Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Networking Data Plane

IBM; Hursley; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM in the United Kingdom (Hursley) is seeking a senior software engineer to build the next-generation network data plane for Confluent Cloud at scale. You will design, develop, and operate high-performance distributed systems with operational ownership and cross-team collaboration.

Strong skills in C++, Go, and Python, plus Kubernetes and cloud exposure (AWS/Azure/GCP), are required. You will mentor engineers and drive projects from design through production in a fast-growing environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design.
• Experience with Kubernetes and containerization.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and operationalize high-performance, scalable network data plane systems.
• Independently drive software projects from design to production with emphasis on quality.
• Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with cloud teams across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

Job description

IBM in the United Kingdom (Hursley) is seeking a senior software engineer to build the next-generation network data plane for Confluent Cloud at scale. You will design, develop, and operate high-performance distributed systems with operational ownership and cross-team collaboration.

Strong skills in C++, Go, and Python, plus Kubernetes and cloud exposure (AWS/Azure/GCP), are required. You will mentor engineers and drive projects from design through production in a fast-growing environment.