We’re not just building better tech. We’re rewriting how data moves and what the world can do with it. With Confluent, data doesn’t sit still. Our platform puts information in motion, streaming in near real-time so companies can react faster, build smarter, and deliver experiences as dynamic as the world around them.
It takes a certain kind of person to join this team. Those who ask hard questions, give honest feedback, and show up for each other. No egos, no solo acts. Just smart, curious humans pushing toward something bigger, together.
One Confluent. One Team. One Data Streaming Platform.
As a core member of the Product Security team, you will be at the forefront of creating high-impact security features for Confluent Cloud and improving our security platform. This is a role where you will designing and implementing identity and access management functionality, as well as scalable authentication and authorization methods like OAuth, mTLS, RBAC and ABAC. You'll play a vital part in our cross-functional efforts, collaborating closely with product, engineering, and InfoSec teams to build frictionless yet secure solutions. Your contributions will directly enhance Confluent Cloud's security posture and ensure a seamless experience for our customers.
Independently drive execution of projects and deploy them to production with a focus on quality and customer impact.
Collaborate effectively with a high performing team and cross-functional partners and make decisions which benefit the team and company.
Troubleshoot issues, perform root cause analysis and improve operations for complex problems that span all clouds.
Produce clean, well-documented, and maintainable code that adheres to established team standards and security best practices.
Deliver value for customers by taking on their most challenging problems.
2-5 years of relevant software, product and/or security engineering experience
Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design and development
Experience building and operating large-scale systems in the Cloud
Solid understanding of basic systems operations (disk, network, operating systems, etc)
Proficiency in Java, Scala, C/C++, Go or other statically typed languages
Experience in both frontend and backend stacks
Experience in the areas of security, identity and access management
Experience/knowledge with public clouds (AWS, Azure or GCP)
Interest in evangelism (giving talks at tech conferences, writing blog posts evangelizing IAM and Security concepts)
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.
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