Staff Software Engineer, Secure Compute Platform (Remote)

IBM; Rochester (MN); Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) and financial counseling

Generous paid time off

Training and educational resources

Diverse employee resource groups

Job summary

IBM is seeking a Staff Software Engineer I to join their Secure Compute Team in Rochester, Minnesota. The role involves designing and implementing a cloud-native compute platform, requiring extensive experience in Kubernetes and scalable system architecture. You will drive technical direction, mentor engineers, and lead initiatives in workload management.

This position offers comprehensive healthcare benefits, generous paid time off, and opportunities for professional growth. Ideal candidates have 10+ years of relevant experience and strong collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience delivering scalable backend or infrastructure software.
• Experience in large-scale systems in production environments.
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes, controller development, and operator patterns.

Responsibilities

• Define the technical direction for Secure Compute, including architecture and security.
• Design and implement platform APIs and Kubernetes controllers/operators.
• Lead technical design reviews and influence broader architectural decisions.

Skills

Kubernetes expertise

Proficiency in Go

Experience in building large-scale systems

Collaboration skills

Knowledge of cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

Kubernetes

Go

Job description

IBM is seeking a Staff Software Engineer I to join their Secure Compute Team in Rochester, Minnesota. The role involves designing and implementing a cloud-native compute platform, requiring extensive experience in Kubernetes and scalable system architecture. You will drive technical direction, mentor engineers, and lead initiatives in workload management.

This position offers comprehensive healthcare benefits, generous paid time off, and opportunities for professional growth. Ideal candidates have 10+ years of relevant experience and strong collaboration skills.