Staff Software Engineer

Job Summary

Leading the technical vision and architecture for Internal Access Management, the full-time Staff Software Engineer will define and implement security frameworks and access models in a remote environment.

Key responsibilities:

• Define and drive the long-term architecture and roadmap for Internal Access Management across Kubernetes and multi-cloud environments
• Architect and implement least privilege, just-in-time access, and zero-trust models across Confluent services
• Mentor senior engineers and influence architectural decisions across the organization

Required qualifications:

• 10+ years of engineering experience, with 4+ years in security, IAM, or distributed systems
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes, workload identity, cloud IAM (AWS, GCP, Azure), and zero-trust architectures
• Strong understanding of authentication technologies such as IAM, OAuth2, OIDC, and policy engines
• Proven track record leading multi-team technical initiatives at a Staff or Senior Staff level
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and container orchestration