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Job Summary:
IBM Software is dedicated to transforming client challenges into innovative solutions through AI-powered, cloud-native products. They are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to build reliable and scalable backend systems, lead complex initiatives, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful solutions.
Responsibilities:
• Design, build, and ship backend systems—from early design and prototyping through production rollout—while maintaining a strong focus on stability, performance, and usability
• Own large, cross‑functional initiatives, leading technical execution and ensuring reliable delivery from concept through implementation and ongoing support
• Serve as a technical subject‑matter expert, with a strong emphasis on Golang development, quality engineering, and backend best practices
• Drive end‑to‑end project execution, including architecture design, implementation, debugging, and issue resolution, with an eye toward long‑term maintainability
• Evaluate tradeoffs and make sound technical decisions, proactively identifying risks, removing blockers, and keeping stakeholders aligned on progress and milestones
• Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Engineering partners to design solutions that meet both technical requirements and real customer needs
• Influence and advocate for technical roadmap initiatives that improve system reliability, scalability, and developer experience across teams
• Debug and resolve complex production issues, improving the overall quality, resilience, and observability of our systems
• Review code with a critical eye toward quality, design patterns, performance, and scalability, helping set and uphold engineering standards
• Mentor and support other engineers, sharing knowledge, encouraging best practices, and fostering a culture of technical excellence
• Promote strong collaboration through pair programming, design discussions, and team troubleshooting sessions
• Help support a reliable production environment, including participation in an on‑call rotation
• Champion clean, maintainable code and comprehensive testing throughout the development lifecycle
Qualifications:
Required:
• You have at least 6+ years of experience as an engineer, developing with modern programming languages and frameworks, and are interested in working in Golang specifically.
• Emerging ability to direct work and influence others, with a strategic approach to problem-solving and decision-making in a collaborative environment. Be able to demonstrate business acumen and customer focus, with a readiness for change and adaptability in dynamic situations.
• You have experience working with distributed systems, particularly cloud providers such as AWS, Azure or GCP, with a focus on scalability, resilience, security and familiarity with cloud monitoring tools for high reliability and performance.
• Intentional focus on stakeholder management and effective communication, fostering trust and relationship-building across diverse teams.
• Integrated skills in critical thinking and data-driven analysis, promoting a growth mindset and continuous improvement to support high-quality outcomes.
Preferred:
• You have experience using HashiCorp products (Terraform, Packer, Waypoint, Nomad, Vault, Boundary, Consul).
• You have prior experience working in cloud platform engineering teams.
Company:
IBM provides technology and consulting, including software, infrastructure systems, and cloud-based solutions. Founded in 1911, the company is headquartered in Armonk, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.