Confluent · 3 days ago
Manager, Solutions Engineering
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$145K/yr - $170K/yr
2+ years expConfluent is a pioneering company focused on transforming data movement and utilization. The Manager of Solutions Engineering will lead a team of Enterprise Solutions Engineers, focusing on customer engagement and collaboration with sales leadership to drive business growth and technical excellence.
AnalyticsCloud Data ServicesEnterprise SoftwareOpen Source
Responsibilities
Lead a team of Solutions Engineers with tenets of strong customer engagement, Product & use-case knowledge, and sales acumen
Partner closely with Sales Leadership on key Business Metrics and Consumption forecasting
Design and implement strategies for the Solutions Engineering team to achieve sales and customer success targets, with a focus on consumption goals
Provide mentorship and career development opportunities to team members, ensuring high levels of engagement and professional growth
Lead by example in customer engagements, demonstrating advanced technical expertise and problem-solving skills as well as building key customer relationships
Provide timely guidance for the team on unblocking customer technical hurdles and handling escalations
Collaborate closely with sales, product, and engineering teams to ensure seamless integration of technical solutions and customer feedback into product development
Build and scale the team through hiring and recruiting efforts
Qualification
Required
2+ years of experience in a leadership role within Solutions Engineering or other customer-facing teams
Strong technical background with a solid understanding of cloud services, streaming data platforms, and enterprise architecture
Proven track record of leading teams to achieve sales targets and deliver exceptional customer outcomes
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels
A commitment to fostering an inclusive and collaborative team environment
Demonstrated ability to navigate and succeed in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
Preferred
Prior experience in the software or cloud services industry, especially with streaming data technologies like Apache Kafka
A track record of innovation and the ability to think creatively to solve complex technical problems and propose new solutions
Experience in leading teams through change, including process improvements, organizational restructuring, or adoption of new technologies
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
CTO
Recent News
2026-01-08
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