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# Confluent - Senior Software Engineer II

- **Company:** IBM
- **Location:** Durham, NC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Linux, File Systems, Python (Programming Language), Cloud Services, Prometheus, Google Cloud, Grafana, Git Flow, Kubernetes, Terraform, Confluent
- **Published:** August 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/96211728C5AF4CA18FB9523CEBF2AA50/job/

## About the Role

Required technical and professional expertise

 * Strong programming skills with the ability to read, debug, and evolve existing code (Go, Java, or Python) Deep understanding of systems internals (filesystems, memory, networking, kernel behavior) and large-scale system performance
 * Hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production and modern cloud-native ecosystems, including containers and public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
 * Expertise in automation and reliability practices-GitOps, Terraform, CI/CD, observability-and experience diagnosing and improving complex systems
 * Strong collaboration, communication, and ownership mindset, with the ability to operate independently in a distributed team

Preferred technical and professional experience

 * Strong programming skills with the ability to read, debug, and evolve existing code (Go, Java, or Python) Deep understanding of systems internals (filesystems, memory, networking, kernel behavior) and large-scale system performance
 * Hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production and modern cloud-native ecosystems, including containers and public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
 * Expertise in automation and reliability practices-GitOps, Terraform, CI/CD, observability-and experience diagnosing and improving complex systems

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

## Description

* Design, build, and evolve internal infrastructure services written in Go, often as Kubernetes operators, that power the core platform behind Confluent Cloud
 * Own the systems that make cloud infrastructure secure, scalable, observable, and reliable, using GitOps, Terraform, Prometheus, Grafana, and a strong foundation in Linux, networking, and public cloud
 * Collaborate with engineers across Confluent to enable fast, safe, and autonomous deployment of services through shared platform tooling and best practices
 * Take shared responsibility for the full lifecycle of our infrastructure: availability, performance, monitoring, incident response, and capacity planning
 * Work on systems at scale, across tens of thousands of instances and multiple regions, with a focus on smooth, fast, and safe operations
 * Influence the architecture and operational strategy behind the critical infrastructure that supports all of Confluent's cloud services

Participate in a 8-hour, follow-the-sun on-call rotation.


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