[Hiring] Partner Innovation Engineer II @Confluent

Role Description

As an Engineer / Senior Engineer in the Partner Applied Solutions team, you’ll design and build internal tools, automation frameworks, and partner-facing assets that improve how partners and Confluent teams integrate, test, and operate event streaming solutions.

• Design and develop robust tools and frameworks that improve how Confluent and its partners build, test, and verify integrations and solutions.
• Build automation and validation systems to ensure Kafka connectors, APIs, and partner integrations are reliable, compliant, and production-ready.
• Develop shared libraries, SDKs, or internal services that simplify repetitive engineering and testing tasks across teams.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Partner Engineering to identify gaps, automate pain points, and deliver solutions that stick.
• Drive the end-to-end lifecycle of your projects — from ideation and prototyping through to production readiness and adoption.
• Contribute to engineering standards, processes, and governance, ensuring PAS-built assets are maintainable and well-integrated.
• Participate in design reviews, contribute to architectural decisions, and mentor peers where appropriate.

Qualifications

• Proven experience developing in Java (experience in Go, Python, or similar is a plus).
• Deep understanding of Apache Kafka, event-driven architecture, and streaming systems.
• Strong engineering fundamentals — distributed systems, API design, automation, and CI/CD practices.
• Comfortable building internal products or frameworks that balance speed, reliability, and maintainability.
• Solid experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to influence and deliver across cross-functional teams.

Requirements

• Experience building or testing Kafka connectors or similar data integration systems.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Pulumi, etc.) and automation pipelines.
• Experience contributing to open-source or building tooling that supports developer communities.
• Experience with partner or ecosystem engineering, particularly where internal tooling intersects with external users.

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.

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