Principal Engineer I - Cloud Observability

Confluent

Remote, United States
Not specified; not specified; not specified
Hybrid
15+ years software development experience
Distributed systems design fundamentals
Concurrent and multi-threading programming
Confluent is seeking a Principal Engineer I for its Cloud Observability team, focusing on designing and advancing observability features for their data streaming platform. The ideal candidate should possess extensive software development experience, particularly in large-scale systems, and demonstrate strong leadership and technical skills in a collaborative environment

Job Summary

  • The role involves architecting and designing technology to enable customers to gain insight into the health and performance of Confluent resources quickly and effectively.
  • You will lead the technology charter for observability features in Confluent Cloud and hybrid scenarios while mentoring a team of high-performing engineers.
  • Candidates must have strong fundamentals in distributed systems and the ability to handle intense customer production issues on-call.

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Confluent is seeking a Principal Engineer I for its Cloud Observability team, focusing on designing and advancing observability features for their data streaming platform. The ideal candidate should possess extensive software development experience, particularly in large-scale systems, and demonstrate strong leadership and technical skills in a collaborative environment.

Salary

Not specified; Not specified; Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 15+ years software development experience
  • Distributed systems design fundamentals
  • Concurrent and multi-threading programming
  • Production service operations in cloud
  • Apache Kafka or stream processing experience

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with Apache Flink and Druid
  • OpenSearch operational knowledge
  • Technical evangelism and conference speaking
  • Mentoring high-performing engineering teams
  • Building scalable hybrid cloud architectures

Key Requirements

  • Minimum 15+ years hands-on software development
  • Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
  • Ability to work effectively in remote teams

Work Rights

Not specified

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