Senior Solutions Engineer - Kafka Connect (Remote, USA)

Confluent - Lansing, MI

Full-time - Mid Level

Lansing, MI

Publishing Industries

About the position

The Senior Solutions Engineer - Kafka Connect at Confluent is a pivotal role within the Advanced Technology Team, focusing on the technical aspects of Kafka and distributed systems. This position serves as a technical advisor to the sales team, collaborating with product management and engineering to advocate for the product to prospects and customers. The role requires deep expertise in Kafka, pre-sales engineering, and distributed systems, making it ideal for candidates with backgrounds in Technical Account Management, Sales Engineering, or Professional Services.

Responsibilities

• Engage with customers to understand their challenges and help design distributed data architectures using Kafka and Kafka Connect.
• Provide technical expertise to assist the sales team in the architecture, deployment, and optimization of customer data streaming platforms.
• Collaborate with sales, product management, and engineering teams to turn customer feedback into product improvements.
• Lead workshops and technical sessions on the advanced capabilities of Kafka and related data integration tools.
• Continuously improve and adapt messaging on Kafka and streaming solutions based on field feedback.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience architecting complex, enterprise-level data streaming solutions.
• Experience with Kafka, distributed systems, CDC connectors, RDBMS or NoSQL databases, and ETL tools in enterprise environments.
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to emerging technologies, particularly in the Kafka ecosystem.
• Familiarity with Java or Python, and knowledge of building ETL applications.
• 7+ years of experience as a Solutions Engineer or Technical Account Manager.
• Experience operating within and across cross-functional teams including product management, engineering, sales, and marketing.

Nice-to-haves

• Extensive knowledge of Kafka Connect, distributed data pipelines, and cloud integration (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Expertise in designing and implementing distributed streaming systems for Fortune 1000 companies.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits in line with industry standards.
• Annual estimated salary of $132,400 - $155,610.
• Competitive equity package and eligibility for additional commission and/or bonus pay.