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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cloud Platform Software Engineer - **Company:** IBM - **Location:** Hursley, UK - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Data Centers, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Network Control, Open Source Technology, Pair Programming, Scrum Methodology, Software Engineering, Virtualization Technology, Cloud Platform System, Kubernetes, SDN Network, Extreme Programming, Api Design, Restful APIs, Terraform, Docker, Confluent, Golang, Programming Languages - **Published:** August 14, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.theguardian.com/job/10173608/cloud-platform-software-engineer/ ## About the Role Required technical and professional expertise * Strong software design and implementation skills in building infrastructure frameworks * Deep expertise in building distributed systems * Experience with one or more of these programming languages - Go, C++, Java, or Python * Experience in a full project lifecycle starting from zero lines of code to operating, observing and supporting a product as part of an on-call rota * Solid understanding of Kubernetes and Docker Preferred technical and professional experience * Experience in building control planes (virtualization, software-defined networking/storage) * Experience building APIs - both RESTful and gRPC-based * Familiarity with infra such as networking, storage, and security in data centres * Hands-on experience with Kubernetes operators, Helm, or StatefulSets * Open source contributions to Kubernetes sigs or adjacent projects * Experience with PBT, TDD, and pair programming., Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background. Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do. Are you ready to be an IBMer? ## Description As a Software Engineer, Cloud Control Plane, you will be designing and implementing a distributed control plane used by product teams to manage the lifecycle of their Confluent Cloud offerings. We are a tightly knit group with a fairly mature Agile process running a very mild version of the XP playbook - we care a lot about clear communication, a good degree of task breakdown and a whole lot of pairing with other engineers. We pride ourselves in how we get stuff done - our process is light on red tape and heavy on collaboration - we will give you the authority and autonomy to make decisions. What You Will Do: * Delve deep into the Kubernetes framework - we have K8S contributors working with us internally * Provision infrastructure using a mixture of Terraform and internal tooling and deploy your changes using Helm * Thrive working iteratively in a fast-paced Scrum environment where you'll use our product and be very much DevOps driven * You'll be expected to not only ship code but also operate and support it before and after release - that includes having a deep understanding of what your code will run on ## Related Videos - [Building with IBM Bob](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100275-building-with-ibm-bob) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [Go with the Flow: Stop the Leaks Before Your Memory's a Waterfall!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100073-go-with-the-flow-stop-the-leaks-before-your-memory-s-a-waterfall) - [#90DaysOfDevOps - The DevOps Learning Journey](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/548-90daysofdevops-the-devops-learning-journey) - [Retooling and refactoring - an investment in people.](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/371-retooling-and-refactoring-an-investment-in-people) ## Related Articles - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated)