The Staff Software Engineer II role on the Secure Compute Platform team at IBM focuses on building and evolving a multi-tenant, cloud-native compute platform that safely runs both trusted and untrusted workloads at scale. The team is responsible for the foundational infrastructure layer that powers Confluent Cloud, ensuring security and operational efficiency. As a key technical leader, you will work on critical systems including secure compute infrastructure, platform APIs, and observability practices. This position offers the opportunity to influence the technical direction and mentor other engineers while driving end-to-end technical delivery.

• 10+ years of experience delivering scalable backend or infrastructure software in production.
• Proven track record of leading the delivery of large-scale, highly available, low-latency distributed systems.
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes, including controller development and operator patterns.
• Strong proficiency in Go with experience building production-grade services.
• Experience with multi-tenant platform architectures and security patterns.

• Define and drive the technical direction for Secure Compute, including platform architecture and security.
• Design and implement platform APIs and Kubernetes controllers/operators that power workload lifecycle management.
• Partner with product and platform teams to shape and deliver the roadmap for Secure Compute.
• Lead technical design reviews and influence architecture across teams.
• Own operational excellence for key Secure Compute services, including availability and incident management.

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