Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Confluent, Colombia

At Confluent, we’re creating a category that transforms how every company manages and streams data. Have you ever found a new favorite series on Netflix, picked up groceries curbside at Walmart, or paid for something using Square? That’s Confluent in actiongiving our customers instant access to massive amounts of real-time data, enabling them to thrive in an ever-changing digital world. As one of the fastest-growing enterprise companies in history, and with Fortune 100 customers across major industries, we have a tremendous opportunity in front of us. We also have experience on our side. Our leaders have taken companies of our size to major success before and include some of the original creators of Apache Kafka.
We’re looking for self-motivated team members who crave a challenge and feel energized to roll up their sleeves and help realize Confluent’s unlimited potential. Chart your own path and take healthy risks with the backing and support of our #OneTeam culture. Be part of inclusive initiatives like Employee Resource Groups and development programs, and take advantage of benefits that support our diverse global teams. Grow as we growwhether you’re just starting out or managing a large team, you’ll be amazed at the magnitude of your impact.
CPD, or cloud private development, is a set of tools that provide temporary on-demand cloud resources where Confluent engineers can deploy, test, and more broadly iterate on the development of the cloud product. What started out as an internal product to facilitate developer experience on Confluent Cloud has now taken a broader charter of provisioning and management of new cloud environments for development, QE and production.About The Team:

• Develop infrastructure-as-code software that bootstraps new Confluent Cloud environments
• Design feature parity between various cloud providers
• Work with other teams to ensure a smooth and repeatable provisioning process
• Own CPD product throughout entire software development lifecycle and build its roadmap as it becomes a top-level cloud management tool

Who You Are:

• Smart, humble, and empathetic
• Have a strong sense of teamwork and put team’s and company’s interests first
• Driven and excited about the challenges of a fast-paced, innovative software startup environment
• Good team player who is not shy to reach out to other teams and collaborate on solving problems

What We're Looking For:

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience
• 4+ years industry experience designing, building, operating and supporting large-scale systems in production with a solid grasp on good software engineering practices such as code reviews, deep focus on quality, and documentation
• Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design and development
• Proficiency in Go or Python
• Working knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform or CloudFormation
• Hands-on exposure to Kubernetes operators, Helm or StatefulSets
• Familiarity with AWS, GCP or Azure cloud environments and technologies
• Experience building APIs, both RESTful and gRPC/Thrift based
• Strong analytical and debugging skills, familiarity with OpenCensus or OpenTracing

Come As You Are
At Confluent, equality is a core tenet of our culture. We are committed to building an inclusive global team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, beliefs, and experiences. The more diverse we are, the richer our community and the broader our impact.
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