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LeadFull-timeReactAWSGCPAzure
Salary Range
$153,000 - $207,000 /year
This salary is estimated based on similar roles. The actual salary may vary.
About the Role
We are looking for a Principal Engineer to join Confluent, where you will shape the long-term architecture and reliability of the Tableflow project and the broader Confluent platform. This role involves advancing key layers of Tableflow and ensuring high availability and scalability for background storage tasks across Confluent Cloud.
Key Responsibilities
- →Define and drive company-level technical strategy for critical systems
- →Architect and evolve a high-performance metadata management system
- →Design and implement innovative strategies for table schematization and materialization
- →Build and maintain multi-tenant, highly available infrastructure for background computational tasks
- →Establish and evangelize engineering standards and architectural patterns
- →Partner with executives and product management to align technical vision with business objectives
- →Mentor senior and staff-level engineers, growing future technical leaders
- →Lead contributions to open-source projects and represent Confluent externally
Requirements
- ✓Proven track record of leading architecture and delivery of large-scale distributed storage systems
- ✓Comprehensive knowledge of fault tolerance, consistency, scalability, and cloud-native platforms
- ✓Ability to navigate ambiguity and design systems for the next 3–5 years
- ✓Strong ability to influence executives and stakeholders while fostering a collaborative environment
- ✓Demonstrated ability to move from high-level vision to detailed technical implementation
Benefits
- ★Opportunity to work with industry-leading technology and contribute to open-source projects
- ★Collaborative and inclusive work environment
- ★Chance to shape the future of data streaming platforms
