Staff Software Engineer

Ready to grow your career in the Cloud? Want to have a feeling that you are making a difference? This is your chance to become an integral part of a dynamic team of talented professionals developing and deploying innovative, industry-leading, cloud-based platform services.
IBM Cloud Platform Core Services is a growing, agile, dynamic organization building and operating leading-edge, highly-available, and distributed cloud services in IBM Cloud. We're looking for experienced cloud software engineers to join us. This technical role is focused on designing, developing and deploying cloud services, automating wide ranges of tasks, problem-solving, interfacing with other teams to solve complex problems.
You will be part of a strong, agile, and modern team culture driven to create world-class cloud services, delivering an industry leading user experience for our customers. As an integral part of the development team, you will get an opportunity to contribute to the cloud services architecture and design while helping us mentor the next generation of cloud engineers. Your Role and Responsibilities

Becoming an expert and major contributor for designs and implementation efforts of the IBM Cloud Platform Services ecosystem

Developing highly-available, distributed cloud services, with emphasis on security, scalability and user experience using technologies like Java, Node.js, Golang, Cloudant, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, Istio and more.

Identifying opportunities and acting on improving existing tools, frameworks and workflows

Documenting and sharing your experience with team members, mentoring others

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

A minimum of a bachelor degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent

1+ year of hands-on development experience building applications with one or more of the following:Java, Node.js, Golang, NoSQL DB, Redis, distributed caches, containers etc.

1+ years of experience in web technologies:HTTP, REST, JSON, HTML, JavaScript etc.

Solid understanding of the micro-service architecture and modern cloud programming practices. Strong ability to design a clean, developer-friendly API.

Passionate about constant, continuous learning and applying new technologies as well as mentoring others.

Keen troubleshooting skills and strong verbal/written communication skills.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent

Understanding of cybersecurity and cryptography principles, certifications, and compliance.

Experience in remotely supporting customer engagements to help driving the adoption

Experience building and operating highly secured, distributed cloud services with one or more of the following:IBM Cloud, AWS, Azure, Docker, container orchestration, performance testing, DevOps etc.