Confluent

Manager II – Engineering, Secure Compute Platform

Confluent

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $252,800 - $297,000 per year

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About the role

  • Lead the strategic vision and multi-year roadmap for the Secure Compute Platform, aligning foundational infrastructure with company growth goals.
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership in distributed systems, Kubernetes, and container-based runtimes to ensure world-class security and scale.
  • Partner with Product, Security, and Cloud Infrastructure teams to define architectural standards and deliver seamless, end-to-end solutions.
  • Cultivate a culture of technical excellence and ownership within a high-performing and inclusive engineering team. Lead, mentor, and scale a team of 6-8 engineers.
  • Drive the exploration and adoption of AI-driven tools and workflows to accelerate team velocity and enhance operational efficiency.
  • Own the execution of critical platform building blocks—including isolation, identity, and networking—to meet the needs of a global, multi-tenant customer base.
  • Champion operational hygiene and observability, maintaining high standards for reliability and performance across thousands of global clusters.
  • Influence overall domain health by driving platform adoption and ensuring secure compute interfaces meet the needs of developer-centric users.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in software development and 3+ years in management.
  • Experience in building and designing resilient systems at scale using hyperscale CSPs (AWS, Azure, GCP), with a proven track record of “seeing around corners” to reduce complexity and create critical enduring technical foundations.
  • Demonstrated expertise in building and scaling secure, high-performance distributed systems, with deep technical proficiency in Kubernetes, container internals, and lower-level systems.
  • Understanding API governance frameworks and best practices for ensuring API consistency, security, and reliability.
  • Ability to influence the team, peers, and upper management using effective communication and collaborative techniques.
  • Ability to hire while ensuring a high hiring bar, motivate engineers, coach/mentor, and manage performance.
  • An excellent track record of timely shipping features, a sense of urgency, an aggressive mindset toward achieving results, and excellent prioritization skills.
  • Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
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Hard Skills & Tools
software developmentdistributed systemsKubernetescontainer-based runtimesAPI governanceresilient systemshigh-performance systemscloud platformsAWSAzure
Soft Skills
technical leadershipmentoringcollaborationcommunicationinfluencecoachingperformance managementprioritizationownershipurgency