Senior Distributed Systems Engineer - Remote Backend

IBM; Seattle (WA); Remote; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM is building world-class AI-powered, cloud-native software and you will join a distributed team to design, develop, and operationalize high-performance backend services. You’ll work across the stack, from storage engines to UI developer consoles, with opportunities to impact customers globally.

As a Senior Engineer, you will tackle complex distributed systems challenges, contribute to multiple cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure), and participate in on-call rotations, all within a fully

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience designing, building, and supporting backend systems in production.
• Strong programming skills in Java, Go, C/C++, Python, or similar languages.
• Deep curiosity for distributed storage and systems.
• Excellent communication and delivery discipline.

Responsibilities

• Independently drive execution of complex technical projects end to end.
• Build mission-critical backend services delivering value to customers with high performance and reliability.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues across microservices, containers, and virtualization layers.
• Ensure operational readiness and meet availability and performance SLAs for services.

Skills

Backend engineering

Distributed systems

Java

Go

C/C++

Python

Leadership

Job description

IBM is building world-class AI-powered, cloud-native software and you will join a distributed team to design, develop, and operationalize high-performance backend services. You’ll work across the stack, from storage engines to UI developer consoles, with opportunities to impact customers globally.

As a Senior Engineer, you will tackle complex distributed systems challenges, contribute to multiple cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure), and participate in on-call rotations, all within a fully