Hiring: Confluent - Senior Software Engineer - Backend Company: IBM Location: Tucson, AZ Job Posted Time: 2026-09-11 07:40:10 Target Skills & Keywords : C++, Emotion, Java, Kubernetes, Microservices, React, TestNG About the job Experience: •A networking background combined with your software engineering experience Required Skills: •Design, build, and operate backend services that are secure, reliable, and scalable in a cloud-native environment. •Own features and projects end to end: requirements, design, implementation, testing, rollout, and ongoing improvements. •Interface directly with distributed systems and microservices, with a focus on performance, resiliency, and clear API contracts. •Contribute to service reliability and operations, including monitoring, alerting, and on-call participation where applicable. •Partner cross-functionally with partner teams on architecture, data modeling, and integration points across Confluent’s platform. •Write clean, well-tested, and well-documented code, and participate in code reviews that raise the bar for the team. •Help improve engineering practices, tools, and automation to make it easier and safer to ship code. •Contribute to a healthy team culture through clear communication, inclusive collaboration, and a willingness to learn and teach. Qualifications: •Master's Degree •Required Technical And Professional Expertise •2-5 years of experience building distributed, highly available backend systems in production; experience with cloud infrastructure is a strong plus. •Hands-on experience designing and operating large-scale services with clear API contracts and end-to-end lifecycle ownership. •Solid systems-level understanding of networking, OS, and storage tradeoffs relevant to backend infrastructure. •Proficiency in at least one programming language, such as Go, Java, or C++, with the ability to work effectively in others as needed •A self-starter with the ability to work effectively in teams •BS, MS in computer science or a related field, or equivalent work experience Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!