Backend Developer

Introduction

IBM Cloud Computing is a one-stop shop which provides all the cloud solutions & cloud tools the industries need. IBM Cloud portfolio includes infrastructure as a service (IaaS), software as a service (SaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS) offered through public, private and hybrid cloud delivery models, in addition to the components that make up those clouds.

IBM Cloud ensures seamless integration into public and private cloud environments. The infrastructure is secure, scalable, and flexible, providing customized enterprise solutions that have made IBM Cloud the Hybrid Cloud Market leader with our market leading IAAS and PAAS Platforms. The IBM Cloud platform is the public cloud offering from IBM providing services to global enterprises. IBM Cloud is the Cloud for Smarter Business, built on Open Technology with Developer Tools and supports solutions by Industry. We run the services and workloads from Watson, Blockchain, Services, Security, and IoT.

Ready to help drive IBM's success in the Cloud market? This is your chance to research and learn new Cloud related technology products and services, as well as to design and implement quick Cloud based prototypes while advancing your career in leading edge technology

Your Role And Responsibilities

• You are a part of Cloud platform Service Engineering team.
• You are responsible for delivering infrastructure services with top-notch performance, first-rate security, fail-safe reliability and exceptional quality.
• You will be the key individual responsible for development of new cloud services on the IBM Cloud Platform.
• You will get to work with Fortune 100 Enterprise clients and build hyperscale cloud services for the largest companies in the world.
• We are a global team, so communication skills (both verbal and written) are critical as well as flexibility to work with team members in other time zones.
  
  

Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• 11 to 14 years industry experience with proven deep knowledge of Golang/C/C++(Golang preferred).
• Programming experience in object-oriented design principles and patterns, with solid knowledge of REST and gRPC.
• Experience with data modeling and API design.
• Strong knowledge of data structures.
• Hands-on experience implementing distributed applications in a container environment (Docker/Kubernetes) along with considerable experience configuring and administrating Linux (or UNIX) systems.
• Strong experience working in large distributed microservice architectures.
• Experience in building tests for gRPC, RESTful APIs and SOAP webservices.
• Experience with relational databases and SQL (Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL), also non-relational e.g. ETCD a plus.
• Familiarity with Cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP), CI/CD & DevOps
• Ability to script in shell or python when required.
• Experience in large systems software design and development.
• Demonstrated experience leading a team of junior developers and driving technical delivery.
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies and implement prototypes in a timely fashion.
• Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to identify areas of improvement and automation opportunities
• Expertise in performance optimization and scalability of complex systems.
• Experience with asynchronous programming and concurrency models. Goroutine, channels are plus.
• Proficiency in security best practices and secure coding principles.
• Skilled in conducting code reviews and providing constructive feedback. Responsible for ensuring code quality and maintaining high standards.
• Ability to manage technical debt and ensure maintainability of codebases.
• Thorough understanding of networking layer, OSI model.
• Strong understanding of software design patterns and various operating systems (Linux, Mac OS, Windows).
• Excellent communication skills and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Display ability to drive
• Expected to make strategic technical decisions and provide architectural guidance.
• Expected to foster innovation and continuous improvement in the team.
• Excellent communication, analytical, cross-functional collaboration, and stakeholder management.
  
  

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Familiarity with virtualization (KVM/QEMU/libvirt a plus).
• Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) preferred.
• Understanding security and compliance issues.
• MS in Computer Science preferred. Can consider non-CS degrees if there is strong relevant experience.