Senior Software Engineer: Stream Processing & Analytics (Flink)

IBM; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Software seeks a skilled engineer to advance a streaming engine built on Apache Flink for Confluent Cloud. You will develop user-defined functions in Java, Python, and Go, shape interfaces and cloud infrastructure, and collaborate with the Flink community to set standards.

You’ll own production-grade delivery with a 99.99 SLA across major cloud regions. The role emphasizes strong distributed systems fundamentals, cloud production experience, and the ability to work across teams to deliver

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in computer science or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 4+ years of relevant stream processing experience.
• Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design and development.
• Experience running production services in the cloud and being part of oncall rotation.
• Proficiency in Java, and comfortable working with Go and Python.

Responsibilities

• Work on Flink user-defined functions to provide a great experience for customers with sophisticated use-cases.
• Play a crucial role in designing, developing and operationalizing critical user-facing interfaces as well as the backing cloud infrastructure.
• Collaborate with the Apache Flink community to establish standards and improve open source foundations.
• Independently drive execution of software projects to deliver complex projects in production with a focus on quality.
• Evaluate and enhance the efficiency of our platform's technology stack, keeping pace with industry trends and adopting state-of-the-art solutions.
• Develop, manage, and maintain a mission-critical service with a 99.99 SLA across 88+ cloud regions.
• Enhance stability, performance, scalability, and operational excellence across multiple critical systems.

Skills

Java

Go

Python

Distributed systems

Education

Master's Degree

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Kubernetes

Apache Flink

Job description

IBM Software seeks a skilled engineer to advance a streaming engine built on Apache Flink for Confluent Cloud. You will develop user-defined functions in Java, Python, and Go, shape interfaces and cloud infrastructure, and collaborate with the Flink community to set standards.

You’ll own production-grade delivery with a 99.99 SLA across major cloud regions. The role emphasizes strong distributed systems fundamentals, cloud production experience, and the ability to work across teams to deliver