Confluent
Confluent is hiring a Director of Engineering, Traffic & Networking in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana. This full-time position leads engineering strategy for core traffic management and networking infrastructure at Confluent, the streaming data platform company.
About the Role
As Director of Engineering, Traffic & Networking, you'll own the technical vision and execution for systems that handle data flow, network optimization, and infrastructure reliability. You'll lead a talented engineering team, define architectural decisions, and ensure the platform's networking layer operates at scale and meets Confluent's performance standards.
What You'll Do
- Lead and mentor engineering teams responsible for traffic management and networking systems
- Develop technical strategy and roadmap for core infrastructure components
- Design and oversee implementation of network optimization solutions
- Drive reliability, performance tuning, and incident response for critical systems
- Collaborate across product, operations, and infrastructure engineering teams
- Establish engineering standards, code quality practices, and deployment processes
- Evaluate and recommend new technologies and architectural approaches
What We're Looking For
- 8+ years of software engineering experience, with 3+ years in engineering leadership
- Expert-level knowledge of networking, traffic routing, or distributed systems
- Proven ability to scale high-performing engineering teams
- Strong systems design and performance optimization background
- Experience with cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, or containerized environments
- Demonstrated success shipping complex infrastructure projects
- Excellent cross-functional communication and leadership skills
About Confluent
Confluent powers the streaming data platform trusted by enterprises to make data continuously available and actionable. Built on Apache Kafka, Confluent enables organizations to capture, store, and process data streams in real time.
Compensation & Benefits
Confluent offers a competitive salary range of $297,500 to $357,000, plus equity. The company provides comprehensive benefits designed to support employee well-being and career growth.
How to Apply
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- equity
- Ownership stake in the company, usually in the form of stock options or RSUs, offered in addition to salary.
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