Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

IBM; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Software is seeking a senior platform/infrastructure engineer to design and operate cloud infrastructure for Confluent Cloud. You will build services in Go, manage Kubernetes operators, and ensure secure, scalable, and observable systems across global regions.

The role emphasizes automation, collaboration, and ownership in a distributed team, with on-call rotation and strong emphasis on reliability and performance.

Qualifications

• Strong programming skills in Go, Java, or Python.
• Experience with Kubernetes in production.
• Expertise in automation and reliability practices.
• Ability to operate independently in a distributed team.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve internal infrastructure services written in Go, often as Kubernetes operators, that power the core platform behind Confluent Cloud.
• Own the systems that make cloud infrastructure secure, scalable, observable, and reliable, using GitOps, Terraform, Prometheus, Grafana, and a strong foundation in Linux, networking, and public cloud.
• Collaborate with engineers across Confluent to enable fast, safe, and autonomous deployment of services through shared platform tooling and best practices.
• Take shared responsibility for the full lifecycle of our infrastructure: availability, performance, monitoring, incident response, and capacity planning.
• Work on systems at scale, across tens of thousands of instances and multiple regions, with a focus on smooth, fast, and safe operations.
• Influence the architecture and operational strategy behind the critical infrastructure that supports all of Confluent’s cloud services.
• Participate in a 8‑hour, follow‑the‑sun on‑call rotation.

Skills

Go

Java

Python

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms

Linux

GitOps

Terraform

CI/CD

Observability

Team collaboration

Education

Master's Degree

Job description

IBM Software is seeking a senior platform/infrastructure engineer to design and operate cloud infrastructure for Confluent Cloud. You will build services in Go, manage Kubernetes operators, and ensure secure, scalable, and observable systems across global regions.

The role emphasizes automation, collaboration, and ownership in a distributed team, with on-call rotation and strong emphasis on reliability and performance.