Software Engineer - Streaming & Distributed Systems

IBM; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Software in London is seeking a Software Engineer to contribute to Confluent Stream Processing and analytics initiatives. You’ll design, develop, and test scalable services in a collaborative agile team.

The role targets graduates and early-career developers with solid fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems, plus exposure to Kafka, Docker, or Kubernetes. Hybrid work in the UK is offered.

Qualifications

• Strong coding fundamentals: Proficient in at least one programming language with solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and time/space complexity.
• Problem-solving ability:Can independently solve medium-complexity coding problems, debug issues, and break down ambiguous requirements into actionable tasks.
• Clean engineering practices:Writes readable, maintainable code, uses Git effectively, and follows code review and testing best practices.
• Backend/API and database basics:Understands REST APIs, HTTP fundamentals, SQL, and basic system design concepts such as client-server architecture and caching.
• Ownership and learning mindset:Takes initiative, seeks feedback, learns quickly, and can deliver assigned tasks with minimal supervision.
• Strong communication and collaboration:Communicates progress, asks thoughtful questions when blocked, and works effectively within an agile team.

Responsibilities

• Strong coding basics and problem-solving for building scalable software.
• Develop and maintain backend services and APIs with attention to quality and testing.
• Collaborate with teammates in an agile environment and participate in code reviews.
• Ensure robust data handling with SQL databases and caching strategies.
• Improve system design through experiments, prototyping, and feedback.

Skills

Programming fundamentals

Algorithms & data structures

Problem solving

Git

REST APIs

SQL

System design basics

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Git

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

IBM Software in London is seeking a Software Engineer to contribute to Confluent Stream Processing and analytics initiatives. You’ll design, develop, and test scalable services in a collaborative agile team.

The role targets graduates and early-career developers with solid fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems, plus exposure to Kafka, Docker, or Kubernetes. Hybrid work in the UK is offered.