Staff Software Engineer: Cloud Platform Lead

IBM

Calgary

On-site

CAD 150,000 - 190,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

IBM is seeking a Staff Software Engineer I to lead the design and delivery of a foundational control plane platform powering Confluent Cloud. You will own technically complex projects across services and teams, shaping architecture and reliability while mentoring engineers and driving cross‑team collaboration.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years in backend/distributed systems, deep cloud experience (AWS/GCP/Azure), Kubernetes expertise, and strong communication skills to influence roadmaps and

Qualifications

8+ years in software engineering delivering backend or distributed systems.
Experience with distributed systems design and cloud platforms.
Strong Go/Java/Scala coding skills.
Proven cross-team leadership and strong communication.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end design and delivery of control-plane systems.
Own architecture decisions and drive cross-team initiatives.
Improve reliability with observability and SLOs.
Mentor engineers and enhance developer experience.

Skills

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Kubernetes

Go/Java/Scala

Communication

Leadership without authority

Education

Master's Degree

Tools

Apache Kafka

Job description

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years in backend/distributed systems, deep cloud experience (AWS/GCP/Azure), Kubernetes expertise, and strong communication skills to influence roadmaps and

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