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This job is with Novartis, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork - the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly. Summary The Associate Director, AI Foundations Engineering will lead the engineering strategy, design, development, deployment, and ongoing optimization of our agentic AI platform and solutions. This role is responsible for building scalable, secure, and reliable AI-driven systems that transform existing products, processes, and workflows into intelligent, agentic AI experiences. As a key technical leader, the Associate Director will partner closely with product, data, architecture, security, and business teams to define platform capabilities, drive implementation excellence, and operationalize continuous improvement across the AI lifecycle. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in AI engineering, platform architecture, and production operations, along with a strong track record of translating emerging AI capabilities into practical, high-impact business solutions. This position can be based remotely anywhere in the U.S. (there may be some restrictions based on legal entity). Please note that this role would not provide relocation as a result. The expectation of working hours and travel (domestic and/or international) will be defined by the Hiring Manager. There are 3 positions available. About the Role Key Responsibilities: Lead the architecture, design, and engineering delivery of the organization's agentic AI platform and related solutions. Drive the transformation of existing products, processes, and workflows into scalable agentic AI-enabled capabilities. Oversee end-to-end AI engineering operations, including development, deployment, monitoring, reliability, and continuous improvement. Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to define technical roadmaps, platform standards, and solution priorities aligned to business goals. Establish engineering best practices for AI system performance, scalability, security, governance, and maintainability. Guide the evaluation, integration, and optimization of AI models, orchestration frameworks, and supporting platform components. Build, mentor, and lead high-performing engineering teams while fostering innovation, accountability, and technical excellence. Identify opportunities to accelerate value delivery through reusable AI services, automation, and operational efficiencies. Essential Requirements: Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. An advanced degree is a plus but not required. 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including at least 1-2 years building applications on large language models, with at least one agentic system deployed beyond a demo. Hands-on experience building AI agents on AWS. This includes Amazon Bedrock (models, Agents, Knowledge Bases, Guardrails) and Bedrock AgentCore or comparable approaches for agent runtime, memory, tool access, and identity. Proficiency with at least one agent framework, such as Strands Agents, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, CrewAI, or a custom orchestration layer. You should be able to explain when a simple workflow beats a multi-agent design. Strong Python skills plus experience with AWS services commonly used in agent architectures: Lambda, Step Functions, ECS/EKS, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, and IAM. Experience with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), including chunking strategies, embeddings, vector stores (OpenSearch, pgvector, or similar), and improving retrieval quality. Experience designing tool use and function calling so agents can connect to APIs, databases, and enterprise systems. Familiarity with Model Context Protocol (MCP) is preferred. A practical approach to evaluation and observability: test sets for agent behavior, LLM-as-judge or human review loops, tracing (CloudWatch, OpenTelemetry, LangSmith, or similar), and monitoring cost and latency. Ability to take an ambiguous business problem to a working prototype quickly, then harden it for real users with security, guardrails, error handling, and CI/CD using CDK or Terraform. Clear communication of technical tradeoffs to product and business partners, and comfort working in a small, fast-moving team. Novartis Compensation Summary: The salary for this position is expected to range between $145,600 and $270,400 per year. The final salary offered is determined based on factors like, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors. Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards. US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a variety of other benefits. In addition, employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves. Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients' lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? Benefits and Rewards: Learn about all the ways we'll help you thrive personally and professionally. Read our handbook (PDF 30 MB) EEO Statement: The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Accessibility & Reasonable Accommodations The Novartis Group of Companies are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to email protected or call + and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

Introduction At IBM Software, we transform client challenges into solutions. Building the world's leading 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. With a culture that values innovation, growth, and continuous learning, IBM Software places you at the heart of IBM's product and technology landscape. Here, you'll have the tools and opportunities to advance your career while creating software that changes the world. Your Role and Responsibilities About Confluent Confluent is pioneering a fundamentally new category of data infrastructure focused on data in motion. Have you ever found a new favorite series on Netflix, picked up groceries curbside at Walmart, or paid for something using Square? That's the power of data in motion in action-giving organizations instant access to the massive amounts of data that is constantly flowing throughout their business.At Confluent, we're building the foundational platform for this new paradigm of data infrastructure. Our cloud-native offering is designed to be the intelligent connective tissue enabling real-time data, from multiple sources, to constantly stream across the organization. With Confluent, organizations can create a central nervous system to innovate and win in a digital-first world.We're looking for self-motivated team members who crave a challenge and feel energized to roll up their sleeves and help realize Confluent's enormous potential. Chart your own path and take healthy risks as we solve big problems together. We value having diverse teams and want you to grow as we grow-whether you're just starting out in your career or managing a large team, you'll be amazed at the magnitude of your impact. About the Role As a Software Engineer on the Compute Platform team, you will be a key technical leader in building and evolving our next-generation, multi-tenant, cloud-native compute substrate that powers all of Confluent Cloud's diverse workloads. Our platform orchestrates workloads across thousands of Kubernetes clusters globally across all cloud service providers, providing a unified abstraction layer for scheduling, lifecycle management, and operational excellence. You'll work on critical systems including: Multi-Cluster Workload Orchestration: Build the control plane that manages workload placement, lifecycle, and state across multiple Kubernetes clusters per region Platform APIs & Abstractions: Design and evolve APIs that provide clean abstractions for polyglot workload management across diverse compute needs Cloud Platform Integration: Build and optimize deep integrations with the broader Confluent Cloud platform for seamless end-to-end operations Multi-Tenancy & Security: Implement and enhance workload isolation, network policies, and secure execution environments Observability & Operations: Drive operational excellence through monitoring integration, automated health checks, and self-healing capabilities As a senior technical leader, you think strategically and help drive end-to-end technical delivery from customer experience to scaling internal operations. You leverage your expertise in cloud-native distributed systems to take our platform to the next level while ensuring high availability, reliability, and security for our largest enterprise customers. What You Will Do Own features end to end for the Compute Platform, such as multi-cluster orchestration, workload placement, and security architecture Design and implement platform APIs and Kubernetes operators using Go to support evolving workload requirements Deliver high-impact initiatives in areas such as workload scheduling, disruption management, network isolation, rolling update strategies, and cross-cluster resource management Lead technical design reviews and drive architectural decisions across organizational boundaries Mentor and grow other engineers on the team through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance Own operational aspects including availability, reliability, performance monitoring, emergency response, and disaster recovery for our global compute infrastructure Required Skills 5+ years of experience delivering scalable software solutions Proven track record of leading the delivery of large-scale, highly available, low-latency systems Deep expertise in Kubernetes including controller development, operator patterns, and multi-cluster architectures Strong proficiency in Go with experience building production-grade distributed systems Experience with multi-tenant platform architectures and security isolation patterns Track record of working collaboratively across teams including product management, SRE, and other engineering teams Preferred Skills Experience with observability tools and operational excellence practices Experience with multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure) and cloud-provider integrations Track record of providing technical leadership and mentorship A smart, humble, and empathetic attitude with a strong sense of teamwork Drive and excitement about the challenges of a fast-paced, innovative software environment Familiarity with gRPC, Protobuf, and API design for internal platform services Additional Details (US) IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to: - 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. IBM also offers 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, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law. This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role. Compensation, Benefits and Work Authorization The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year. IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

