Staff Software Engineer - API Foundations
Company: Confluent
Location: Saint Paul
Posted on: June 19, 2022
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Job Description:
Confluent is pioneering a fundamentally new category of data
infrastructure focused on data in motion. Have you ever found a new
favorite series on Netflix, picked up groceries curbside at
Walmart, or paid for something using Square? That's the power of
data in motion in action-giving organizations instant access to the
massive amounts of data that is constantly flowing throughout their
business. At Confluent, we're building the foundational platform
for this new paradigm of data infrastructure. Our cloud-native
offering is designed to be the intelligent connective tissue
enabling real-time data, from multiple sources, to constantly
stream across the organization. With Confluent, organizations can
create a central nervous system to innovate and win in a
digital-first world. We're looking for self-motivated team members
who crave a challenge and feel energized to roll up their sleeves
and help realize Confluent's enormous potential. Chart your own
path and take healthy risks as we solve big problems together. We
value having diverse teams and want you to grow as we grow-whether
you're just starting out in your career or managing a large team,
you'll be amazed at the magnitude of your impact. About the Team:
Engineers on the API Foundations team own critical components of
the infrastructure our developers use to build out our fast-growing
set of services and APIs. We are at the Confluent Cloud edge,
building the ingress point for all control plane services that
serve our UI, CLI, and public APIs. Our backend services rely on us
as a routing layer and security boundary. We also establish best
practices for API development and build foundational components to
make API and Service creation simpler for our developers. Who You
Are + Smart, humble, and empathetic + Have a strong sense of
teamwork and prioritizes team and company interests + Driven and
excited about the challenges of a fast-paced, hyper-growth
environment + Hands-on engineer who enjoys working on loosely
coupled distributed systems + Self-driven and motivated to deliver
high-quality solutions + Able to work in an agile environment and
adapt to changing business requirements + Excited about learning,
adapting to emerging new technologies and driving key initiatives +
Have a high operational bar for deploying and maintaining
production systems What We're Looking For + 8+ years industry
experience designing, building and supporting backend systems in
production with a solid grasp of good software engineering
practices + Strong programming and algorithmic skills. Proficiency
in a major programming language, e.g. Java, Go, C / C++, Python,
etc. + Experience running production services in Public Clouds,
with a drive towards quality, accuracy, and operational excellence
+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills + BS, MS, or
PhD in computer science or a related field, or equivalent work
experience What Gives You an Edge + Experience building APIs,
Gateways, Service Meshes + Experience with REST, gRPC, OpenAPI or
programming against popular REST APIs + Large public clouds: AWS,
GCP, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes + SaaS platform development and
experience operating highly available and reliable systems +
Familiarity with Kafka Come As You Are At Confluent, equality is a
core tenet of our culture. We are committed to building an
inclusive global team that represents a variety of backgrounds,
perspectives, beliefs, and experiences. The more diverse we are,
the richer our community and the broader our impact. Employment
decisions are made on the basis of 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 applicable law. Confluent requires all
employees (in office and remote) in the U.S. to be vaccinated for
COVID-19. Consistent with federal, state, and local requirements,
Confluent will consider requests for reasonable accommodation based
on medical conditions/contraindications or sincerely-held religious
beliefs where it is able to do so without undue hardship to the
company. Click here to review our California Candidate Privacy
Notice (https://www.confluent.io/candidate-privacy/) , which
describes how and when Confluent, Inc., and its group companies,
collects, uses, and shares certain personal information of
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Keywords: Confluent, St. Paul , Staff Software Engineer - API Foundations, IT / Software / Systems , Saint Paul, Minnesota
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