Veteran engineering leader to accelerate Confluent’s vision of real-time data streaming for AI, intelligence, and enterprise innovation
Confluent has appointed Stephen Deasy as its new Chief Technology Officer. In his new role, Deasy will shape the engineering team’s vision, strategy, and execution, driving how Confluent builds and scales its platform to power global real-time intelligence and AI.
With more than two decades of experience leading engineering at high-growth software companies, Deasy brings a proven track record in building and scaling platforms for some of the world’s most demanding systems. His appointment comes at a time when enterprises are rapidly shifting to real-time data strategies to fuel AI-driven use cases, hyper-personalized customer experiences, and automated operations.
“With his leadership, we’ll move even faster to help customers turn data streams into a foundation for AI and smarter decisions.”
– Jay Kreps, Co-founder & CEO, Confluent
“Stephen brings a wealth of experience scaling engineering teams and building platforms that power the world’s most demanding systems,” said Jay Kreps, co-founder and CEO at Confluent. “With his leadership, we’ll move even faster to help customers turn data streams into a foundation for AI, smarter decisions, and entirely new classes of real-time applications.”
“Confluent is defining what’s possible with streaming data, and I’m excited to be part of that journey.”
– Stephen Deasy, Chief Technology Officer, Confluent
Deasy most recently served as CTO at Benchling, where he built global product and platform teams. At Atlassian, he led engineering for flagship products including Jira, Confluence, and Trello, along with the company’s cloud platform. His earlier leadership roles span VMware, EMC, and Groupon, and he also holds multiple patents while actively investing in early-stage technology companies.
Expressing his enthusiasm for the role, Stephen Deasy said, “Confluent is defining what’s possible with streaming data, and I’m excited to be part of that journey. I’ve seen firsthand how real-time data can transform businesses. Now, I get to work with the best in the field to make this powerful technology easier to adopt and more impactful for every organization.”
With Deasy’s appointment, Confluent aims to strengthen its core infrastructure and accelerate innovation, enabling enterprises worldwide to more easily adopt data streaming as a cornerstone for AI and real-time business transformation.
