confluent - Senior Software Engineer II - Kafka Client

• Build and enhance the open source libraries around Kafka using low level Kafka protocol. • Enhance the various language libraries to better standards and more usable APIs. • Collaborate effectively across engineering, product, field teams and other key stakeholders to create and execute impactful roadmap for the clients team. • Provide technical leadership, mentorship and drive strong teamwork. • Integrate long term needs from open source and partner teams into technical plans. • Identify and manage technical debt and long term projects equally. • BS or MS in computer science or a related field, or equivalent work experience. • 7+ years of relevant software development experience. • 3+ years of development involving SDKs, language libraries, or other client side applications. • Deep technical knowledge of at least two programming languages. • Proficiency in C/C++ and Java. • Ability to influence the team, peers, and management using effective communication and collaborative techniques. • Proven experience in leading and mentoring technical teams. • WHAT GIVES YOU AN EDGE: • A strong understanding of good and bad patterns for client library interface APIs. • A keen interest in understanding users of your software and solving their problems. • Additional language (Rust, Python, Golang, Javascript or Dotnet) and/or technology migration experience using GraalVM will have an added advantage. • Experience developing SaaS services on public clouds providers (AWS, Azure or GCP) • Interest in evangelism (giving talks at tech conferences, writing blog posts evangelizing Kafka). • Wide programming language idiom exposure. • 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.