Senior Backend Engineer - Cloud-Native Networking Platform

IBM; Armonk (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Software, in New York's Armonk area, seeks software engineers to join the Confluent Cloud Traffic team. You will design, build, and operate backend services in a cloud-native environment, focusing on scalable networking infrastructure that powers Confluent Cloud.

You will own features end to end, collaborate with partner teams on architecture and data modeling, and contribute to reliability and performance. A Master's degree and 2-5 years of backend experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience building distributed backend systems in production.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure is a strong plus.
• Solid systems-level understanding of networking, OS, and storage tradeoffs.
• Proficiency in Go, Java, or C++, with ability to work in others as needed.
• Experience with public cloud and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate backend services that are secure, reliable, and scalable in a cloud-native environment.
• Own features and projects end to end: requirements, design, implementation, testing, rollout, and ongoing improvements.
• Work with distributed systems and microservices, with a focus on performance, resiliency, and clear API contracts.
• Contribute to service reliability and operations, including monitoring, alerting, and on-call participation where applicable.
• Collaborate with partner teams on architecture, data modeling, and integration points across Confluent’s platform.
• Write clean, well-tested, and well-documented code, and participate in code reviews that raise the bar for the team.
• Help improve engineering practices, tools, and automation to make it easier and safer to ship code.
• Contribute to a healthy team culture through clear communication, inclusive collaboration, and a willingness to learn and teach.

Skills

Go

Java

C++

Kubernetes

Education

Master's Degree

Tools

Cloud infrastructure

Job description

IBM Software, in New York's Armonk area, seeks software engineers to join the Confluent Cloud Traffic team. You will design, build, and operate backend services in a cloud-native environment, focusing on scalable networking infrastructure that powers Confluent Cloud.

You will own features end to end, collaborate with partner teams on architecture and data modeling, and contribute to reliability and performance. A Master's degree and 2-5 years of backend experience are preferred.