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Head of Kafka Engineering at Confluent

Location: Salem, OR, US

Job Summary:

Job Duties and Scope:
- Lead and manage a global team of software engineers.
- Drive long-term strategy and maintain productivity standards.
- Innovate to create competitive advantages for Confluent.
- Hire and establish quality standards while fostering growth.
- Collaborate with engineering leaders on high-impact initiatives.
- Define and deliver advanced data infrastructure features for Kafka.

Required Skills:
- Strong technical leadership and team-building capabilities.
- Expertise in distributed systems design and cloud-based stateful data systems.
- Effective communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to prioritize and expedite feature delivery.

Required Experience:
- 5-10+ years of engineering management experience.
- Proven track record of shipping features and meeting deadlines.
- Preferred experience with public cloud services.
- Advanced degree in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience.

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