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Principal Engineer I – Confluent Cloud Observability & Monetisation (Remote)

IBM · Bengaluru

CompanyIBM
RolePrincipal Engineer I – Confluent Cloud Observability & Monetisation (Remote)
LocationBengaluru
Work modeRemote
Experience6+ years
Job typeFull-time

About this job

IBM is hiring a Principal Engineer I for Confluent, its data streaming business, based in Bengaluru and listed as remote. You will lead the technology behind observability and monetisation features in Confluent Cloud and hybrid setups.

You will shape the roadmap with product and engineering leaders, design for 10x scale and near real-time insight, review designs and code, raise operational standards, mentor engineers and leads and represent engineering in India.

Eligibility

  • 15+ years of hands-on software development
  • Building and running large-scale systems in the cloud
  • Strong distributed systems design
  • Concurrency and multithreading fundamentals
  • Systems basics: disk, network and operating systems

Skills required

Distributed SystemsCloud Production ServicesObservabilityConcurrency & MultithreadingKafka / ConfluentTechnical LeadershipSystem Design

What you will do

  • Lead the observability tech charter
  • Shape the roadmap with product leaders
  • Review designs and code
  • Improve operational health
  • Mentor engineers and leads

How to apply

  • Open the official IBM job page with the Apply button and submit your application there.
  • Tailor your resume to large cloud systems you built, observability work and teams you guided.

Before the interview, prepare:

  • Designing metrics pipelines at 10x scale
  • Usage metering for billing
  • Kafka internals for observability
  • Leading technical direction across teams

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Posted 13 Nov 2026 · Last checked 14 Nov 2026 · Official source

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