the rest of the Confluent engineers to build our PaaS product You, and the rest of the team, will be responsible for the availability, performance, monitoring, emergency response, and capacity planning of the Confluent cloud If you love the hum of big data systems covering 10,000's of instances, thinking about how to make them run as smoothly and securely as possible, and want to have a big influence on the architecture plus operational design points of this new product, then you will fit right in What You Will Bring: BS, MS, or PhD in computer science or a related field, or equivalent work experience 6+ years of relevant cloud infrastructure/cloud networking experience Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design and development Experience building and operating large-scale systems Solid understanding of basic systems operations (disk, network, operating systems, etc) A self-starter with the ability to work effectively in teams Proficiency in Go, Python, C++, or other statically typed languages Experience/knowledge with public clouds (AWS, Azure or GCP) What Gives You an Edge: Experience with Golang is advantageous Experience using Apache Kafka is a big plus Ready to build what's next? Let's get in motion. Come As You Are Belonging isn't a perk here. It's 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 what's possible. We're proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Employment decisions are based on job-related criteria, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by law.

A leading technology company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Software Engineer to design and maintain Golang infrastructure services for their cloud platform. The ideal candidate will have over 6 years of relevant experience in cloud networking and distributed systems. You will work closely with teams to ensure performance and reliability while contributing to foundational technology that enables streaming applications. Join us to help shape the future of data streaming.