Hybrid Senior Engineer – Industry Experienced Graduate

at Confluent

• Job title: Senior Engineer – Industry Experienced Graduate
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud, Distributed Systems, Java, Kafka, Scala
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Toronto, Canada

About the role

• Senior Engineer developing distributed systems for Confluent’s Data Streaming Platform. Involves software design, development, testing, and project management in a hybrid team environment.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• Graduated a Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Math, or a related technical field OR a Bootcamp program with a graduation date between August 2025- December 2025
• 2.5-6 years of prior professional experience in a technical role before returning to school/bootcamp program
• 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

Benefits

• 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.