Director of Cloud-Scale Kafka & Streaming Platforms

International Business Machines Corporation; Bellevue (WA); Presencial; USD 190.000 - 270.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

IBM Software is seeking an engineering leader to set the vision and run the Confluent Cloud Brokers, Networking and Security teams, delivering the Kafka platform at cloud scale. You will lead a global team of engineers and engineering leaders, shape long‑term strategy, drive architectural decisions, hire top talent, and partner with stakeholders to accelerate innovation and reliability.

This role requires strong cloud experience, distributed systems expertise, and a track record of delivering

Formación

• 3+ years of second-level engineering management leading productive teams.
• Experience running large stateful data systems in the cloud.
• Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design and development.
• Proven track record shipping features and meeting deadlines.
• Sense of urgency with prioritization skills.

Responsabilidades

• Lead a global team of software engineers and engineering leaders.
• Drive long-term direction and strategy for Confluent and Kafka.
• Create competitive advantages through technical innovation.
• Prioritize improvements across culture, practices, and initiatives.
• Continue growth by hiring top engineers and maturing quality standards.

Conocimientos

Engineering leadership

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Team building & mentoring

Hiring & staffing

Descripción del empleo

IBM Software is seeking an engineering leader to set the vision and run the Confluent Cloud Brokers, Networking and Security teams, delivering the Kafka platform at cloud scale. You will lead a global team of engineers and engineering leaders, shape long‑term strategy, drive architectural decisions, hire top talent, and partner with stakeholders to accelerate innovation and reliability.

This role requires strong cloud experience, distributed systems expertise, and a track record of delivering