Cloud Compute Platform Engineer (Go, Kubernetes)

IBM; Hursley; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM is looking for a Software Engineer to help build and operate a cloud-native compute platform powering Confluent Cloud workloads. You will design and implement services and Kubernetes controllers using Go, and collaborate with product managers and engineers to translate requirements into reliable solutions.

You will work on workload orchestration across Kubernetes clusters, platform APIs, and cloud integrations, aiming for high reliability, scalability, and observability.

Qualifications

• Few years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience designing, implementing, and operating production software.
• Proficiency in Go or a similar programming language.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes concepts such as deployments, services, controllers, or operators.
• Understanding of distributed systems, APIs, networking, or cloud infrastructure.
• Experience with software testing, debugging, monitoring, and incident resolution.
• Ability to break down moderately complex problems and deliver solutions with guidance from teammates.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• A collaborative, thoughtful, and growth-oriented approach to engineering.

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 help evaluate implementation trade-offs.
• Improve the reliability, scalability, observability, and maintainability of existing systems.
• Write automated tests, documentation, and operational runbooks.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to teammates.
• Help investigate and resolve production issues as part of the team’s operational responsibilities.
• Collaborate with partner teams across Confluent Cloud to support end-to-end platform functionality.

Skills

Go programming

Distributed systems

APIs

Education

Master's Degree

Tools

Kubernetes

gRPC/Protobuf

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Job description

IBM is looking for a Software Engineer to help build and operate a cloud-native compute platform powering Confluent Cloud workloads. You will design and implement services and Kubernetes controllers using Go, and collaborate with product managers and engineers to translate requirements into reliable solutions.

You will work on workload orchestration across Kubernetes clusters, platform APIs, and cloud integrations, aiming for high reliability, scalability, and observability.