Used Tools & Technologies
Not specified
Required Skills & Competences
Tag name is followed by "@" symbol and proficiency level value.
About proficiency levels:
- 1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;
- 3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;
- 7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;
- 10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.
Kubernetes @ 7
GCP @ 4
AWS @ 4
Azure @ 4
Networking @ 4
React @ 4
API @ 6
- 1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;
- 3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;
- 7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;
- 10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.
Details
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 Traffic & Networking organization is responsible for engineering the foundational fabric that facilitates the movement of vast data volumes between customer sources and our data streaming platform. The infrastructure ensures secure, private, and high-performance connectivity across AWS, Azure, and GCP with minimal latency and optimized costs. By bridging all three major hyper-scalers, the team enables streaming application teams to develop a globally distributed, real-time platform capable of processing and replicating data across nearly any geographic region.
As Engineering Director for Traffic & Networking you will lead the Traffic Control-Plane team in managing a highly resilient, multi-cloud network orchestration layer. The control-plane governs the lifecycle of the traffic data-plane and provides customers with networking APIs for integration with Confluent Cloud, plus a programmable interface for developers to simplify multi-cloud and cross-region connectivity.
Responsibilities
- Manage a globally distributed team responsible for the programmable interface of the networking fabric.
- Act as a technical lead for the team, driving vision, roadmap, and execution on projects.
- Mentor managers and individual contributors to become domain experts in technologies and products that build the networking fabric and enable customer data streaming use-cases.
- Drive cross-team projects across product pillars that have company-wide impact, delivering innovative capabilities and differentiation for real-time streaming customers.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience leading relatively large (12 or greater) highly technical teams.
- Deep technical understanding of cloud infrastructure, especially Kubernetes and cloud networking.
- Background in developing and leading teams that build highly scalable, distributed, cloud-native applications.
- Experience building SaaS products and platforms.
Advantages / Preferred
- Understanding cloud networking as a user of cloud infrastructure across the three hyper-scalers (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Experience running cloud-hosted services, especially enterprise applications.
- Background in real-time streaming infrastructure and data processing infrastructure.
- A Masters/PhD in Computer Science or a related field.
Compensation
- Reported compensation range: $297.5K - $357K per year.
- Posting notes: Offers Equity.
Company & privacy notes
Belonging is a baseline at Confluent. The company is an equal opportunity workplace and makes employment decisions based on job-related criteria. Confluent (an IBM subsidiary) will share applicant personal information with IBM affiliates involved in recruitment; candidates agree to that as part of the application process. More information is available in the company's privacy statement.