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Confluent · 1 month ago

Staff Software Engineer - Tableflow

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
seniorityLead/Staff
money$256K/yr - $301K/yr

Confluent is a company focused on transforming how data moves through their innovative data streaming platform. The Staff Software Engineer will work on the Tableflow project, focusing on developing and maintaining scalable storage solutions and infrastructure while collaborating across teams to enhance product features.

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Responsibilities

Design and implement innovative strategies for table schematization, materialization, and compaction at massive scale
Build and maintain multi-tenant, highly available infrastructure that powers background computational tasks for Kora’s long-term storage
Guide and mentor team members in contributing to relevant open-source projects such as Apache Iceberg
Act as a trusted advisor for both internal and cross-functional teams, providing guidance on complex technical problems and contributing to high-level decision-making processes
Collaborate with product management, design, and other engineering teams to ensure seamless integration of storage features and infrastructure with the broader organization

Qualification

Distributed storage systemsCloud-based infrastructureMulti-tenant environmentsOpen-source contributionApache KafkaApache IcebergApache FlinkPublic clouds AWSPublic clouds AzurePublic clouds GCPLeadership skillsCommunication skillsCollaboration skills

Required

BS, MS, or PhD in computer science or a related field, or equivalent work experience
Proven experience designing and building large-scale, distributed storage systems
Deep knowledge of distributed systems concepts, including fault tolerance, consistency, and scalability
Expertise in modern cloud-based infrastructure and multi-tenant environments
Strong leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to mentor and guide engineers to success
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence and guide stakeholders at all levels

Preferred

Familiarity with or has experience contributing to the following open-source technologies: Apache Kafka, Apache Iceberg, Apache Flink
Experience/knowledge with public clouds (AWS, Azure or GCP)
Interest in evangelism (giving talks at tech conferences, writing blog posts evangelizing your work)

Company

Confluent

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Confluent offers a streaming platform based on Apache Kafka that enables companies to easily access data as real-time streams.
dateFounded in 2014
location
Mountain View, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
https://confluent.io

H1B Sponsorship

Confluent has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (142)
2024 (107)
2023 (91)
2022 (155)
2021 (119)
2020 (50)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$459.6M
Key Investors
CoatueSequoia CapitalIndex Ventures
2025-12-08Acquired
2021-06-24IPO
2021-06-10Secondary Market

Leadership Team

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Jun Rao
Co-founder
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Chad Verbowski
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