Confluent is hiring a Senior Solutions Engineer to be a key technical advisor within our sales process. Solutions Engineers at Confluent drive early-stage customer evaluation and enable ongoing value-realization by developing technical designs to meet business needs.
What You'll Do
- Help advance new & innovative Data Streaming use-cases from conception to Go-Live
- Execute on and lead Technical Proofs of Concept
- Conduct Discovery & Whiteboard Sessions to develop new use-cases
- Provide Thought Leadership by delivering Technical Talks and Workshops
- Guide customers with hands-on help and best practice to drive operational maturity of their Confluent Deployment
- Analyze Customer Consumption trends and identify Optimization opportunities
- Work closely with Product and Engineering teams, and serve as a key Product advocate across the Customer, Partner and Industry ecosystem
- Forge strong relationships with key customer stakeholders and serve as a dependable partner for them
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of Solutions Engineering or similar work experience
- Experience with Event-Driven architecture, Data Integration & Processing Techniques, Database & Data Warehouse technologies
- First-Hand exposure to Cloud Architecture, Migrations, Deployment & Application Development
- Experience with Automation, GitOps and Kubernetes
- Proficiency in Java, Python or SQL
- Clear, consistent demonstration of self-starter behavior, a desire to learn new things and tackle hard technical problems
- Exceptional presentation and communications capabilities
- Confidence presenting to a highly skilled and experienced audience, ranging from developers to enterprise architects and up to C-level executives
Nice to Have
- Technical certifications - Cloud Developer/Architect, Data Engineering & Integration
Technical Stack
- Java
- Python
- SQL
- Kubernetes
Team & Environment
You will partner closely with Account Executives and serve as a key cog within the Customer Success Team. Our culture is defined by One Confluent. One Team. One Data Streaming Platform. 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. 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.
