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# Distributed Systems Software Engineer - WarpStream at Confluent

- **Company:** Confluent
- **Location:** United States
- **Compensation:** $197k–$271k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-07-21
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/confluent/47920ccd-db54-4ed4-a865-70857e865fff

## Job description

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:

WarpStream is an Apache Kafka compatible data streaming platform built directly on top of object storage with zero local disks. It’s delivered to customers as a BYOC-style offering. The WarpStream team is responsible for this product offering from top to bottom, and as a Senior Engineer you’ll do everything from working on the storage engine running in the Agents, improving the scalability of our multi-tenant control plane, implementing new features like transactions, active-active multi-regions clusters, and even write some HTML/Javascript for our developer console. We’re a small team of < 15 engineers, so you’ll be expected to work across the entire stack from bashing bits at the network level to making sure our UI provides a great developer experience.

You will have an opportunity to solve complex distributed systems problems at scale. You will build services that can operate across different cloud service providers like AWS, GCP, and Azure. You’ll be on-call for all of it.

The WarpStream team is fully remote and geographically distributed, currently we have engineers in: Spain, France, Canada, Ireland, and the USA.

## WHAT YOU WILL DO:

- Independently drive execution of complex technical projects end to end.
- Build mission-critical backend services that deliver value to our customers. You will play a crucial role in architecting, designing, developing and operationalizing high performance, scalable, reliable and resilient services.
- Troubleshoot and debug technical issues inside a deep and complex technical stack that includes microservices, containers, and virtualization.
- Ensure operational readiness of the services and meet the availability and performance SLA commitments to our customers.

## WHAT YOU WILL BRING:

- 5+ years industry experience designing, building, scaling and supporting backend systems in production with a solid grasp on good software engineering practices such as code reviews, deep focus on quality, and documentation
- Strong programming and algorithmic skills. Proficiency in a major programming language, e.g. Java, Go, C / C++, Python, etc
- Deep curiosity and enthusiasm for distributed systems and storage systems
- Strong focus on project delivery and communication skills
- Experience in driving operational excellence for large production services
- A strong sense of customer centricity, teamwork, technical leadership and mentorship and are excited about team and company success

## WHAT GIVES YOU AN EDGE:

- Proven track record of delivering large-scale, highly available, high quality systems
- Hands-on technical expertise in large scale systems engineering or distributed systems
- On-call experience handling critical systems

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.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Employment decisions are based on job-related criteria, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by law.

## PRIVACY STATEMENT

Confluent is an IBM subsidiary which has been acquired by IBM and will be integrated into the IBM organization. By proceeding with this application, you understand that Confluent will share your personal information with other IBM affiliates involved in your recruitment process, wherever these are located. More Information on how IBM protects your personal information, including the safeguards in case of cross-border data transfer, are available here http://ibm.com/careers/us-en/privacy-policy/.

## About Confluent

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Confluent provides a cloud-native data streaming platform built by the original co-creators of Apache Kafka, enabling organizations to stream, process, and react to data in real time.
- **Entity Type**: Public (NASDAQ: CFLT)
- **Headquarters**: Mountain View, California, USA
- **Founded**: 2014
- **Founders**: Jay Kreps, Jun Rao, Neha Narkhede

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Data streaming infrastructure, real-time data platforms
- **Target customers**: B2B, enterprise, developers, and data engineers
- **Mission/purpose**: To create the foundational platform for data-in-motion, unleashing the power of continuously flowing data so companies can innovate and win in the modern digital world.

## Products & Services
- **Confluent Cloud**: Fully managed, cloud-native data streaming service powered by the Kora engine. Offers autoscaling, 99.99% uptime SLA, transparent consumption-based pricing, and support for GBps+ workloads.
- **Confluent Platform**: Self-managed distribution of Apache Kafka with enterprise features, including Confluent for Kubernetes and Ansible playbooks for easier on-prem or hybrid deployment.
- **Schema Registry**: Supports Avro, Protobuf, and JSON Schema for stream governance.
- **120+ Pre-built Connectors**: Integrates with databases, data warehouses, SaaS apps, and cloud services.
- **Cluster Linking**: Enables real-time topic mirroring, data replication, and workload migration across clusters without downtime.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available from provided sources (public company; SEC filings available)
- **Key Metric**: Not publicly available from provided sources (public company; annual revenue disclosed in 10-K filings)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not disclosed in provided sources (public company with institutional investors; partners include major cloud providers)
- **Growth Signals**: 3,263 total employees (Built In), remote-first hiring across 25+ countries, hyper-growth mode, expanding engineering and sales teams globally.

## Competitive Advantages
- Founded by the original co-creators of Apache Kafka, ensuring deep platform expertise and compatibility.
- Complete, enterprise-grade platform with cloud-native architecture (Kora engine) that scales 10x faster than traditional Kafka and delivers 20-90%+ throughput savings.
- Fully compatible with Apache Kafka, allowing seamless migration and hybrid deployments.
- Strong security and compliance posture: SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS certifications.
- 99.99% uptime SLA for production workloads and transparent consumption-based pricing.

## Strategic Focus
- Enabling real-time AI and event-driven applications.
- Expanding global footprint with offices in Mountain View, London, Toronto, Bengaluru, Dubai, and Reston.
- Building a complete ecosystem of connectors and governance tools to simplify data streaming adoption.
- Scaling the platform to handle AI workloads and real-time microservices.

## Why Work Here
- **Remote-first culture**: Work where you thrive – home, office, or anywhere in between. Offices available in 9 locations globally.
- **Flexibility**: Flexible time off, volunteer time off, and support for all paths to parenthood.
- **Compensation**: Competitive equity program with no cliff, plus a one-time home office reimbursement of up to $500 USD.
- **Culture**: Values include “Prioritize Ruthlessly,” “One Team,” “Smart, Humble, and Empathetic,” “Lead with Courage and Honor,” and “Earn Our Customers’ Love.” Direct access to leadership via #ask-estaff Slack channel.
- **Growth**: Hyper-growth environment with opportunities to work on cutting-edge data streaming technology. Engineering roles span senior software engineers, staff engineers, and engineering managers.

## Sources
1. [careers.confluent.io](https://careers.confluent.io/)
2. [confluent.io](https://www.confluent.io/)
3. [confluent.io/about](https://www.confluent.io/about/)
4. [builtin.com/company/confluent](https://builtin.com/company/confluent)
5. [careers.confluent.io/life-at-confluent](https://careers.confluent.io/life-at-confluent)
6. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/confluent](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/confluent)

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