Cloud Developer

Introduction
At IBM, work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities
The IBM Cloud Data Services teams are responsible for developing and operating the Software as a
Service (SaaS) offerings that provide Data Services in IBM Cloud.

Candidates should have a strong desire to work within a CICD environment and have a passion for embracing new cloud technologies. You need to be collaborative, able to handle responsibility and love learning new techniques and tools. There is a requirement to be expert in any one language(Python or Go) and other cloud technologies such as Kubernetes. Candidate should have track record of delivering microservices based SW solutions using Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment tools such as Jenkins, GitHub, Gradle, Travis and Docker.

The developer will participate in the design of the service, writing tools and automation, building containers, developing automated tests, implementing monitoring and runbooks, and handling complex customer escalations. The developer must have a deep understanding of the HA configurations, and general operations in a production environment. The key requirement is to have a passion for Developing a High quality, Highly Available service.

We are a “You build it, You run it” culture. As a developer, you will join our follow-the-sun rotation where you will be the primary responder for automated system alerts. You will follow runbooks to resolve issues and use your troubleshooting and analytical skills to diagnose or troubleshoot platform or Data Service issues.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Bachelor’s in Engineering, Computer Science, or relevant experience
• 3-5 years in programming with Python/Go
• 3-5 years experience in Kubernetes and CICD environment
• 3-5 years experience with developing and operating highly available, distributed applications in production environments on Kubernetes
• 3-5 years experience with managing service dependencies such as service credentials or other cloud service via Terraform or Ansible
• Fluent English

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Python/Go Expert
• Advanced Experience with Kubernetes
• Experience with development on PostgreSQL, Kafka, Elastic, MySQL, Redis, or MongoDB
• 3-5 years experience with managing Linux machines using Configuration management (eg, Chef, Puppet, Ansible). Debian experience is preferred.
• In depth knowledge of at least one Cloud Provider IaaS ecosystem (VPC, Storage, IAM)