Software Engineer II - Backend

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At IBM Software, we transform client challenges into solutions, building AI-powered, cloud-native products that shape the future of business and society. Our legacy of innovation creates endless opportunities for IBMers to learn, grow, and make an impact on a global scale. Working in Software means joining a team fueled by curiosity and collaboration. You’ll work with diverse technologies, partners, and industries to design, develop, and deliver solutions that power digital transformation.

• Design, prototype, and implement features and tools while ensuring stability and usability.
• Collaborate closely with Product Design, Product Management, and engineering teams.
• Follow through on assigned tasks to build and ship medium-sized features, managing task expectations as needed.
• Engage in team discussions around diagnosis, planning, and workflow improvements based on product requirements.
• Apply independent judgment within team practices to determine appropriate actions and solutions.
• Address unforeseen challenges, making recommendations to keep tasks on track.
• Debug and resolve medium-level bugs in products or solutions to maintain quality.
• Review technical contributions for quality and consistency, collaborating with stakeholders to resolve issues and recommend technical or architectural changes.
• Suggest improvements to current processes and propose solutions to enhance the efficiency of architectural components and design.
• Participate in on-call rotations, pairing, and team planning to support product needs.

Bachelor's Degree

• At least 3+ years of experience as an engineer working in Golang.
• Professional experience developing with modern programming languages and frameworks.
• Experience working with distributed systems, particularly on a cloud provider such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, with a focus on scalability, resilience, and security.
• Experience in reviewing & refactoring code & making suggestions that improve the codebase and product.
• Writing tests that cover complex and edge cases.
• Demonstrated ability to build trust and foster relationships across teams and stakeholders, with a focus on valuing diverse perspectives and proficiently managing expectations.
• Cloud-native mindset and solid understanding of Dev Ops principles in a cloud environment.
• Proven decision-making abilities with an intentional, data-driven approach to solving complex technical challenges and delivering results.
• Strong customer focus and systems-thinking mindset, with a commitment to personal accountability, self-awareness, and continuous improvement in support of high-quality outcomes.

• Experience using Hashi Corp products (Terraform, Packer, Waypoint, Nomad, Vault, Boundary, Consul).
• Prior experience working in cloud platform engineering teams.
• Emerging experience in mentoring team members, helping to enhance their problem-solving, critical thinking, and planning skills.

Mid-Senior level

Full-time

Engineering and Information Technology