Senior Backend Engineer - Distributed Systems (Remote)
Summary
Senior backend engineer on IBM's WarpStream team, building and operating a Kafka-compatible streaming platform backed by object storage. Day to day: architecting, building, and running scalable distributed-systems services across cloud providers on a remote-first team, with high-uptime operations and peer mentoring.
IBM Software is seeking a Senior Engineer to drive end-to-end backend initiatives for WarpStream, a Kafka-compatible streaming platform built atop object storage. You will architect, build, and operate scalable services across cloud providers while collaborating with a distributed team of engineers.
You will tackle complex distributed systems challenges, contribute to high-uptime operation, and mentor peers as part of a global, remote-first team.