Staff Software Engineer I - Cloud Authentication Platform

With Confluent, organizations can harness the full power of continuously flowing data to innovate and win in the modern digital world. We have a purpose that drives us to do better every day – we're creating an entirely new category within data infrastructure - data streaming. This technology will allow every organization to create experiences and use the power of data in ways that profoundly impact the way we all live. This impact is our purpose and drives us to do better every day.

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About The Role

We are seeking a technical lead for our Cloud Authentication Platform team inside of our Product Security organization. As Confluent grows and develops the Data Streaming Platform, the Product Security team is at the center of the conversation, bringing seamless security functionality across all of our products to ensure the best customer experience on the DSP. You will be responsible for further defining and driving the technical vision of the Cloud Authentication Platform to support the authentication needs of Confluent products and ensure a high level of quality and operational excellence across the team.

What You Will Do

• Lead and drive the technical vision for the Cloud Authentication Platform.
• Work closely with product management, engineering leadership, and other key stakeholders across various teams in Confluent and Confluent Cloud to build and drive the overall roadmap.
• Deliver high impact to the business by driving important technical, product and strategic initiatives in areas comprising (but not limited to) the Data Streaming Platform, security, reliability, architectural direction, and major component refactor across organizational boundaries.
• Work with engineering teams and product on critical aspects of product definition, security, API design, and delivery.
• Influence the overall security, health and operational hygiene for the Product Security Platform.
  
  

What You Will Bring

• 12+ years of experience in software development. Experience designing resilient systems at scale, in at least one of the major CSPs (AWS, Azure, GCP), with a proven track record of “seeing around corners” to reduce complexity and create critical enduring technical foundations.
• Ability to influence the team, peers, and upper management using effective communication and collaborative techniques.
• Class-leading expertise in Go, C++, Java or other statically typed languages.
• Experience with container orchestration technology (Kubernetes).
• A great track record of timely shipping features and have a sense of urgency, an aggressive mindset towards achieving results, and excellent prioritization skills.
• Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  
  

Come As You Are

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