Software Engineer II - HashiCorp Vault (Ecosystem)

Introduction

At IBM Software, we transform client challenges into solutions. Building the world's leading AI-powered, cloud-native products that shape the future of business and society. Our legacy of innovation creates endless opportunities for IBMers to learn, grow, and make an impact on a global scale. Working in Software means joining a team fueled by curiosity and collaboration. You'll work with diverse technologies, partners, and industries to design, develop, and deliver solutions that power digital transformation. With a culture that values innovation, growth, and continuous learning, IBM Software places you at the heart of IBM's product and technology landscape. Here, you'll have the tools and opportunities to advance your career while creating software that changes the world.

Your role and responsibilities

We're looking for Mid-Level Engineers with a deep backend focus to join our team. In this role, you can expect to:

• Design, prototype and implement features and tools while ensuring stability and usability.

• Collaborate closely with Product Design and Product Management partners, as well as engineers on your team and others.

• Follow through on assigned tasks to build and ship medium-sized features, managing task expectations as needed.

• Engage in team discussions around diagnosis, planning, and workflow improvements based on product requirements.

• Apply independent judgment within team practices to determine appropriate actions and solutions.

• Address unforeseen challenges, making recommendations to keep tasks on track.

• Debug and resolve medium-level bugs in products or solutions to maintain quality.

• Review technical contributions for quality and consistency, collaborating with stakeholders to resolve issues and recommend technical or architectural changes.

• Suggest improvements to current processes and propose solutions to enhance the efficiency of architectural components and design.

• Participate in on-call rotations, pairing, and team planning to support product needs.

• Engage in team discussions around diagnosis, planning, and workflow improvements based on product requirements.

Required technical and professional expertise

• You have experience as an engineer working in Golang.

• You have professional experience developing with modern programming languages and frameworks.

• You have experience working with Linux (including troubleshooting and bash scripting).

• You have experience working with relational/NoSQL databases

• You have experience working with distributed systems, particularly cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, with a focus on scalability, resilience, and security.

• Experience in reviewing & refactoring code & making suggestions that improve the codebase and product.

• Writing tests that cover complex and edge cases.

• Demonstrated ability to build trust and foster relationships across teams and stakeholders, with a focus on valuing diverse perspectives and proficiently managing expectations.

• Cloud-native mindset and solid understanding of DevOps principles in a cloud environment.

• Proven decision-making abilities with an intentional, data-driven approach to solving complex technical challenges and delivering results.

• Strong customer focus and systems-thinking mindset, with a commitment to personal accountability, self-awareness, and continuous improvement in support of high-quality outcomes.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• You have experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and infrastructure as code (preferably Terraform).

• You have experience using HashiCorp products (Terraform, Packer, Waypoint, Nomad, Vault, Boundary, Consul).

• Emerging experience in mentoring team members, helping to enhance their problem-solving, critical thinking, and planning skills.

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.