Software Engineer

Remote, USA
Posted Jun 13, 2026
Full-time

We’re not just building better tech. We’re rewriting how data moves and what the world can do with it. With Confluent, data doesn’t sit still. Our platform puts information in motion, streaming in near real-time so companies can react faster, build smarter, and deliver experiences as dynamic as the world around them.

It takes a certain kind of person to join this team. Those who ask hard questions, give honest feedback, and show up for each other. No egos, no solo acts. Just smart, curious humans pushing toward something bigger, together.

One Confluent. One Team. One Data Streaming Platform.

About the Role:

The API Experience team is the central hub for empowering company engineers to create and publish customer-facing APIs. Our APIs are crucial for the success of our Customers, who rely on consistent, high-quality public APIs for a seamless user experience. We focus on supporting the most critical interfaces, including APIs, CLI, and Terraform, which handle most of our API traffic. Additionally, we manage API publishing tooling and maintain CLI/Terraform/SDKs adopted by our customers.

What You Will Do:

  • To design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve software that will touch
    production and have a customer-facing impact

    Follow best practices for software development and participate in code reviews

    Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables

    Help build the next generation Kafka by continuing to push the boundaries of distributed system design

What You Will Bring:
  • Pursued a Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Math, or a related
    technical field with a graduation date between 2023 through May 2025

    Self-motivated and able to drive projects with mentorship and project
    requirements

    Ability to work effectively in teams and strong verbal and written communication
    skills

    Good knowledge of data structures and algorithms and are proficient in at least
    one of these languages: Java/Scala, C, C++, GoSmart, humble, and empathetic

    Driven and excited about the challenges of a fast-paced, innovative, and quickly
    growing software development environment

    Interested in building large-scale distributed systems in the cloud and are excited to make an impact

Ready to build what's next? Let’s get in motion.

Come As You Are

Belonging isn’t a perk here. It’s the baseline. We work across time zones and backgrounds, knowing the best ideas come from different perspectives. And 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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