Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. IBM Software develops AI-powered, cloud-native products and solutions for digital transformation. IBM is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to serve as a technical authority for the Kora Storage team, designing and implementing distributed storage systems while setting technical standards, collaborating across teams, and mentoring engineers.
Responsibilities
- Storage Engine Development: Design and develop a highly available, performant, reliable, durable, scalable, and multi-tenant storage engine for Kora
- Engineering Leadership: Set the standard for engineering excellence. Be instrumental in driving the technical solutions end-to-end, working closely with the team and key stakeholders to design, architect, and develop top-notch solutions
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with product management, design, and other engineering teams to ensure seamless integration of storage features and infrastructure with the broader organization. Act as a trusted advisor for both internal and cross-functional teams, providing guidance on complex technical problems and contributing to high-level decision-making processes
- Mentoring: Mentor engineers across the team and help shape the long-term technical direction
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree
- 10+ years of relevant backend and/or infrastructure development experience
- BS, MS, or PhD in computer science or a related field, or equivalent work experience
- Expertise in Java, Scala, C/C++, Go or other statically typed languages
- Proven experience designing and building large-scale, distributed storage systems
- Deep knowledge of distributed systems concepts, including fault tolerance, consistency, and scalability
- Solid understanding at a systems level (disk, network, operating systems, etc)
- Strong leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to mentor and guide engineers to success
- Some travel may be required based on business demand
- Master's Degree
- A strong background in distributed storage systems or databases
- Expertise in building and operating modern cloud-based infrastructure and multi-tenant environments
- Experience developing SaaS services on public cloud providers (AWS, Azure or GCP)
- Familiarity with or has experience contributing to the following open-source technologies: Apache Kafka, Apache Iceberg, Apache Flink
- Interest in evangelism (giving talks at tech conferences, writing blog posts evangelizing your work)
Benefits
- Remote work arrangement
- Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being
- Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long-term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs
- Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs
- Paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law
- Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals
- Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups
- Giving & volunteer opportunities
- Discounts on retail products, services & experiences
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