Introduction At IBM Software, we transform client challenges into solutions. Building the world's leading 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. With a culture that values innovation, growth, and continuous learning, IBM Software places you at the heart of IBM's product and technology landscape. Here, you'll have the tools and opportunities to advance your career while creating software that changes the world. Your Role and Responsibilities About Confluent Confluent is pioneering a fundamentally new category of data infrastructure focused on data in motion. Have you ever found a new favorite series on Netflix, picked up groceries curbside at Walmart, or paid for something using Square? That's the power of data in motion in action-giving organizations instant access to the massive amounts of data that is constantly flowing throughout their business.At Confluent, we're building the foundational platform for this new paradigm of data infrastructure. Our cloud-native offering is designed to be the intelligent connective tissue enabling real-time data, from multiple sources, to constantly stream across the organization. With Confluent, organizations can create a central nervous system to innovate and win in a digital-first world.We're looking for self-motivated team members who crave a challenge and feel energized to roll up their sleeves and help realize Confluent's enormous potential. Chart your own path and take healthy risks as we solve big problems together. We value having diverse teams and want you to grow as we grow-whether you're just starting out in your career or managing a large team, you'll be amazed at the magnitude of your impact. About the Role As a Software Engineer on the Compute Platform team, you will be a key technical leader in building and evolving our next-generation, multi-tenant, cloud-native compute substrate that powers all of Confluent Cloud's diverse workloads. Our platform orchestrates workloads across thousands of Kubernetes clusters globally across all cloud service providers, providing a unified abstraction layer for scheduling, lifecycle management, and operational excellence. You'll work on critical systems including: Multi-Cluster Workload Orchestration: Build the control plane that manages workload placement, lifecycle, and state across multiple Kubernetes clusters per region Platform APIs & Abstractions: Design and evolve APIs that provide clean abstractions for polyglot workload management across diverse compute needs Cloud Platform Integration: Build and optimize deep integrations with the broader Confluent Cloud platform for seamless end-to-end operations Multi-Tenancy & Security: Implement and enhance workload isolation, network policies, and secure execution environments Observability & Operations: Drive operational excellence through monitoring integration, automated health checks, and self-healing capabilities As a senior technical leader, you think strategically and help drive end-to-end technical delivery from customer experience to scaling internal operations. You leverage your expertise in cloud-native distributed systems to take our platform to the next level while ensuring high availability, reliability, and security for our largest enterprise customers. What You Will Do Own features end to end for the Compute Platform, such as multi-cluster orchestration, workload placement, and security architecture Design and implement platform APIs and Kubernetes operators using Go to support evolving workload requirements Deliver high-impact initiatives in areas such as workload scheduling, disruption management, network isolation, rolling update strategies, and cross-cluster resource management Lead technical design reviews and drive architectural decisions across organizational boundaries Mentor and grow other engineers on the team through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance Own operational aspects including availability, reliability, performance monitoring, emergency response, and disaster recovery for our global compute infrastructure Required Skills 5+ years of experience delivering scalable software solutions Proven track record of leading the delivery of large-scale, highly available, low-latency systems Deep expertise in Kubernetes including controller development, operator patterns, and multi-cluster architectures Strong proficiency in Go with experience building production-grade distributed systems Experience with multi-tenant platform architectures and security isolation patterns Track record of working collaboratively across teams including product management, SRE, and other engineering teams Preferred Skills Experience with observability tools and operational excellence practices Experience with multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure) and cloud-provider integrations Track record of providing technical leadership and mentorship A smart, humble, and empathetic attitude with a strong sense of teamwork Drive and excitement about the challenges of a fast-paced, innovative software environment Familiarity with gRPC, Protobuf, and API design for internal platform services Additional Details (US) IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to: - 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. IBM also offers 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, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law. This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role. Compensation, Benefits and Work Authorization The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year. IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

This job is with LexisNexis Legal & Professional , an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork - the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly. About Our Team For over 50 years, LexisNexis Reed Technology has partnered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to deliver secure, scalable, and high-quality patent data processing solutions. Our work transforms complex, unstructured patent submissions into standardized, searchable outputs that power examiner workflows and public dissemination. We operate in a highly regulated environment with strict security requirements, large-scale data volumes, and complex business rules. Our focus is on modernizing legacy workflows through automation, AI, and platform transformation to improve efficiency, accuracy, and cost effectiveness. About the Role Principal AI Engineer - Architecture Track We are seeking a hands-on Principal AI Engineer who can design and build production-grade AI solutions while growing into a broader AI Architect role. This position is ideal for an experienced AI developer or technical lead who has strong engineering depth, understands modern AI architecture, and is ready to expand their influence across platforms, products, and delivery teams. The Principal AI Engineer will work closely with product managers, architects, data scientists, software engineers, security teams, and government stakeholders to translate mission and business needs into secure, scalable, and reusable AI capabilities. The role will initially focus on solution design and hands-on implementation, with increasing responsibility for architecture standards, technical strategy, governance, and cross-team alignment. Conditions of Employment: You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position. You must successfully pass a background investigation and achieve Public Trust security clearance. Must be located near the Horsham, PA location for a hybrid onsite schedule. Responsibilities AI Solution Design and Development Design, prototype, and implement AI-powered applications, services, agents, and workflows. Translate business, user, and government mission requirements into practical technical solutions. Develop solutions using large language models, retrieval-augmented generation, machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, or other relevant AI technologies. Build reusable AI components, services, APIs, evaluation frameworks, and reference implementations. Integrate AI capabilities with enterprise platforms, data sources, workflows, and existing applications. Balance rapid experimentation with the engineering discipline required for secure, reliable production systems. Evaluate models, platforms, frameworks, and vendors based on performance, cost, security, scalability, and mission fit. Architecture and Technical Leadership Contribute to solution architectures covering applications, models, data, integrations, infrastructure, security, and operational monitoring. Partner with senior architects to establish AI architecture patterns, guardrails, standards, and reference architectures. Help teams make informed decisions regarding commercial, open-source, and internally developed AI capabilities. Identify opportunities to create shared AI services and reusable capabilities across products, contracts, and government agencies. Participate in architecture reviews and clearly document technical decisions, tradeoffs, assumptions, and risks. Provide technical guidance, code reviews, mentoring, and hands-on support to engineering and data science teams. Grow into ownership of end-to-end AI solution architecture and broader technical strategy. Government and Stakeholder Engagement Support technical discovery sessions, demonstrations, proofs of concept, proposals, RFIs, and RFP responses. Communicate complex AI concepts, limitations, risks, and tradeoffs clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences. Help move successful prototypes into secure, supportable, and scalable production capabilities. Stay informed about evolving government AI policies, standards, acquisition practices, and responsible-AI expectations. Requirement Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, data science, information systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. Significant professional software engineering experience, including experience delivering production applications or platforms. Hands-on experience developing AI, machine-learning, or data-intensive solutions. Proficiency in Python and experience with APIs, cloud services, data pipelines, software development practices, and source control. Experience with modern generative-AI patterns, such as large language models, retrieval-augmented generation, embeddings, vector search, tool use, structured outputs, or AI agents. Understanding of cloud-native architecture, system integration, identity and access management, observability, and secure development practices. Ability to evaluate technical alternatives and explain architecture decisions and tradeoffs. Experience working across product, engineering, data, security, and business teams. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to satisfy applicable government background, suitability, or contractual requirements. Incorporate security, privacy, accessibility, explainability, auditability, and human oversight into solution designs. Establish appropriate evaluation methods for accuracy, relevance, groundedness, bias, safety, and reliability. Design controls for model and prompt versioning, data lineage, access management, logging, monitoring, and traceability. Partner with cybersecurity, legal, privacy, compliance, and governance teams throughout the solution lifecycle. Ensure solutions align with applicable organizational policies, contractual obligations, and government requirements. Design human-in-the-loop controls based on the risk and impact of the decisions supported or performed by AI. Preferred Qualifications Experience delivering technology solutions for U.S. federal, state, or local government customers. Experience working in government contracting, regulated environments, or programs involving sensitive data. Familiarity with government security and compliance frameworks, such as NIST, FedRAMP, FISMA, or agency-specific controls. Experience with one or more major cloud platforms, particularly AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud. Experience with AI orchestration frameworks, model gateways, vector databases, evaluation platforms, MLOps, or LLMOps. Understanding of model evaluation, prompt engineering, fine-tuning, data governance, and responsible-AI practices. Experience moving AI proofs of concept into production. Experience supporting technical proposals, RFIs, RFPs, solution demonstrations, or customer workshops. Prior technical leadership, mentoring, or architecture-review experience. Relevant cloud, architecture, security, data, or AI certifications. Work in a Way That Works for You We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals. Working flexible hours to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive Working for You We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer: Health Benefits: Comprehensive, multi-carrier program for medical, dental and vision benefits Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with match and an Employee Share Purchase Plan Wellbeing: Wellness platform with incentives, Headspace app subscription, Employee Assistance and Time-off Programs Short-and-Long Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity Family Benefits, including bonding and family care leaves, adoption and surrogacy benefits Health Savings, Health Care, Dependent Care and Commuter Spending Accounts Up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice About the Business LexisNexis Legal & Professional provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis and Nexis services. U.S. National Base Pay Range: $136,100 - $252,800. Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates. This job is eligible for an annual incentive bonus. We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits. Click here to access benefits specific to your location. We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process . click apply for full job details

