Staff Software Engineer- Apache Kafka

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Collaborate with the Apache Kafka community via KIPs, code contributions, reviews, and technical discussions; represent Confluent’s interests while keeping the broader ecosystem in mind.
Drive projects that have high complexity requiring technical acumen, a high level of judgement and able to deal with ambiguity.
Be a force multiplier and show strong ability to mentor and grow the team with guidance on strong design principles and software architecture.
Insist on high standards for the quality of software the team is developing.
Communicate with product management and engineering leaders on the roadmap, understand the specs and the product interfaces.
Drive operational excellence on reliability improvements, operational events and supportability
Demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills to influence teams/peers beyond immediate span of control.

Track record of delivering complex systems projects with large scope (multi quarter design and development) leading a team of engineers, setting direction for projects, working with stakeholders, adept at using AI tools for coding and working backwards from the customers.
4+ years driving staff-level or equivalent technical initiatives across multiple teams or components.

Demonstrated ability to lead through ambiguity, set direction, and align multiple teams around complex technical plans.
Track record of mentoring senior engineers and enabling others to deliver on high-risk, high-impact projects.
Clear, concise technical communication, both written (design docs, KIPs) and verbal (reviews, cross-team forums).