Manager II, Engineering - Connect Platform - Remote

Overview

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.

In Short

• You will work with a team of engineers and architects to help evolve the Kafka connect framework and platform
• Work with engineering teams and product on critical aspects of product definition, architectural design, and delivery
• 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
• Influence the overall domain health and operational hygiene for the Cloud Platform

Requirements

• Overall 14+ years of experience in software development and engineering space.
• At least 5+ years of engineering management experience leading productive, high-functioning teams.
• Ability to hire while ensuring a high hiring bar, keep engineers motivated, coach/mentor, and handle performance management.
• A great track record of shipping features and hitting deadlines consistently; should be able to move fast, build in increments and iterate; have a sense of urgency, aggressive mindset towards achieving results and excellent prioritization skills; able to anticipate future technical needs for the product and craft plans to realize them.
• Ability to influence the team, peers, and upper management using effective communication and collaborative techniques; focused on building and maintaining a culture of collaboration within the team.
• Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design and operations.
• Familiarity with Kafka or similar high-scale distributed event streaming platforms.
• Solid experience working with large private or public clouds.
• A self starter with the ability to work effectively in teams
• Excellent communication skills

Benefits

• Experience with open-source development, experience using Kafka Connect a plus
• Experience working with stream processing technologies is a plus
• Experience with Kubernetes a plus
• Experience with Java/JVM a plus