Introduction At IBM Software, we transform client challenges into solutions. Building the world's leading 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. With a culture that values innovation, growth, and continuous learning, IBM Software places you at the heart of IBM's product and technology landscape. Here, you'll have the tools and opportunities to advance your career while creating software that changes the world. Your Role and Responsibilities About the Role We're looking for a Staff Software Engineer I to lead the design and delivery of core control-plane infrastructure that powers Confluent Cloud. In this role, you will own highly technical projects across multiple services and teams, shaping the architecture and reliability of our cloud platform. You'll combine deep distributed systems expertise with strong execution and cross-team leadership, identifying high-leverage problems and driving them from idea to durable impact. What You Will Do Own end-to-end architecture and delivery of complex control-plane systems (APIs, controllers, orchestration workflows, and data models) that support Confluent Cloud products. Lead open-ended technical initiatives by taking ambiguous problems, clarifying requirements, defining the approach, and driving execution across teams and services. Raise the bar on reliability and operations by building resilient systems with strong observability, clear SLOs, runbooks, and safe rollout and rollback patterns. Collaborate across organizations, including Cloud Platform, Kafka, Compute, Security, Traffic, SRE, and others, to align on designs, trade-offs, and long-term platform direction. Mentor and unblock engineers at multiple levels, provide high-quality design and code reviews, and help grow the broader engineering team. Continuously improve the developer experience for our control-plane stack through tooling, automation, CI/CD, and test strategy enhancements that reduce toil and increase velocity. Influence technical strategy within your domain by identifying high-impact opportunities, proposing roadmaps, and helping prioritize work aligned with business goals. Contribute to engineering culture through documentation, design reviews, and knowledge sharing, including internal talks, wikis, and external content where appropriate. Required Skills Experienced builder: Typically 6+ years of software engineering experience, with a strong track record of delivering complex backend or distributed systems to production. Distributed systems & cloud expert: Deep hands-on experience with one or more of the following: Distributed systems design (consistency models, failure modes, data modeling, and scalability). Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and cloud-native architectures. Kubernetes or similar orchestration platforms. Strong systems and coding skills: Proficiency in one or more of Go, Java, or Scala, with the ability to work across services, infrastructure, and automation. Architect and executor: Ability to define end-to-end designs, break work into milestones, de-risk early, and deliver high-quality solutions on schedule. Operationally rigorous: Strong understanding of SLOs, failure modes, observability, and incident response, with a focus on designing for safe change and graceful degradation. Great communicator: Ability to write clear design documents, articulate trade-offs effectively, and lead technical discussions with diverse stakeholders, including engineers, product managers, and leadership. Leader without authority: Proven experience leading cross-team initiatives, influencing technical direction beyond immediate ownership, and helping other engineers grow and succeed. Values-aligned: Committed to customer impact, reliability, long-term maintainability, and team success, with a focus on building durable solutions rather than simply shipping features. Preferred Skills Experience building control-plane systems, including APIs, operators/controllers, metadata services, and provisioning or orchestration workflows. Background working with Apache Kafka or other streaming and data systems. Experience designing and operating multi-region, high-availability, or disaster recovery architectures. Experience working on security-sensitive infrastructure, including identity, certificates, secrets management, mTLS, policy enforcement, or compliance-driven environments. Contributions to open-source projects, technical blogs, conference presentations, or other forms of technical thought leadership in relevant domains. Additional Details (US) IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to: - 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. IBM also offers 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, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law. This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role. Compensation, Benefits and Work Authorization The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

Introduction At IBM Software, we transform client challenges into solutions. Building the world's leading 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. With a culture that values innovation, growth, and continuous learning, IBM Software places you at the heart of IBM's product and technology landscape. Here, you'll have the tools and opportunities to advance your career while creating software that changes the world. Your Role and Responsibilities About Confluent Confluent is pioneering a fundamentally new category of data infrastructure focused on data in motion. Have you ever found a new favorite series on Netflix, picked up groceries curbside at Walmart, or paid for something using Square? That's the power of data in motion in action-giving organizations instant access to the massive amounts of data that is constantly flowing throughout their business.At Confluent, we're building the foundational platform for this new paradigm of data infrastructure. Our cloud-native offering is designed to be the intelligent connective tissue enabling real-time data, from multiple sources, to constantly stream across the organization. With Confluent, organizations can create a central nervous system to innovate and win in a digital-first world.We're looking for self-motivated team members who crave a challenge and feel energized to roll up their sleeves and help realize Confluent's enormous potential. Chart your own path and take healthy risks as we solve big problems together. We value having diverse teams and want you to grow as we grow-whether you're just starting out in your career or managing a large team, you'll be amazed at the magnitude of your impact. About the Role As a Software Engineer on the Compute Platform team, you will be a key technical leader in building and evolving our next-generation, multi-tenant, cloud-native compute substrate that powers all of Confluent Cloud's diverse workloads. Our platform orchestrates workloads across thousands of Kubernetes clusters globally across all cloud service providers, providing a unified abstraction layer for scheduling, lifecycle management, and operational excellence. You'll work on critical systems including: Multi-Cluster Workload Orchestration: Build the control plane that manages workload placement, lifecycle, and state across multiple Kubernetes clusters per region Platform APIs & Abstractions: Design and evolve APIs that provide clean abstractions for polyglot workload management across diverse compute needs Cloud Platform Integration: Build and optimize deep integrations with the broader Confluent Cloud platform for seamless end-to-end operations Multi-Tenancy & Security: Implement and enhance workload isolation, network policies, and secure execution environments Observability & Operations: Drive operational excellence through monitoring integration, automated health checks, and self-healing capabilities As a senior technical leader, you think strategically and help drive end-to-end technical delivery from customer experience to scaling internal operations. You leverage your expertise in cloud-native distributed systems to take our platform to the next level while ensuring high availability, reliability, and security for our largest enterprise customers. What You Will Do Own features end to end for the Compute Platform, such as multi-cluster orchestration, workload placement, and security architecture Design and implement platform APIs and Kubernetes operators using Go to support evolving workload requirements Deliver high-impact initiatives in areas such as workload scheduling, disruption management, network isolation, rolling update strategies, and cross-cluster resource management Lead technical design reviews and drive architectural decisions across organizational boundaries Mentor and grow other engineers on the team through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance Own operational aspects including availability, reliability, performance monitoring, emergency response, and disaster recovery for our global compute infrastructure Required Skills 5+ years of experience delivering scalable software solutions Proven track record of leading the delivery of large-scale, highly available, low-latency systems Deep expertise in Kubernetes including controller development, operator patterns, and multi-cluster architectures Strong proficiency in Go with experience building production-grade distributed systems Experience with multi-tenant platform architectures and security isolation patterns Track record of working collaboratively across teams including product management, SRE, and other engineering teams Preferred Skills Experience with observability tools and operational excellence practices Experience with multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure) and cloud-provider integrations Track record of providing technical leadership and mentorship A smart, humble, and empathetic attitude with a strong sense of teamwork Drive and excitement about the challenges of a fast-paced, innovative software environment Familiarity with gRPC, Protobuf, and API design for internal platform services Additional Details (US) IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to: - 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. IBM also offers 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, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law. This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role. Compensation, Benefits and Work Authorization The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year. IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

