Software Engineer (Full-Stack, UI-Heavy), Confluent TEAR Team, Security POD

The TEAR team's Security UI POD builds and operates the systems that keep Confluent Cloud and its customers secure - [authentication/authorization, RBAC, secrets and key management, audit logging, vulnerability remediation, and security tooling/guardrails for other teams]. Security work is high-trust and high-impact: correctness and a careful, defense-in-depth mindset are non-negotiable, and our work protects customer data and the platform's integrity. We partner closely with Product, AppSec, Platform, and engineering teams across the org.

This is a full-stack role, but it leans UI-heavy - you'll spend the majority of your time building security and identity experiences in React, Redux, and TypeScript, while still being able to make changes in the identity backend as needed ([backend: e.g., Go / Java]) as needed to deliver a feature end to end. Our stack runs on Kubernetes on [AWS/GCP/Azure], with [Postgres, Kafka, Grafana, OpenSearch].

What You'll Do

• Deliver well-scoped tasks within the Security UI POD on time and with quality, with mentorship from senior engineers as you grow your craft.
• Build rich, intuitive frontend experiences (in React, Redux, and TypeScript) for security and identity workflows - this is where you'll spend most of your time.
• Make changes in the identity backend as needed (e.g., [authN/authZ, RBAC, SSO/SAML/OIDC, session management]) so you can own a feature across the stack rather than just the UI layer.
• Learn the design and architecture of a security sub-component (e.g., [identity / RBAC / audit logging]) and become its go-to component expert.
• Write one-pagers for your sub-tasks and get them reviewed by peers and stakeholders; participate in design reviews and PR reviews.
• Apply a security-first mindset throughout - input validation, least privilege, safe defaults - across both UI and identity services.
• Learn Confluent's coding and software-development practices, dev-prod systems, and release process, and contribute to operational excellence (tests, monitoring, runbooks).
• Collaborate with AppSec and partner teams to implement and remediate security requirements.

Preferred Education

Master's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• 1-2+ years of software engineering experience (strong new grads with relevant internships/projects welcome).
• Depth in frontend development with React, Redux, and TypeScript, and comfort working across the stack.
• Working proficiency in [backend language - e.g., Go, Java, C++, or another statically typed language], enough to make changes in the identity backend.
• Solid CS fundamentals and a growing understanding of distributed systems and cloud-native development.
• Interest in or exposure to security and identity concepts (authN/authZ, SSO/OIDC/SAML, encryption, common vulnerability classes, secure coding).
• Eagerness to learn, take feedback, and work closely with mentors.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and ownership of your tasks.
• You have a frontend craft mindset - you care about UX quality, performance, and maintainable component architecture - while being comfortable dipping into the identity backend when a feature needs it.
• You bring a security-first mindset - careful, detail-oriented, and curious about how things can go wrong.
• You're eager to learn a domain deeply and become the trusted owner of a component.
• You take pride in delivering well-scoped work reliably and on time.

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• coursework, internships, certifications, CTF/security-project experience, or exposure to identity, cryptography, or cloud security