Senior Cloud Networking Engineer II – Traffic Team (Hybrid)

IBM; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 157,920 - 293,280; Full time

Job summary

IBM is seeking a Senior Software Engineer II for the Confluent Traffic Team in a hybrid setting. You will contribute to the network data plane for Confluent Cloud, focusing on performance, security, and reliability across multi-cloud environments.

The role requires building scalable software, driving complex projects, and integrating OSS components. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in cloud networking, strong coding skills in C++, Go or Python, and hands-on experience with public clouds,

Qualifications

• Education in computer science or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of relevant cloud infrastructure/cloud networking experience.
• Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design and development.
• Experience building and operating large-scale systems.
• Solid understanding of basic systems operations (disk, network, operating systems, etc).
• A self-starter with the ability to work effectively in teams.
• Proficiency in C++, Go, Python, or other statically typed languages.
• Experience with public clouds (AWS, Azure or GCP).

Responsibilities

• Build the software underpinning the mission-critical Confluent Cloud network data plane platform.
• Independently drive execution of software projects to deliver complex projects in production with a focus on quality.
• Build upon open source software to deliver business impact.
• Troubleshoot issues and improve ops for complex technical stack spanning all clouds, microservices, containers, and virtualization.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

Distributed systems

C++

Go

Python

Public clouds

Kubernetes Networking

Envoy proxy

Linux networking

eBPF

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Envoy proxy

Linux kernel networking

eBPF

Job description

IBM is seeking a Senior Software Engineer II for the Confluent Traffic Team in a hybrid setting. You will contribute to the network data plane for Confluent Cloud, focusing on performance, security, and reliability across multi-cloud environments.

The role requires building scalable software, driving complex projects, and integrating OSS components. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in cloud networking, strong coding skills in C++, Go or Python, and hands-on experience with public clouds,