Confluent · 11 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer - Flink SQL
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$231K/yr - $271K/yr
10+ years expConfluent is a company focused on transforming how data moves and is utilized. They are seeking a Staff Engineer to enhance stream processing capabilities with SQL, contributing to both their cloud solutions and the open-source community.
AnalyticsCloud Data ServicesEnterprise SoftwareOpen Source
Responsibilities
Work on the next iterations of Flink SQL components such as logical query planner, parser, optimizer and SQL runtime on Confluent Cloud to deliver an efficient and unified experience for batch and streaming workloads
Following a holistic development approach you will be responsible for the code quality, test coverage, documentation and maintainability of the components you and your team work on
Designing Components: You will not only implement aspects of Flink SQL but also draft designs, discuss them and curate and moderate a decision with involved stakeholders
Open Source contribution: As part of the Flink SQL team you will contribute to relevant changes and features to Open Source Apache Flink and help the community to maintain a high quality project by participating in relevant mailing list discussions, reviewing PRs affecting deployment and coordination components
Open Source visibility: You will also write blog posts and give talks at meetups and conferences to strengthen the position of Confluent Cloud as industry experts for stream processing and Apache Flink in particular
Team: As part of the team you will help to follow and maintain processes, by being an active part of the team, leading meetings and taking initiatives where feasible and participating in on-call rotations
Mentoring: You will mentor other engineers with less experience in Apache Flink to get started in the community and more junior developers to get into the area of serverless Apache Flink
Qualification
Required
10+ years of relevant software development experience
Deep knowledge of database internals, especially around query planning and optimization
Extensive experience in software development, including hands-on experience in designing and development of complex distributed systems
Strong problem-solving skills, capable of translating complex requirements into effective solutions
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to collaborate across teams
Active involvement in stream processing communities, conferences, and a strong network within the industry
Company
Confluent
Confluent offers a streaming platform based on Apache Kafka that enables companies to easily access data as real-time streams.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$459.6MKey Investors
CoatueSequoia CapitalIndex Ventures
2025-12-08Acquired
2021-06-24IPO
2021-06-10Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Jun Rao
Co-founder
Chad Verbowski
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