Introduction At IBM Software, we transform client challenges into solutions. Building the world's leading 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. With a culture that values innovation, growth, and continuous learning, IBM Software places you at the heart of IBM's product and technology landscape. Here, you'll have the tools and opportunities to advance your career while creating software that changes the world. Your Role and Responsibilities Confluent's Cloud Networking team is responsible for making connectivity to and from Confluent Cloud reliable, scalable, secure, cost-efficient, and simple to use - across Kafka, Flink, Connectors, Data Governance, and Tableflow, on AWS, Azure, and GCP. As Staff PM for Cloud Networking, you will own the platform strategy for how enterprises connect to Confluent Cloud. This is not a feature-level role - you will define the architecture of our networking product surface across all clouds and connection models, set the multi-year roadmap, and operate as a co-decision-maker alongside engineering leadership on the technical direction of the platform. You will work across all networking connection types - PrivateLink, VNet peering, Transit Gateway, Private Service Connect, and egress optimization - and drive alignment across engineering, field, and executive stakeholders on what we build and why. What You Will Do: • Own the platform strategy for Confluent Cloud Networking across AWS, Azure, and GCP, defining the north star, multi-year roadmap, and sequencing of bets that balance customer connectivity needs, cost efficiency, security posture, and engineering leverage. • Define frameworks and standards that other PMs, designers, and engineers use to evaluate networking decisions, including connection model selection criteria, cost attribution models, security control frameworks, and launch readiness standards. • Drive architectural decisions in partnership with engineering leadership, weighing trade-offs between user experience, cost, and operational complexity. • Expand scope and create optionality by identifying adjacent areas the team should move into, such as network observability, cost transparency tooling, and next-generation isolation models, and building the business case for investment. • Develop the product team by mentoring Senior PMs, providing feedback on product documents and roadmap thinking, and raising the bar on customer research and decision-making. • Build senior stakeholder alignment across product, engineering, sales, field, legal, and security organizations, then present the platform vision to executive leadership to secure organizational investment. Develop compelling business cases, clearly communicate trade-offs, and earn commitment for multi-year platform bets. • Define and own success metrics at the platform level, connecting technical milestones to business outcomes including revenue, retention, attach rates, and infrastructure cost efficiency. • Engage directly with strategic customers and prospects, representing the product roadmap with credibility in technical conversations with enterprise CTOs, architects, and network engineers. Required Skills • 8+ years of product management experience, with at least 3 years owning a cloud infrastructure, platform, or networking product. • Demonstrated track record of setting product strategy and roadmap at a platform or portfolio level, not just feature-level delivery. • Deep fluency in cloud networking concepts, including PrivateLink, VNet peering, Transit Gateway, Private Service Connect, DNS, security groups, CIDR/IP management, and the trade-offs across AWS, Azure, and GCP. • Experience owning products that serve enterprise customers with complex compliance, security, and connectivity requirements. • Proven ability to partner with engineering leadership as a co-decision-maker on architectural direction, rather than simply translating engineering output. • Strong analytical foundation with the ability to model unit economics, build business cases with cost and risk sensitivity, and measure platform health through leading and lagging indicators. • Practices AI-native product management by using AI tools as a true thought partner throughout the product lifecycle, including research, prioritization, specification writing, and analytics. Demonstrates sound judgment on when to use, override, and validate AI-generated outputs, while also designing products, features, and APIs that are composable, observable, and easy for AI agents and automation to consume. • Experience developing Product Managers and raising the bar on product thinking through direct mentorship, feedback, and team processes. Preferred Skills • Experience with Envoy, Service Mesh, DNS, and Kubernetes networking. • Familiarity with Terraform, API-first development, infrastructure-as-code workflows, and the networking automation practices used by enterprise engineering teams. • Exposure to network traffic metering, data transfer billing attribution, cost transparency tooling, or pricing and packaging strategy for cloud infrastructure products, including defining packaging tiers, price points, and commercial models for enterprise buyers. • Experience operating in a product-led growth (PLG) or usage-based pricing environment. • MBA degree is a plus. Additional Details (US) IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to: - 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. IBM also offers 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, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law. This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role. Compensation, Benefits and Work Authorization The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year. IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

Introduction At IBM Software, we transform client challenges into solutions. Building the world's leading 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. With a culture that values innovation, growth, and continuous learning, IBM Software places you at the heart of IBM's product and technology landscape. Here, you'll have the tools and opportunities to advance your career while creating software that changes the world. Your Role and Responsibilities Confluent's Cloud Networking team is responsible for making connectivity to and from Confluent Cloud reliable, scalable, secure, cost-efficient, and simple to use - across Kafka, Flink, Connectors, Data Governance, and Tableflow, on AWS, Azure, and GCP. As Staff PM for Cloud Networking, you will own the platform strategy for how enterprises connect to Confluent Cloud. This is not a feature-level role - you will define the architecture of our networking product surface across all clouds and connection models, set the multi-year roadmap, and operate as a co-decision-maker alongside engineering leadership on the technical direction of the platform. You will work across all networking connection types - PrivateLink, VNet peering, Transit Gateway, Private Service Connect, and egress optimization - and drive alignment across engineering, field, and executive stakeholders on what we build and why. What You Will Do: • Own the platform strategy for Confluent Cloud Networking across AWS, Azure, and GCP, defining the north star, multi-year roadmap, and sequencing of bets that balance customer connectivity needs, cost efficiency, security posture, and engineering leverage. • Define frameworks and standards that other PMs, designers, and engineers use to evaluate networking decisions, including connection model selection criteria, cost attribution models, security control frameworks, and launch readiness standards. • Drive architectural decisions in partnership with engineering leadership, weighing trade-offs between user experience, cost, and operational complexity. • Expand scope and create optionality by identifying adjacent areas the team should move into, such as network observability, cost transparency tooling, and next-generation isolation models, and building the business case for investment. • Develop the product team by mentoring Senior PMs, providing feedback on product documents and roadmap thinking, and raising the bar on customer research and decision-making. • Build senior stakeholder alignment across product, engineering, sales, field, legal, and security organizations, then present the platform vision to executive leadership to secure organizational investment. Develop compelling business cases, clearly communicate trade-offs, and earn commitment for multi-year platform bets. • Define and own success metrics at the platform level, connecting technical milestones to business outcomes including revenue, retention, attach rates, and infrastructure cost efficiency. • Engage directly with strategic customers and prospects, representing the product roadmap with credibility in technical conversations with enterprise CTOs, architects, and network engineers. Required Skills • 8+ years of product management experience, with at least 3 years owning a cloud infrastructure, platform, or networking product. • Demonstrated track record of setting product strategy and roadmap at a platform or portfolio level, not just feature-level delivery. • Deep fluency in cloud networking concepts, including PrivateLink, VNet peering, Transit Gateway, Private Service Connect, DNS, security groups, CIDR/IP management, and the trade-offs across AWS, Azure, and GCP. • Experience owning products that serve enterprise customers with complex compliance, security, and connectivity requirements. • Proven ability to partner with engineering leadership as a co-decision-maker on architectural direction, rather than simply translating engineering output. • Strong analytical foundation with the ability to model unit economics, build business cases with cost and risk sensitivity, and measure platform health through leading and lagging indicators. • Practices AI-native product management by using AI tools as a true thought partner throughout the product lifecycle, including research, prioritization, specification writing, and analytics. Demonstrates sound judgment on when to use, override, and validate AI-generated outputs, while also designing products, features, and APIs that are composable, observable, and easy for AI agents and automation to consume. • Experience developing Product Managers and raising the bar on product thinking through direct mentorship, feedback, and team processes. Preferred Skills • Experience with Envoy, Service Mesh, DNS, and Kubernetes networking. • Familiarity with Terraform, API-first development, infrastructure-as-code workflows, and the networking automation practices used by enterprise engineering teams. • Exposure to network traffic metering, data transfer billing attribution, cost transparency tooling, or pricing and packaging strategy for cloud infrastructure products, including defining packaging tiers, price points, and commercial models for enterprise buyers. • Experience operating in a product-led growth (PLG) or usage-based pricing environment. • MBA degree is a plus. Additional Details (US) IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to: - 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. IBM also offers 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, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law. This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role. Compensation, Benefits and Work Authorization The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year. IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

