[Confluent] Software Engineer, Kubernetes Platform

IBM; Winchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Software in the United Kingdom is seeking a highly skilled engineer to help build data infrastructure that enables real-time data in motion across cloud-native platforms. You will work with distributed systems, Kubernetes, and large-scale deployments to deliver reliable, scalable solutions for IBM clients.

Join a collaborative team that values curiosity, growth, and responsible use of data, with opportunities to advance within IBM's AI and cloud ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design and development.
• Good understanding of the Kubernetes ecosystem.
• Experience building and operating large-scale systems.
• Understanding of core systems operations, including storage, networking, and operating systems.
• Self-starter with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Proficiency in Go, Python, C++, or other statically typed programming languages.
• Experience with public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to building data infrastructure for real-time data in motion.
• Work on cloud-native platform enabling real-time data streaming.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve problems and deliver.
• Take ownership and roll up sleeves to realize potential.

Skills

Distributed systems

Kubernetes

Large-scale systems

Core systems operations

Go

Python

C++

Public cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Job description

Introduction

At IBM Software, we transform client challenges into solutions. Building the world's leading AI-powered, cloud-native products that shape the future of business and society. Our legacy of innovation creates endless opportunities for IBMers to learn, grow, and make an impact on a global scale. Working in Software means joining a team fueled by curiosity and collaboration. You'll work with diverse technologies, partners, and industries to design, develop, and deliver solutions that power digital transformation. With a culture that values innovation, growth, and continuous learning, IBM Software places you at the heart of IBM's product and technology landscape. Here, you'll have the tools and opportunities to advance your career while creating software that changes the world.

Your role and responsibilities

Confluent is pioneering a fundamentally new category of data infrastructure focused on data in motion. Have you ever found a new favorite series on Netflix, picked up groceries curbside at Walmart, or paid for something using Square? That's the power of data in motion in action, giving organizations instant access to the massive amounts of data that is constantly flowing throughout their business.

At Confluent, we're building the foundational platform for this new paradigm of data infrastructure. Our cloud-native offering is designed to be the intelligent connective tissue enabling real-time data, from multiple sources, to constantly stream across the organization. With Confluent, organizations can create a central nervous system to innovate and win in a digital-first world.

We're looking for self-motivated team members who crave a challenge and feel energized to roll up their sleeves and help realize Confluent's enormous potential. Chart your own path and take healthy risks as we solve big problems together. We value having diverse teams and want you to grow as we grow. Whether you're just starting out in your career or managing a large team, you'll be amazed at the magnitude of your impact.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design and development
• Good understanding of the Kubernetes ecosystem
• Experience building and operating large-scale systems
• Understanding of core systems operations, including storage, networking, and operating systems
• Self-starter with the ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Proficiency in Go, Python, C++, or other statically typed programming languages
• Experience with public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Experience with Golang and Kubernetes CNI technologies
• Hands-on Kubernetes experience
• Relevant cloud infrastructure and cloud networking experience

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Software infuses core business operations with intelligence-from machine learning to generative AI to help make organizations more responsive, productive, and resilient. IBM Software helps clients put AI into action now to create real value with trust, speed, and confidence across digital labor, IT automation, application modernization, security, and sustainability. Critical to this is the ability to make use of all data, because AI is only as good as the data that fuels it. In most organizations data is spread across multiple clouds, on premises, in private datacenters, and at the edge. IBM's AI and data platform scales and accelerates the impact of AI with trusted data, and provides leading capabilities to train, tune and deploy AI across business. IBM's hybrid cloud platform is one of the most comprehensive and consistent approach to development, security, and operations across hybrid environments- a flexible foundation for leveraging data, wherever it resides, to extend AI deep into a business.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

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