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# Software Engineer - Backend

- **Company:** IBM
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Code Review, Distributed Systems, Software Engineering, Backend, Containerization, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Api Management, Confluent, Microservices
- **Published:** August 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/103e2a01-7979-463c-a801-e32714f051d6

## About the Role

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

 * 2-5 years of experience building distributed, highly available backend systems in production; experience with cloud infrastructure is a strong plus.
 * Hands-on experience designing and operating large-scale services with clear API contracts and end-to-end lifecycle ownership.
 * Solid systems-level understanding of networking, OS, and storage tradeoffs relevant to backend infrastructure.
 * Proficiency in at least one programming language, such as Go, Java, or C++, with the ability to work effectively in others as needed
 * Experience with public cloud and Kubernetes/containerized environments.
 * A self-starter with the ability to work effectively in teams
 * BS, MS in computer science or a related field, or equivalent work experience

Preferred technical and professional experience

 * A networking background combined with your software engineering experience, 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?, 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.

## Description

To realize Confluent's enormous potential, we are looking for software engineers, at various levels, to grow our Traffic team which is responsible for building and managing the networking fabric of Confluent Cloud. Cloud networking is a strategic investment area for Confluent with the potential to impact the company's top and bottom line. The control plane area in the Traffic team builds and operates Confluent Cloud's networking foundation, providing APIs and workflows to create and manage networking resources while improving platform velocity, resiliency, and efficiency We are looking for someone with an interest in building large-scale distributed systems, with a focus on building and managing core platform services that power Confluent Cloud Networking

What you will do:

 * Design, build, and operate backend services that are secure, reliable, and scalable in a cloud-native environment.
 * Own features and projects end to end: requirements, design, implementation, testing, rollout, and ongoing improvements.
 * Work with distributed systems and microservices, with a focus on performance, resiliency, and clear API contracts.
 * Contribute to service reliability and operations, including monitoring, alerting, and on-call participation where applicable.
 * Collaborate with partner teams on architecture, data modeling, and integration points across Confluent's platform.
 * Write clean, well-tested, and well-documented code, and participate in code reviews that raise the bar for the team.
 * Help improve engineering practices, tools, and automation to make it easier and safer to ship code.
 * Contribute to a healthy team culture through clear communication, inclusive collaboration, and a willingness to learn and teach.


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