Backend Cloud Developer

Job Description

Responsibilities Who you are: You are an IBM Cloud Software Development Engineer. You are talented, innovative and enthusiastic Software engineering professional who wants to develop and improve software that powers the Cloud and build the next generation cloud & security services to make our customers succeed. What you’ll do: 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. Required education Bachelor's Degree Preferred education Bachelor's Degree Required technical and professional expertise Required Professional and Technical 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 ofREST 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 Preferred Professional and Technical ExpertiseFamiliarity 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.