Introduction At IBM Software, we transform client challenges into solutions. Building the world's leading 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. With a culture that values innovation, growth, and continuous learning, IBM Software places you at the heart of IBM's product and technology landscape. Here, you'll have the tools and opportunities to advance your career while creating software that changes the world. Your Role and Responsibilities About the Role We're looking for a Staff Software Engineer I to lead the design and delivery of core control-plane infrastructure that powers Confluent Cloud. In this role, you will own highly technical projects across multiple services and teams, shaping the architecture and reliability of our cloud platform. You'll combine deep distributed systems expertise with strong execution and cross-team leadership, identifying high-leverage problems and driving them from idea to durable impact. What You Will Do Own end-to-end architecture and delivery of complex control-plane systems (APIs, controllers, orchestration workflows, and data models) that support Confluent Cloud products. Lead open-ended technical initiatives by taking ambiguous problems, clarifying requirements, defining the approach, and driving execution across teams and services. Raise the bar on reliability and operations by building resilient systems with strong observability, clear SLOs, runbooks, and safe rollout and rollback patterns. Collaborate across organizations, including Cloud Platform, Kafka, Compute, Security, Traffic, SRE, and others, to align on designs, trade-offs, and long-term platform direction. Mentor and unblock engineers at multiple levels, provide high-quality design and code reviews, and help grow the broader engineering team. Continuously improve the developer experience for our control-plane stack through tooling, automation, CI/CD, and test strategy enhancements that reduce toil and increase velocity. Influence technical strategy within your domain by identifying high-impact opportunities, proposing roadmaps, and helping prioritize work aligned with business goals. Contribute to engineering culture through documentation, design reviews, and knowledge sharing, including internal talks, wikis, and external content where appropriate. Required Skills Experienced builder: Typically 6+ years of software engineering experience, with a strong track record of delivering complex backend or distributed systems to production. Distributed systems & cloud expert: Deep hands-on experience with one or more of the following: Distributed systems design (consistency models, failure modes, data modeling, and scalability). Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and cloud-native architectures. Kubernetes or similar orchestration platforms. Strong systems and coding skills: Proficiency in one or more of Go, Java, or Scala, with the ability to work across services, infrastructure, and automation. Architect and executor: Ability to define end-to-end designs, break work into milestones, de-risk early, and deliver high-quality solutions on schedule. Operationally rigorous: Strong understanding of SLOs, failure modes, observability, and incident response, with a focus on designing for safe change and graceful degradation. Great communicator: Ability to write clear design documents, articulate trade-offs effectively, and lead technical discussions with diverse stakeholders, including engineers, product managers, and leadership. Leader without authority: Proven experience leading cross-team initiatives, influencing technical direction beyond immediate ownership, and helping other engineers grow and succeed. Values-aligned: Committed to customer impact, reliability, long-term maintainability, and team success, with a focus on building durable solutions rather than simply shipping features. Preferred Skills Experience building control-plane systems, including APIs, operators/controllers, metadata services, and provisioning or orchestration workflows. Background working with Apache Kafka or other streaming and data systems. Experience designing and operating multi-region, high-availability, or disaster recovery architectures. Experience working on security-sensitive infrastructure, including identity, certificates, secrets management, mTLS, policy enforcement, or compliance-driven environments. Contributions to open-source projects, technical blogs, conference presentations, or other forms of technical thought leadership in relevant domains. Additional Details (US) IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to: - 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. IBM also offers 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, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law. This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role. Compensation, Benefits and Work Authorization The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

Introduction At IBM Software, we transform client challenges into solutions. Building the world's leading 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. With a culture that values innovation, growth, and continuous learning, IBM Software places you at the heart of IBM's product and technology landscape. Here, you'll have the tools and opportunities to advance your career while creating software that changes the world. Your Role and Responsibilities About Confluent Confluent is pioneering a fundamentally new category of data infrastructure focused on data in motion. Have you ever found a new favorite series on Netflix, picked up groceries curbside at Walmart, or paid for something using Square? That's the power of data in motion in action-giving organizations instant access to the massive amounts of data that is constantly flowing throughout their business.At Confluent, we're building the foundational platform for this new paradigm of data infrastructure. Our cloud-native offering is designed to be the intelligent connective tissue enabling real-time data, from multiple sources, to constantly stream across the organization. With Confluent, organizations can create a central nervous system to innovate and win in a digital-first world.We're looking for self-motivated team members who crave a challenge and feel energized to roll up their sleeves and help realize Confluent's enormous potential. Chart your own path and take healthy risks as we solve big problems together. We value having diverse teams and want you to grow as we grow-whether you're just starting out in your career or managing a large team, you'll be amazed at the magnitude of your impact. About the Role As a Software Engineer on the Compute Platform team, you will be a key technical leader in building and evolving our next-generation, multi-tenant, cloud-native compute substrate that powers all of Confluent Cloud's diverse workloads. Our platform orchestrates workloads across thousands of Kubernetes clusters globally across all cloud service providers, providing a unified abstraction layer for scheduling, lifecycle management, and operational excellence. You'll work on critical systems including: Multi-Cluster Workload Orchestration: Build the control plane that manages workload placement, lifecycle, and state across multiple Kubernetes clusters per region Platform APIs & Abstractions: Design and evolve APIs that provide clean abstractions for polyglot workload management across diverse compute needs Cloud Platform Integration: Build and optimize deep integrations with the broader Confluent Cloud platform for seamless end-to-end operations Multi-Tenancy & Security: Implement and enhance workload isolation, network policies, and secure execution environments Observability & Operations: Drive operational excellence through monitoring integration, automated health checks, and self-healing capabilities As a senior technical leader, you think strategically and help drive end-to-end technical delivery from customer experience to scaling internal operations. You leverage your expertise in cloud-native distributed systems to take our platform to the next level while ensuring high availability, reliability, and security for our largest enterprise customers. What You Will Do Own features end to end for the Compute Platform, such as multi-cluster orchestration, workload placement, and security architecture Design and implement platform APIs and Kubernetes operators using Go to support evolving workload requirements Deliver high-impact initiatives in areas such as workload scheduling, disruption management, network isolation, rolling update strategies, and cross-cluster resource management Lead technical design reviews and drive architectural decisions across organizational boundaries Mentor and grow other engineers on the team through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance Own operational aspects including availability, reliability, performance monitoring, emergency response, and disaster recovery for our global compute infrastructure Required Skills 5+ years of experience delivering scalable software solutions Proven track record of leading the delivery of large-scale, highly available, low-latency systems Deep expertise in Kubernetes including controller development, operator patterns, and multi-cluster architectures Strong proficiency in Go with experience building production-grade distributed systems Experience with multi-tenant platform architectures and security isolation patterns Track record of working collaboratively across teams including product management, SRE, and other engineering teams Preferred Skills Experience with observability tools and operational excellence practices Experience with multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure) and cloud-provider integrations Track record of providing technical leadership and mentorship A smart, humble, and empathetic attitude with a strong sense of teamwork Drive and excitement about the challenges of a fast-paced, innovative software environment Familiarity with gRPC, Protobuf, and API design for internal platform services Additional Details (US) IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to: - 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. IBM also offers 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, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law. This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role. Compensation, Benefits and Work Authorization The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year. IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

