Staff Software Engineer I - Internal Access Management
Confluent · Remote (United States) · Engineering
About this role
Confluent is hiring a staff-level Software Engineer as a remote position. The posting calls out experience with Kafka, Security, DevOps, Observability and roughly 10+ years of relevant work. Compensation is listed at C$225,100–C$264,500 per year.
- Role
- Software Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- staff
- Track
- Tech leadership
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Remote (United States)
- Work mode
- Remote
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Department
- Engineering
- Posted
- Jan 16, 2026
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Job description
from Confluent careersWe’re not just building better tech. We’re rewriting how data moves and what the world can do with it. With Confluent, data doesn’t sit still. Our platform puts information in motion, streaming in near real-time so companies can react faster, build smarter, and deliver experiences as dynamic as the world around them.
It takes a certain kind of person to join this team. Those who ask hard questions, give honest feedback, and show up for each other. No egos, no solo acts. Just smart, curious humans pushing toward something bigger, together.
One Confluent. One Team. One Data Streaming Platform.
About the Role:
We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the technical vision, architecture, and execution for Internal Access Management at Confluent. This role is central to our trusted compute environment and requires deep expertise in distributed systems, cloud security, authentication, and policy-driven authorization frameworks.
As the domain owner, you will define how Confluent enforces least privilege, manages workload identity, governs access boundaries, and ensures secure, auditable authorization across all engineering systems. You will partner with Security, Product, and Engineering to establish a cohesive end-to-end access posture.
What You Will Do:
Define and drive the long-term architecture and roadmap for Internal Access Management across Kubernetes and multi-cloud environments.
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