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# Senior Software Engineer - Confluent (Workflow tooling)

- **Company:** IBM
- **Location:** Markham, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Architectural Patterns, Cloud Engineering, Distributed Systems, Fault Tolerance, Identity and Access Management, Performance Tuning, Software Systems, Istio, Kubernetes, Functional Programming, Elixir, Confluent
- **Published:** September 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2840576044-senior-software-engineer-confluent-workflow-tooling

## About the Role

* Deep technical foundation in distributed systems and cloud-scale infrastructure.
 * Proven track record of developing and managing mission-critical, high-availability production environments.
 * Advanced proficiency with Kubernetes and cloud-native architectural patterns.
 * Fluency in Go or similar statically typed languages, with the ability to navigate a polyglot environment.
 * Demonstrated initiative and analytical skills to thrive within a high-velocity organizational culture.

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

 * Proven expertise across specialized domains, including distributed coordination, security protocols, workflow management, or performance optimization.
 * Hands-on experience developing service-to-service infrastructure utilizing gRPC or service mesh technologies.
 * Technical familiarity with functional programming paradigms, such as Elixir.
 * Track record of building advanced workflow tooling for operational automation, including AI-driven systems.

## Description

* Design, implement, and maintain highly scalable infrastructure and internal tooling.
 * Engineer core software systems that empower organizational workflows, incident management, and automated troubleshooting.
 * Solve complex distributed systems problems related to coordination, orchestration, and fault tolerance in massive environments.
 * Optimize the availability, monitoring capabilities, and efficiency of mission-critical, Tier-0 services.
 * Enhance system security through robust access management, adherence to least-privilege principles, and comprehensive auditing.
 * Partner with cross-functional engineering teams to increase operational velocity and safety via advanced automation.


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