Introduction At IBM Software, we transform client challenges into solutions. Building the world's leading 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. With a culture that values innovation, growth, and continuous learning, IBM Software places you at the heart of IBM's product and technology landscape. Here, you'll have the tools and opportunities to advance your career while creating software that changes the world. Your Role and Responsibilities As a Senior Software Engineer II on the Fleet Management Unified Deployment team, you will play a key role in building and evolving the systems that manage the lifecycle of Confluent software across Confluent Cloud. Our platform orchestrates deployment, upgrades, recovery, and operational management across thousands of environments globally and across all major cloud providers, providing a unified control plane for safe, scalable, and consistent service operations. You'll work on critical systems including: • Unified Deployment Control Plane: Build and evolve the control plane that manages software rollout, upgrades, recovery, and lifecycle operations across large multi-cloud fleets. • Fleet Lifecycle Orchestration: Develop systems that coordinate placement, maintenance, state transitions, and recovery workflows for services running across Confluent Cloud. • Platform APIs & Abstractions: Design and enhance APIs that provide clean abstractions for deployment workflows, service lifecycle management, and fleet-wide operational controls. • Cloud Platform Integration: Build and optimize integrations with the broader Confluent Cloud platform to enable seamless end-to-end operations across AWS, GCP, and Azure. • Multi-Tenancy & Security: Implement and strengthen isolation, security controls, and safe operational boundaries across deployment and runtime management systems. • Observability & Operations: Drive operational excellence through monitoring, automated health checks, remediation workflows, and self-healing capabilities. This job can be performed from anywhere in the US Required Skills • 6+ years of experience delivering scalable software solutions. • Deep expertise in Kubernetes, including controller development, operator patterns, and multi-cluster architectures. • Strong proficiency in Go, with experience building production-grade backend or platform services. • Experience with fleet-wide lifecycle management, deployment orchestration, or cloud infrastructure automation. • Experience running production services in cloud environments, with strong knowledge of reliability, networking, and security fundamentals. • Proven ability to independently own significant technical projects and collaborate effectively across teams. Preferred Skills • Experience with multi-tenant platform architectures and security isolation patterns. • Familiarity with gRPC, Protobuf, and API design for internal platform services. • Demonstrated track record of mentorship and technical leadership. Additional Details (US) IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to: - 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. IBM also offers 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, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law. This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role. Compensation, Benefits and Work Authorization The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

Introduction At IBM Software, we transform client challenges into solutions. Building the world's leading 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. With a culture that values innovation, growth, and continuous learning, IBM Software places you at the heart of IBM's product and technology landscape. Here, you'll have the tools and opportunities to advance your career while creating software that changes the world. Your Role and Responsibilities As a Senior Software Engineer II on the Fleet Management Unified Deployment team, you will play a key role in building and evolving the systems that manage the lifecycle of Confluent software across Confluent Cloud. Our platform orchestrates deployment, upgrades, recovery, and operational management across thousands of environments globally and across all major cloud providers, providing a unified control plane for safe, scalable, and consistent service operations. You'll work on critical systems including: • Unified Deployment Control Plane: Build and evolve the control plane that manages software rollout, upgrades, recovery, and lifecycle operations across large multi-cloud fleets. • Fleet Lifecycle Orchestration: Develop systems that coordinate placement, maintenance, state transitions, and recovery workflows for services running across Confluent Cloud. • Platform APIs & Abstractions: Design and enhance APIs that provide clean abstractions for deployment workflows, service lifecycle management, and fleet-wide operational controls. • Cloud Platform Integration: Build and optimize integrations with the broader Confluent Cloud platform to enable seamless end-to-end operations across AWS, GCP, and Azure. • Multi-Tenancy & Security: Implement and strengthen isolation, security controls, and safe operational boundaries across deployment and runtime management systems. • Observability & Operations: Drive operational excellence through monitoring, automated health checks, remediation workflows, and self-healing capabilities. This job can be performed from anywhere in the US Required Skills • 6+ years of experience delivering scalable software solutions. • Deep expertise in Kubernetes, including controller development, operator patterns, and multi-cluster architectures. • Strong proficiency in Go, with experience building production-grade backend or platform services. • Experience with fleet-wide lifecycle management, deployment orchestration, or cloud infrastructure automation. • Experience running production services in cloud environments, with strong knowledge of reliability, networking, and security fundamentals. • Proven ability to independently own significant technical projects and collaborate effectively across teams. Preferred Skills • Experience with multi-tenant platform architectures and security isolation patterns. • Familiarity with gRPC, Protobuf, and API design for internal platform services. • Demonstrated track record of mentorship and technical leadership. Additional Details (US) IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to: - 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. IBM also offers 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, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law. This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role. Compensation, Benefits and Work Authorization The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

Introduction At IBM Software, we transform client challenges into solutions. Building the world's leading 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. With a culture that values innovation, growth, and continuous learning, IBM Software places you at the heart of IBM's product and technology landscape. Here, you'll have the tools and opportunities to advance your career while creating software that changes the world. Your Role and Responsibilities About Confluent Confluent is pioneering a fundamentally new category of data infrastructure focused on data in motion. Have you ever found a new favorite series on Netflix, picked up groceries curbside at Walmart, or paid for something using Square? That's the power of data in motion in action-giving organizations instant access to the massive amounts of data that is constantly flowing throughout their business.At Confluent, we're building the foundational platform for this new paradigm of data infrastructure. Our cloud-native offering is designed to be the intelligent connective tissue enabling real-time data, from multiple sources, to constantly stream across the organization. With Confluent, organizations can create a central nervous system to innovate and win in a digital-first world.We're looking for self-motivated team members who crave a challenge and feel energized to roll up their sleeves and help realize Confluent's enormous potential. Chart your own path and take healthy risks as we solve big problems together. We value having diverse teams and want you to grow as we grow-whether you're just starting out in your career or managing a large team, you'll be amazed at the magnitude of your impact. About the Role As a Software Engineer on the Compute Platform team, you will be a key technical leader in building and evolving our next-generation, multi-tenant, cloud-native compute substrate that powers all of Confluent Cloud's diverse workloads. Our platform orchestrates workloads across thousands of Kubernetes clusters globally across all cloud service providers, providing a unified abstraction layer for scheduling, lifecycle management, and operational excellence. You'll work on critical systems including: Multi-Cluster Workload Orchestration: Build the control plane that manages workload placement, lifecycle, and state across multiple Kubernetes clusters per region Platform APIs & Abstractions: Design and evolve APIs that provide clean abstractions for polyglot workload management across diverse compute needs Cloud Platform Integration: Build and optimize deep integrations with the broader Confluent Cloud platform for seamless end-to-end operations Multi-Tenancy & Security: Implement and enhance workload isolation, network policies, and secure execution environments Observability & Operations: Drive operational excellence through monitoring integration, automated health checks, and self-healing capabilities As a senior technical leader, you think strategically and help drive end-to-end technical delivery from customer experience to scaling internal operations. You leverage your expertise in cloud-native distributed systems to take our platform to the next level while ensuring high availability, reliability, and security for our largest enterprise customers. What You Will Do Own features end to end for the Compute Platform, such as multi-cluster orchestration, workload placement, and security architecture Design and implement platform APIs and Kubernetes operators using Go to support evolving workload requirements Deliver high-impact initiatives in areas such as workload scheduling, disruption management, network isolation, rolling update strategies, and cross-cluster resource management Lead technical design reviews and drive architectural decisions across organizational boundaries Mentor and grow other engineers on the team through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance Own operational aspects including availability, reliability, performance monitoring, emergency response, and disaster recovery for our global compute infrastructure Required Skills 5+ years of experience delivering scalable software solutions Proven track record of leading the delivery of large-scale, highly available, low-latency systems Deep expertise in Kubernetes including controller development, operator patterns, and multi-cluster architectures Strong proficiency in Go with experience building production-grade distributed systems Experience with multi-tenant platform architectures and security isolation patterns Track record of working collaboratively across teams including product management, SRE, and other engineering teams Preferred Skills Experience with observability tools and operational excellence practices Experience with multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure) and cloud-provider integrations Track record of providing technical leadership and mentorship A smart, humble, and empathetic attitude with a strong sense of teamwork Drive and excitement about the challenges of a fast-paced, innovative software environment Familiarity with gRPC, Protobuf, and API design for internal platform services Additional Details (US) IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to: - 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. IBM also offers 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, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law. This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role. Compensation, Benefits and Work Authorization The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year. IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

