Confluent - Distributed Systems Software Engineer - WarpStream (UK) (Distributed Systems)

Location: Remote within the United Kingdom; some travel may be required based on business demand.

Company

hirify.global's WarpStream team develops an Apache Kafka-compatible data streaming platform built on object storage, within IBM Software's cloud, data, and AI business.

What you will do

• Drive complex technical projects independently from architecture and design through development and operationalization.
• Build mission-critical, high-performance, scalable, reliable, and resilient backend services.
• Develop the WarpStream storage engine, multi-tenant control plane, transactions, and active-active multi-region clusters.
• Work across the stack, including network-level systems, microservices, containers, virtualization, and the developer console.
• Build services operating across AWS, GCP, and Azure, troubleshoot production issues, and participate in on-call support.
• Ensure operational readiness and meet customer availability and performance SLA commitments.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; a Master's degree is preferred.
• 4+ years of industry experience designing, building, scaling, and supporting backend systems in production.
• Strong programming and algorithmic skills, with proficiency in a major language such as Java, Go, C, C++, or Python.
• Deep curiosity and enthusiasm for distributed systems and storage systems.
• Strong project delivery, communication, teamwork, customer focus, technical leadership, and mentorship skills.
• Experience driving operational excellence for large production services.

Nice to have

• Track record of delivering large-scale, highly available, high-quality systems.
• Hands-on expertise in large-scale systems engineering or distributed systems.
• Experience handling critical systems on call.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work within a geographically distributed WarpStream team.
• Work in a small team of fewer than 15 engineers across Spain, France, Canada, Ireland, and the USA.
• Access to a culture focused on innovation, continuous learning, collaboration, feedback, and personal responsibility.
• General daytime shift; some travel may be required based on business demand.