Software Engineer - Open Search

IBM
Bellevue, WA, United States
28 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
7 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Artificial Intelligence Data Structures Distributed Systems Elasticsearch Java Virtual Machine (JVM) Python (Programming Language) Open Source Technology Platform as a Service (PAAS) Software Engineering Apache Cassandra Datastax
+5 more
Kubernetes Free and Open-Source Software Software Coding Docker Golang

Job description

  • Develop new features, enhancements, and bug-fixes on DataStax AI PaaS, powered by Open Search, Apache Cassandra and Langflow

  • Find innovative ways to do a bi-directional integration between Open Search and Apache Cassandra.

  • Collaborate extensively with internal teams and open source communities to innovate at speed.

Requirements

Required technical and professional expertise

  • 7+ years of relevant expereince

  • Ability to iterate fast and make a tradeoff between quality and speed of delivery.

  • Substantial experience programming distributed and high throughput applications

  • A deep knowledge of Java and JVM ecosystem of open source libraries and projects

  • Deep understanding of algorithms, data structures and software design

  • Strong coding skills with Java. Familiarity with Python and Golang will be an advantage.

  • Comfortable handing problems related to concurrency and distributed computing

  • Experience with at least one major public cloud providers

  • Prior experience contributing to open source projects including but not limited to Open Search and ElasticSearch is highly desirable

Preferred technical and professional experience

  • Experience with Go, Docker, and Kubernetes a plus

About the company

A career in IBM Software means you’ll be part of a team that transforms our customer’s challenges into solutions.

Seeking new possibilities and always staying curious, we are a team dedicated to creating the world’s leading AI-powered, cloud-native software solutions for our customers. Our renowned legacy creates endless global opportunities for our IBMers, so the door is always open for those who want to grow their career.

IBM’s product and technology landscape includes Research, Software, and Infrastructure. Entering this domain positions you at the heart of IBM, where growth and innovation thrive.

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