Senior Software Engineer

Confluent

Senior Software Engineer developing scalable cloud systems for usage-based billing and pricing. Collaborating on business-critical flows with cross-functional teams.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeRemote • 🇮🇳 IndiaSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaKafkaKubernetesMicroservices

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build accurate, reliable, scalable, and functionally rich systems in the cloud to support usage-based billing and pricing in the cloud that powers Confluent’s revenue across all products and global markets.
Work on business-critical flows from ideation to completion by closely collaborating with Product Managers, different engineering and business teams.

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 8 years of relevant experience
Experience in architecting, designing, and developing highly scalable and performant backend services
Proficiency in a major programming language e.g.Go,Java, C / C++, etc.
Experience of working on Kubernetes, Public Clouds - AWS, GCP, & Azure
Familiarity with Kafka, Streaming, SaaS platform development
Deep knowledge of designing distributed systems in the Cloud
Experience in running production services in Public Clouds, with a drive towards quality, accuracy, and operational excellence
Strong problem-solving and analytical/critical thinking skills with attention to details
A strategic engineer who constantly thinks of operational improvements of the service to meet availability and performance SLA
Comfortable with troubleshooting technical issues across services and multi-level technical stacks that includes microservices, containers, and virtualization
Bachelors or Master's degree in Computer Science, like discipline, or commensurate work experience.

Benefits

Comp & perks

We work across time zones and backgrounds, knowing the best ideas come from different perspectives.
We make space for everyone to lead, grow, and challenge what’s possible.
We’re proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Employment decisions are based on job-related criteria, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by law.

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Hard Skills & Tools

GoJavaCC++KubernetesAWSGCPAzureKafkaCloud

Soft Skills

problem-solvinganalytical thinkingcritical thinkingattention to detailstrategic thinkingoperational improvements