Principal Engineer I, Governance
Core
Architect and lead the long-term strategy, scalability, and reliability of Confluent's schema and metadata governance systems, ensuring data correctness and compliance across the streaming platform.
Role type
Principal Engineer, Governance & Metadata Architecture
Builds
Highly available, multi-tenant infrastructure for schema management, data policy enforcement, and metadata consistency at scale.
Domain
Data Streaming, Distributed Systems, Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Distributed systems architecture, Streaming/event-driven architecture, Cloud-native platforms, Technical strategy & leadership, System design for scale, Cross-functional influence, Mentorship
Preferred skills
Open-source thought leadership, Data catalog/metadata ecosystem experience, AI-adjacent infrastructure, Multi-tenancy in complex cloud environments
Technologies
AWS, Azure, GCP
Responsibilities
Define company-level technical strategy for governance systems; Architect high-performance metadata management systems; Design data protection capabilities (encryption, access control, schema validation); Build and maintain multi-tenant infrastructure; Establish engineering standards and architectural patterns; Mentor senior and staff-level engineers; Represent Confluent in open-source projects and external technical talks.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic influence
