The Senior Software Engineer role at IBM focuses on enhancing developer productivity within the Confluent team. This position involves designing, building, and operating internal platform services and tools that improve the developer experience for teams working on various Confluent products. The ideal candidate will work closely with engineers and stakeholders to implement solutions and support them in production environments. A strong emphasis is placed on cloud-native, distributed systems and fostering a collaborative team culture.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience building cloud services or distributed systems.
• Proficiency in at least one statically typed language such as Java or Go, and a scripting language like Python.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD systems and at least one major cloud platform such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

• Explore AI-assisted developer workflows and evaluate new tools for integration.
• Build and maintain foundational developer infrastructure including CI/CD pipelines.
• Contribute to internal developer platform services to accelerate the software development lifecycle.
• Participate in design and code reviews, providing constructive feedback to peers.
• Share in on-call rotation and follow documented runbooks for production operations.

• IBM offers competitive compensation, healthcare coverage, retirement programs, paid parental leave, tuition assistance, wellness programs, flexible work options, and extensive learning and certification resources.