Confluent

Engineering Manager, Connect

Confluent

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: India

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Job Level

SeniorLead

Tech Stack

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud Platform

About the role

  • Own execution for the Connect engineering team and deliver high quality connectors and platform improvements
  • Lead, coach and grow a team of 6 to 10 engineers while building a culture of ownership and continuous improvement
  • Work closely with product management and senior engineering leaders to contribute to roadmap planning and technical direction
  • Drive improvements in connector reliability, performance and operational excellence across cloud environments
  • Stay close to system design and architecture and step in hands on when needed to guide or unblock the team
  • Help evolve shared frameworks, tooling and development patterns so that building new connectors becomes faster and more consistent
  • Collaborate with SRE and support teams to improve observability, on call experience and overall operational health
  • Explore and introduce AI assisted engineering practices to improve developer productivity and workflows
  • Balance delivery of new features with investments in technical debt, scalability and long term maintainability

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3 years in an engineering management or tech leadership role
  • Strong foundation in distributed systems, data platforms or integration systems such as pipelines, messaging systems or connectors
  • Experience delivering and operating production systems, along with exposure to managing multiple parallel workstreams
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP or Azure and the broader data ecosystem
  • Ability to work effectively with cross functional teams and influence outcomes through collaboration
  • Experience hiring, mentoring and growing engineers at different levels
  • Strong execution skills with the ability to prioritize, make tradeoffs and deliver iteratively
  • Interest in improving engineering productivity, including the use of modern tooling such as AI assisted workflows
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent experience
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible work hours
  • Paid time off
  • Remote work options
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
software engineeringdistributed systemsdata platformsintegration systemsproduction systemscloud platformsAWSGCPAzureAI assisted workflows
Soft Skills
leadershipcoachingcollaborationexecutionprioritizationinfluencementoringcontinuous improvementcommunicationproblem-solving
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceMaster’s degree in Engineering