Introduction At IBM Software, we transform client challenges into solutions. Building the world's leading 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. With a culture that values innovation, growth, and continuous learning, IBM Software places you at the heart of IBM's product and technology landscape. Here, you'll have the tools and opportunities to advance your career while creating software that changes the world. Your Role and Responsibilities As a Senior Software Engineer II on the Fleet Management Unified Deployment team, you will play a key role in building and evolving the systems that manage the lifecycle of Confluent software across Confluent Cloud. Our platform orchestrates deployment, upgrades, recovery, and operational management across thousands of environments globally and across all major cloud providers, providing a unified control plane for safe, scalable, and consistent service operations. You'll work on critical systems including: • Unified Deployment Control Plane: Build and evolve the control plane that manages software rollout, upgrades, recovery, and lifecycle operations across large multi-cloud fleets. • Fleet Lifecycle Orchestration: Develop systems that coordinate placement, maintenance, state transitions, and recovery workflows for services running across Confluent Cloud. • Platform APIs & Abstractions: Design and enhance APIs that provide clean abstractions for deployment workflows, service lifecycle management, and fleet-wide operational controls. • Cloud Platform Integration: Build and optimize integrations with the broader Confluent Cloud platform to enable seamless end-to-end operations across AWS, GCP, and Azure. • Multi-Tenancy & Security: Implement and strengthen isolation, security controls, and safe operational boundaries across deployment and runtime management systems. • Observability & Operations: Drive operational excellence through monitoring, automated health checks, remediation workflows, and self-healing capabilities. This job can be performed from anywhere in the US Required Skills • 6+ years of experience delivering scalable software solutions. • Deep expertise in Kubernetes, including controller development, operator patterns, and multi-cluster architectures. • Strong proficiency in Go, with experience building production-grade backend or platform services. • Experience with fleet-wide lifecycle management, deployment orchestration, or cloud infrastructure automation. • Experience running production services in cloud environments, with strong knowledge of reliability, networking, and security fundamentals. • Proven ability to independently own significant technical projects and collaborate effectively across teams. Preferred Skills • Experience with multi-tenant platform architectures and security isolation patterns. • Familiarity with gRPC, Protobuf, and API design for internal platform services. • Demonstrated track record of mentorship and technical leadership. Additional Details (US) IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to: - 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. IBM also offers 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, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law. This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role. Compensation, Benefits and Work Authorization The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

Introduction At IBM Software, we transform client challenges into solutions. Building the world's leading 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. With a culture that values innovation, growth, and continuous learning, IBM Software places you at the heart of IBM's product and technology landscape. Here, you'll have the tools and opportunities to advance your career while creating software that changes the world. Your Role and Responsibilities About the Role We're looking for a Staff Software Engineer I to lead the design and delivery of core control-plane infrastructure that powers Confluent Cloud. In this role, you will own highly technical projects across multiple services and teams, shaping the architecture and reliability of our cloud platform. You'll combine deep distributed systems expertise with strong execution and cross-team leadership, identifying high-leverage problems and driving them from idea to durable impact. What You Will Do Own end-to-end architecture and delivery of complex control-plane systems (APIs, controllers, orchestration workflows, and data models) that support Confluent Cloud products. Lead open-ended technical initiatives by taking ambiguous problems, clarifying requirements, defining the approach, and driving execution across teams and services. Raise the bar on reliability and operations by building resilient systems with strong observability, clear SLOs, runbooks, and safe rollout and rollback patterns. Collaborate across organizations, including Cloud Platform, Kafka, Compute, Security, Traffic, SRE, and others, to align on designs, trade-offs, and long-term platform direction. Mentor and unblock engineers at multiple levels, provide high-quality design and code reviews, and help grow the broader engineering team. Continuously improve the developer experience for our control-plane stack through tooling, automation, CI/CD, and test strategy enhancements that reduce toil and increase velocity. Influence technical strategy within your domain by identifying high-impact opportunities, proposing roadmaps, and helping prioritize work aligned with business goals. Contribute to engineering culture through documentation, design reviews, and knowledge sharing, including internal talks, wikis, and external content where appropriate. Required Skills Experienced builder: Typically 6+ years of software engineering experience, with a strong track record of delivering complex backend or distributed systems to production. Distributed systems & cloud expert: Deep hands-on experience with one or more of the following: Distributed systems design (consistency models, failure modes, data modeling, and scalability). Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and cloud-native architectures. Kubernetes or similar orchestration platforms. Strong systems and coding skills: Proficiency in one or more of Go, Java, or Scala, with the ability to work across services, infrastructure, and automation. Architect and executor: Ability to define end-to-end designs, break work into milestones, de-risk early, and deliver high-quality solutions on schedule. Operationally rigorous: Strong understanding of SLOs, failure modes, observability, and incident response, with a focus on designing for safe change and graceful degradation. Great communicator: Ability to write clear design documents, articulate trade-offs effectively, and lead technical discussions with diverse stakeholders, including engineers, product managers, and leadership. Leader without authority: Proven experience leading cross-team initiatives, influencing technical direction beyond immediate ownership, and helping other engineers grow and succeed. Values-aligned: Committed to customer impact, reliability, long-term maintainability, and team success, with a focus on building durable solutions rather than simply shipping features. Preferred Skills Experience building control-plane systems, including APIs, operators/controllers, metadata services, and provisioning or orchestration workflows. Background working with Apache Kafka or other streaming and data systems. Experience designing and operating multi-region, high-availability, or disaster recovery architectures. Experience working on security-sensitive infrastructure, including identity, certificates, secrets management, mTLS, policy enforcement, or compliance-driven environments. Contributions to open-source projects, technical blogs, conference presentations, or other forms of technical thought leadership in relevant domains. Additional Details (US) IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to: - 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. IBM also offers 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, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law. This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role. Compensation, Benefits and Work Authorization The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

