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# Senior Software Engineer - Confluent Cloud Platform

- **Company:** IBM
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Big Data, C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Linux, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Platform as a Service (PAAS), Prometheus, Software Engineering, Datadog, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Terraform, Confluent, Golang
- **Published:** July 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/EF740C0069C84F839F240BE82C7ED251/job/

## About the Role

Terraform, Datadog, Prometheus and a strong command of Linux, public cloud and networking should come as standard - though Golang software engineering will be your primary focus, BS, MS, or PhD in computer science or a related field, or equivalent work experience

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Relevant cloud infrastructure/cloud networking experience

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Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design and development

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Experience building and operating large-scale systems

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Solid understanding of basic systems operations (disk, network, operating systems, etc)

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A self-starter with the ability to work effectively in teams

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Proficiency in Go, Python, C++, or other statically typed languages

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Experience/knowledge with public clouds (AWS, Azure or GCP)

Preferred technical and professional experience

What Gives You an Edge:

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Experience with Golang is advantageous

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Experience using Apache Kafka is a big plus

## Description

As a Confluent Cloud Infrastructure Software Engineer, you will be working alongside the rest of the Confluent engineers to build our PaaS product

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You, and the rest of the team, will be responsible for the availability, performance, monitoring, emergency response, and capacity planning of the Confluent cloud

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If you love the hum of big data systems covering 10,000's of instances, thinking about how to make them run as smoothly and securely as possible, and want to have a big influence on the architecture plus operational design points of this new product, then you will fit right in


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