Confluent is looking to hire a Staff AI Architect to provide technical leadership and solution design in partnership with the Data Science and Data Engineering teams. The role will leverage expertise in data technologies, Confluent Cloud, Flink, and AI-powered automations to design scalable, event-driven systems that meet the complex needs of their growing organization.
Requirements
- A minimum of 8+ years in enterprise data, software architecture, or related fields, with 5+ years of hands-on experience in Kafka and event-driven systems.
- Proven track record of designing and implementing large-scale, cloud-native solutions leveraging Kafka, Flink, and AI-driven tools.
- Hands-on experience with feature stores, vector databases, or retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) for real-time AI.
- Experience optimizing large-scale, real-time systems for low latency, high throughput, and cost efficiency.
- Demonstrated ability to leverage AI to build and deliver compelling data solutions
- Strong understanding of event-driven architecture, stream processing (Kafka Streams, Flink), and distributed systems.
- Proficiency in microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, and modern DevOps practices (CI/CD pipelines).
Responsibilities
- Incorporate AI technologies, such as machine learning models, natural language processing, or predictive analytics, into automation and event-driven workflows & data solutions.
- Contribute to the design, integrations and management of AI/ML solutions across SaaS platforms, systems, and databases, leveraging Confluent, AI-powered tools, and microservices patterns.
- Oversee and provide input on the design of microservices that align with modern cloud-native principles, enabling robust and reusable system components.
- Conduct technical design reviews, enforce best practices, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, secure, and maintainable solutions.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to translate business needs into cohesive AI strategies and outcomes.
- Dedicate time to coach and mentor other team members.
- Leverage AI to build and deliver compelling data solutions
Other
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to translate business needs into cohesive AI strategies and outcomes.
- Dedicate time to coach and mentor other team members.
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, manage dependencies across teams, and deliver enterprise-wide impact.
- Skilled in stakeholder engagement, aligning technical initiatives with strategic business objectives.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