Job Description At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We're committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that's welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us. The Boeing Company is currently seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Lab Provisioning & Integration in Berkeley, MO. You will apply sophisticated engineering principles and deep expertise to architect and deliver highly scalable, secure, and resilient lab environments supporting critical multi-program integration and test activities. You will lead initiatives requiring creativity and ingenuity, influence organizational technical direction, and provide leadership and mentorship in cloud infrastructure, automation, and DevSecOps. This role carries significant responsibility for ensuring technical excellence, delivering innovative solutions to complex challenges, and acting as a primary technical liaison with internal teams and external stakeholders. Position Responsibilities: Advanced Lab Environment Leadership: Apply specialized knowledge and insights to architect, provision, and optimize complex lab/test environments on-premises and across cloud platforms (Azure, AWS) using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible). Establish and standardize best practices. Integration Testing Architecture: Lead the design and continuous improvement of enterprise-wide automated integration testing workflows involving multiple program segments, ensuring comprehensive, data-driven feedback and rapid resolution of cross-segment integration issues. Strategic Deployment Pipeline Ownership: Drive innovation in deployment mechanisms and pipelines for physical and virtual systems, ensuring scalability, security, repeatability, and operational excellence aligned with long-term organizational objectives. Data-Driven Insight & Decision Making: Establish advanced processes for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting performance, stability, and integration data to deliver strategic recommendations that support organizational goals. Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Serve as a recognized technical leader and resource. Mentor and guide engineers across projects, promote engineering rigor and best practices, facilitate knowledge sharing, and contribute to a high-performance culture. Security & Compliance Leadership: Lead integration of security principles and ensure compliance with relevant industry standards (CIS, NIST, SOC 2, FedRAMP). Promote adoption of security tools and standards across DevSecOps processes. Cross-Organizational Liaison: Represent Boeing as a trusted technical advisor on advanced programs; lead coordination with senior personnel and external partners on complex technical issues. This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location option. Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience): Position requires an Active Secret US Security Clearance and ability to obtain Top Secret post-start for which the US Government requires US Citizenship Bachelor's Degree 9+ years of relevant professional experience or equivalent combination of education and experience Knowledge of CICD process tools such as GITLab, Azure DevOps, Jenkins etc Experience with light scripting (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash) to automate routine tasks, data flows between systems, and improve system reliability Experience leading people and complex projects Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience): Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science and 9+ years of related work experience OR Bachelor's Degree and 13+ years of directly related work experience OR 17+ years of related, relevant experience Extensive experience with observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, CloudWatch) to deliver actionable monitoring insights Advanced experience architecting, deploying, and maintaining production-grade Kubernetes clusters (EKS, AKS) Proven knowledge of DevSecOps security frameworks and cloud security best practices Deep expertise provisioning and leading complex lab/test environments both on-premises and in public cloud (Azure, AWS) Exceptional problem-solving skills, technical judgment, and the ability to work under minimal supervision Effective communication skills with experience liaising between technical teams, leadership, and external customers Certifications like Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert Experience leading GitOps workflows and tools (Argo CD, Flux) Knowledge of secrets management solutions (HashiCorp Vault, Azure Key Vault) Familiarity with service mesh technologies such as Istio, Linkerd Demonstrated track record mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives Experience in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD environments Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) Conflict of Interest: Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company's Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process. Drug Free Workplace: Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies. CodeVue Coding Challenge: To be considered for this position you will be required to complete a technical assessment as part of the selection process. Failure to complete the assessment will remove you from consideration. Pay & Benefits: At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities. The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements. Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. Summary Pay Range: $160,650 - $217,350 Applications for this position will be accepted until Nov. 20, 2026 Export Control Requirements: This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a "U.S. Person" as defined by 22 C.F.R. 120.62 is required. "U.S. Person" includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee. Export Control Details: US based job, US Person required Education Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required Relocation This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility. Security Clearance This position requires an active U.S. Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active) Visa Sponsorship Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status. Shift This position is for 1st shift Equal Opportunity Employer: Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Introduction At IBM Software, we transform client challenges into solutions. Building the world's leading 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. With a culture that values innovation, growth, and continuous learning, IBM Software places you at the heart of IBM's product and technology landscape. Here, you'll have the tools and opportunities to advance your career while creating software that changes the world. Your Role and Responsibilities About the Role We're looking for a Staff Software Engineer I to lead the design and delivery of core control-plane infrastructure that powers Confluent Cloud. In this role, you will own highly technical projects across multiple services and teams, shaping the architecture and reliability of our cloud platform. You'll combine deep distributed systems expertise with strong execution and cross-team leadership, identifying high-leverage problems and driving them from idea to durable impact. What You Will Do Own end-to-end architecture and delivery of complex control-plane systems (APIs, controllers, orchestration workflows, and data models) that support Confluent Cloud products. Lead open-ended technical initiatives by taking ambiguous problems, clarifying requirements, defining the approach, and driving execution across teams and services. Raise the bar on reliability and operations by building resilient systems with strong observability, clear SLOs, runbooks, and safe rollout and rollback patterns. Collaborate across organizations, including Cloud Platform, Kafka, Compute, Security, Traffic, SRE, and others, to align on designs, trade-offs, and long-term platform direction. Mentor and unblock engineers at multiple levels, provide high-quality design and code reviews, and help grow the broader engineering team. Continuously improve the developer experience for our control-plane stack through tooling, automation, CI/CD, and test strategy enhancements that reduce toil and increase velocity. Influence technical strategy within your domain by identifying high-impact opportunities, proposing roadmaps, and helping prioritize work aligned with business goals. Contribute to engineering culture through documentation, design reviews, and knowledge sharing, including internal talks, wikis, and external content where appropriate. Required Skills Experienced builder: Typically 6+ years of software engineering experience, with a strong track record of delivering complex backend or distributed systems to production. Distributed systems & cloud expert: Deep hands-on experience with one or more of the following: Distributed systems design (consistency models, failure modes, data modeling, and scalability). Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and cloud-native architectures. Kubernetes or similar orchestration platforms. Strong systems and coding skills: Proficiency in one or more of Go, Java, or Scala, with the ability to work across services, infrastructure, and automation. Architect and executor: Ability to define end-to-end designs, break work into milestones, de-risk early, and deliver high-quality solutions on schedule. Operationally rigorous: Strong understanding of SLOs, failure modes, observability, and incident response, with a focus on designing for safe change and graceful degradation. Great communicator: Ability to write clear design documents, articulate trade-offs effectively, and lead technical discussions with diverse stakeholders, including engineers, product managers, and leadership. Leader without authority: Proven experience leading cross-team initiatives, influencing technical direction beyond immediate ownership, and helping other engineers grow and succeed. Values-aligned: Committed to customer impact, reliability, long-term maintainability, and team success, with a focus on building durable solutions rather than simply shipping features. Preferred Skills Experience building control-plane systems, including APIs, operators/controllers, metadata services, and provisioning or orchestration workflows. Background working with Apache Kafka or other streaming and data systems. Experience designing and operating multi-region, high-availability, or disaster recovery architectures. Experience working on security-sensitive infrastructure, including identity, certificates, secrets management, mTLS, policy enforcement, or compliance-driven environments. Contributions to open-source projects, technical blogs, conference presentations, or other forms of technical thought leadership in relevant domains. Additional Details (US) IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to: - 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. IBM also offers 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, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law. This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role. Compensation, Benefits and Work Authorization The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

This job is with Avaloq, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork - the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly. Company Description Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 10 countries, and more than 170 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research led approach and continual innovation is powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues. We are always looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management. Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the world's leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers. Championing a collaborative, supportive and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential. Job Description Avaloq's R&D Lab is building a SaaS, API-first, composable banking platform. As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer you will help build the reliability practice behind it. This is amongst the first technical roles we are hiring for our Fort Lauderdale site. You will partner with our Senior SRE in Zurich and work alongside our platform engineers and product teams. The first three to six months: Some of what you can expect early on: Learning our AWS environment, our serverless platform, and how our product teams build and release Contributing to the direction on observability tooling, together with the platform engineers, the SRE team, and our developers Working with the Zurich team on the incident and on-call operating model Taking on increasing responsibility as you build context, always in alignment with the Zurich team What you will do: Define and evolve SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets with product teams, and use them to drive reliability decisions Collaborate on the design of our observability approach for a distributed serverless system, covering metrics, logs, and traces Build the incident response practice with us: on-call model, escalation, blameless post-mortems, and the loop that turns findings into hardening work Build reliability automation that detects and remediates issues before they reach clients Improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation on GitHub Actions to reduce operational toil and release risk Work with product teams on resilient design, capacity planning, and progressive delivery approaches such as canary and blue-green Contribute to disaster recovery design and testing for client-facing environments Partner with Security and Compliance so that operational practice holds up to regulatory and audit expectations Help us define and implement operational readiness for client go-live Mentor colleagues and support a culture of shared operational ownership Our stack: Serverless-first on AWS: Lambda, DynamoDB, SQS, S3, and Bedrock. Terraform and OpenTofu for infrastructure, GitHub Actions for CI/CD. Product teams work in Rust, TypeScript, Python, Vue, and Angular. We do not run containers. Qualifications 5+ years in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or production operations for distributed cloud systems, with substantial hands-on AWS experience Practical experience defining and working with SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets Strong incident response background, including on-call, triage under pressure, and post-mortem practice A clear point of view on observability for distributed systems, and the reasoning behind it Solid automation and scripting ability. We are language-agnostic; Rust, TypeScript, or Python all work here Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with a pragmatic approach to balancing speed and stability It would be a real bonus if you have: Experience with AWS serverless and event-driven architecture, including idempotency, retries, dead-letter queues, and failure handling. Strong AWS generalists who want to go deep here are welcome Experience taking a platform from pre-launch to production, including defining operational readiness criteria Experience building AI agents to monitor platform health Strong CI/CD background, ideally with GitHub Actions, including secrets management, least-privilege permissions, and deployment controls Infrastructure as Code experience with Terraform or OpenTofu Experience with progressive deployment approaches such as canary, blue-green, or rollback automation Disaster recovery design and testing for production SaaS Experience operating across more than one cloud provider, or designing for portability Experience operating a B2B SaaS platform in a regulated environment, including audit-sensitive release processes Familiarity with SOC 2, PCI DSS, or GDPR as they apply to operational practice Experience with AI-assisted engineering tools AWS certification, particularly DevOps Engineer - Professional, Solutions Architect - Professional, or Security - Specialty Additional Information This role will require regular travel to Switzerland We realize that managing work life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices. In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions, we are whole heartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self. We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other fantastic traits that make us all unique, we have done our best to write this advert in an inclusive and neutral way. Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations.