Cloud Compute Platform Engineer - Go & Kubernetes

IBM; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Software is seeking a Software Engineer to contribute to a cloud-native compute platform powering Confluent Cloud workloads. You will build and operate services and Kubernetes controllers in a Kubernetes-based environment, collaborating with product managers and engineers to deliver reliable, scalable solutions.

The role emphasizes design, testing, and operational excellence, with opportunities to grow in a distributed systems context across major cloud providers.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Go or similar programming language with ability to learn Go.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes deployments, services, controllers, or operators.
• Understanding of distributed systems, APIs, networking, or cloud infrastructure.
• Experience designing, implementing, and operating production software.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement services, APIs, and Kubernetes controllers using Go.
• Contribute to systems that manage workload placement, lifecycle, and state across Kubernetes clusters.
• Work with product managers and engineers to understand requirements and deliver reliable solutions.
• Participate in technical design discussions and evaluate implementation trade-offs.
• Improve reliability, scalability, observability, and maintainability of existing systems.
• Write automated tests, documentation, and operational runbooks.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback.
• Investigate and resolve production issues as part of the team’s operations.

Skills

Go programming

Kubernetes concepts

Distributed systems

Software testing

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Master's Degree

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS/GCP/Azure

gRPC/Protobuf

Job description

IBM Software is seeking a Software Engineer to contribute to a cloud-native compute platform powering Confluent Cloud workloads. You will build and operate services and Kubernetes controllers in a Kubernetes-based environment, collaborating with product managers and engineers to deliver reliable, scalable solutions.

The role emphasizes design, testing, and operational excellence, with opportunities to grow in a distributed systems context across major cloud providers.