Confluent

Senior Staff AI Architect

Confluent

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $193,800 - $227,700 per year

Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformKafkaKubernetesMicroservicesNoSQLPyTorchSQLTensorflowTerraform

About the role

  • Incorporate AI technologies, such as machine learning models, natural language processing, or predictive analytics, into automation and event-driven workflows & data solutions.
  • Contribute to the design, integrations and management of AI/ML solutions across SaaS platforms, systems, and databases, leveraging Confluent, AI-powered tools, and microservices patterns.
  • Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to translate business needs into cohesive AI strategies and outcomes.
  • Oversee and provide input on the design of microservices that align with modern cloud-native principles, enabling robust and reusable system components.
  • Conduct technical design reviews, enforce best practices, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, secure, and maintainable solutions.
  • Dedicate time to coach and mentor other team members.

Requirements

  • A minimum of 8+ years in enterprise data, software architecture, or related fields, with 5+ years of hands-on experience in Kafka and event-driven systems.
  • Proven track record of designing and implementing large-scale, cloud-native solutions leveraging Kafka, Flink, and AI-driven tools.
  • Hands-on experience with feature stores, vector databases, or retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) for real-time AI.
  • Experience optimizing large-scale, real-time systems for low latency, high throughput, and cost efficiency.
  • Demonstrated ability to leverage AI to build and deliver compelling data solutions
  • Strong understanding of event-driven architecture, stream processing (Kafka Streams, Flink), and distributed systems.
  • Proficiency in microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, and modern DevOps practices (CI/CD pipelines).
  • Strong background in cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), including infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform).
  • In-depth knowledge of SQL and NoSQL database technologies.
  • Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Familiarity with TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face, or other ML libraries.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
machine learningnatural language processingpredictive analyticsKafkaFlinkfeature storesvector databasesretrieval-augmented generationSQLNoSQL
Soft skills
coachingmentoringcollaborationcommunication
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