The Staff Software Engineer on the Secure Compute Platform team at IBM will play a crucial role in building and evolving a multi-tenant, cloud-native compute platform. This team is responsible for ensuring secure execution of code and data processing across various public clouds. The engineer will work with Kubernetes and a large fleet of clusters to provide a unified abstraction layer for workload management. The focus will be on balancing security with operational efficiency to support Confluent Cloud's growth strategy.

• 10+ years of relevant experience delivering scalable backend, infrastructure or platform software in production.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes, including controller development and operator patterns.
• Strong proficiency in Go, Scala, C++, or other statically typed programming languages.
• Experience with multi-tenant platform architectures and security/isolation patterns.

• Define and drive the technical direction for Secure Compute, including platform architecture and security models.
• Design and implement platform APIs and Kubernetes controllers/operators that manage workload lifecycle.
• Partner with product and platform teams to shape and deliver the Secure Compute roadmap.
• Lead initiatives in workload scheduling, failure handling, and resource management.
• Mentor and develop engineers through technical leadership and best practices.

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