Senior Software Engineer II: Cloud Networking

International Business Machines Corporation; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM in Tucson, AZ seeks software engineers to join the Traffic team responsible for the networking fabric of Confluent Cloud. You will design, develop, and operate high-performance distributed systems for the network data plane.

The role emphasizes open source collaboration, working across cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP), and building scalable, reliable software using C++, Go, or Python. Strong ownership and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant cloud infrastructure/cloud networking experience.
• Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design and development.
• Experience building and operating large-scale systems.
• Proficiency in C++, Go, Python, or other statically typed languages.
• Experience with public clouds (AWS, Azure or GCP).

Responsibilities

• Build the software underpinning the 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.

Skills

Cloud networking

Distributed systems

C++

Go

Python

Public clouds

High performance systems

Education

Master's Degree

Tools

Kubernetes Networking

Envoy proxy

Linux kernel networking

eBPF

Job description

IBM in Tucson, AZ seeks software engineers to join the Traffic team responsible for the networking fabric of Confluent Cloud. You will design, develop, and operate high-performance distributed systems for the network data plane.

The role emphasizes open source collaboration, working across cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP), and building scalable, reliable software using C++, Go, or Python. Strong ownership and teamwork are essential.