Confluent · 2 weeks ago
Staff Software Engineer I - Internal Access Management
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
CAD$225K/yr - CAD$264K/yr
10+ years expConfluent is a company focused on revolutionizing data movement and providing a dynamic data streaming platform. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the technical vision and execution for Internal Access Management, requiring expertise in distributed systems and cloud security.
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Responsibilities
Define and drive the long-term architecture and roadmap for Internal Access Management across Kubernetes and multi-cloud environments
Architect and implement least privilege, just-in-time access, and zero-trust models across Confluent services
Build and evolve scalable access-authorization workflows and lifecycle management systems using technologies such as OPA, cloud IAM policies, workload identity, and internal enforcement engines
Strengthen security boundaries through threat modeling, defense-in-depth practices, and comprehensive access-auditing capabilities
Partner with cross-functional teams—including Platform, Kafka, Observability, Developer Productivity, Release Engineering, and SRE—to drive adoption of secure identity and access patterns
Mentor senior engineers, elevate engineering standards, and influence architectural decisions across the organization
Communicate complex technical decisions clearly and align stakeholders across engineering and security
Qualification
Required
10+ years of engineering experience, with 4+ years in security, IAM, or distributed systems
Deep expertise in Kubernetes, workload identity, cloud IAM (AWS, GCP, Azure), and zero-trust architectures
Strong understanding of authentication technologies: IAM, OAuth2, OIDC, policy engines, and modern zero-trust principles
Proven track record leading multi-team technical initiatives at a Staff or Senior Staff level
Strong knowledge of distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, container orchestration, and service mesh
Excellent communication and stakeholder-influence skills across engineering and security domains
Preferred
Experience leading cross-org security platform architecture initiatives
Background in building developer-focused authentication and authorization platforms
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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