Staff Platform Engineer — Secure Compute & Kubernetes

IBM; Poughkeepsie (AR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the Secure Compute Platform team. This role involves leading the development of a next-generation, multi-tenant compute platform built on Kubernetes, enhancing security and operational excellence.

With at least 10 years of experience in scalable backend software, you will guide the technical direction and mentor engineers, all while working in a dynamic environment that fosters innovation.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience in scalable backend or infrastructure software.
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes and controller development.
• Strong proficiency in Go, Scala, C++, or other statically typed languages.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive technical direction for Secure Compute.
• Design and implement platform APIs and Kubernetes controllers/operators.
• Lead technical design reviews and mentor engineers on the team.

Skills

Kubernetes

Go

Scalability

Problem-solving

Cloud environments

Education

Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

gRPC

Protobuf

Cloud Hypervisor

Job description

IBM is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the Secure Compute Platform team. This role involves leading the development of a next-generation, multi-tenant compute platform built on Kubernetes, enhancing security and operational excellence.

With at least 10 years of experience in scalable backend software, you will guide the technical direction and mentor engineers, all while working in a dynamic environment that fosters innovation.