Senior Software Engineer - Scalable Query Engine & Platform

IBM; Hursley; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to advance the Realtime Context Engine and Confluent Kafka components. You will develop query execution, ensure high availability, and scale multi-tenant infrastructure powering Lightning tables and the context engine.

You will collaborate with product, design and other engineering teams to integrate storage features with the broader platform, contributing to design decisions and driving reliability and performance across the stack.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Experience with database technologies and large-scale systems.
• Excellent collaboration and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Query Engine Development: design and implement strategies for query execution and caching at massive scale.
• Platform Engineering: build multi-tenant, highly available infrastructure for compute tasks and context engine.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: work with product, design and other teams to integrate storage features.

Skills

C++

Rust

Database technologies

Large-scale systems

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Job description

IBM is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to advance the Realtime Context Engine and Confluent Kafka components. You will develop query execution, ensure high availability, and scale multi-tenant infrastructure powering Lightning tables and the context engine.

You will collaborate with product, design and other engineering teams to integrate storage features with the broader platform, contributing to design decisions and driving reliability and performance across the stack.