Senior Software Engineer - 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 Senior 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.

• Act as a subject matter expert on quality development with an emphasis on Golang development.

• Lead and execute large-scale projects, ensuring the reliable delivery of key features from design through full implementation and troubleshooting.

• Drive end-to-end project lifecycle, including architecture design, implementation, and issue resolution, with a focus on quality and efficiency.

• Evaluate project tradeoffs and propose solutions, proactively removing blockers and keeping stakeholders informed on progress, issues, and milestones.

• Collaborate with internal teams, customers, and external stakeholders to design solutions that align with requirements and customer needs.

• Advocate for strategic technical roadmap initiatives that enhance the system's overall effectiveness across teams and the organization.

• Debug and resolve complex issues to improve the quality and stability of products or solutions.

• Review and assess code for quality, design patterns, and optimization opportunities, ensuring best practices are followed.

• Mentor and guide software engineers, sharing technical knowledge and promoting best practices in development processes.

• Facilitate collaborative team activities, such as code pairing and group troubleshooting, to foster a productive and cohesive team environment.

• Support reliable production environments, including participating in an on-call rotation.

• Strive for quality through maintainable code and comprehensive testing from development to deployment.

Required technical and professional expertise

• You have at least 6 years of experience as an engineer.

• You have expert-level proficiency in Go, with a proven track record of developing complex, production-grade applications.

• 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.

• Emerging ability to direct work and influence others, with a strategic approach to problem-solving and decision-making in a collaborative environment.

• Demonstrated business acumen and customer focus, with a readiness for change and adaptability in dynamic situations.

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

• Familiarity with cloud monitoring tools to implement robust observability practices that prioritize metrics, logging, and tracing for high reliability and performance.

• Intentional focus on stakeholder management and effective communication, fostering trust and relationship-building across diverse teams.

• Integrated skills in critical thinking and data-driven analysis, promoting a growth mindset and continuous improvement to support 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).

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.