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# Software Engineer - Open Search

- **Company:** IBM
- **Location:** Bellevue, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** 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, Kubernetes, Free and Open-Source Software, Software Coding, Docker, Golang
- **Published:** July 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000ggw5w5

## About the Role

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

## 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.


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