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. 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. We're not just building better tech.

We're rewriting how data moves and what the world can do with it. With Confluent, data doesn't sit still. Our platform puts information in motion,



streaming in near real-time so companies can react faster, build smarter, and deliver experiences as dynamic as the world around them.

One Data Streaming

Platform. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will contribute to several key initiatives for the Connect Platform Team at Confluent.

The Connect

Platform team's mission is to design, build, and operate critical components that bridge Apache Kafka with the wider ecosystem - making it seamless, secure, and scalable for enterprises to move data between Kafka and external systems, both on-premises and in Confluent Cloud. The team is responsible for both self-managed (on-prem) and fully managed (cloud) connectors, ensuring organizations can confidently integrate, govern, and manage streaming data flows to power event-driven architectures.

Confluent

Connect is the industry-standard integration and ingestion framework for Kafka, enabling organizations to stream data between Kafka and hundreds of external systems (databases, SaaS, storage, legacy apps). Authentication, security, tenant isolation, role-based access, and network controls Work with distributed systems, cloud-native development, and secure,



scalable data integration Partner across engineering and other key stakeholders to create and execute the overall roadmap for delivering a top-notch Data Streaming Platform for our customers Solve complicated technical projects with high quality and provide technical guidance to the team in specialized areas Enhance the stability, performance, scalability, and operational excellence across multiple critical systems Master's Degree Required Technical And Professional Expertise ~7+ years of relevant software development experience ~ Proven track record of leading the delivery of large-scale, secure, highly available, low latency, high quality systems ~ Deep hands-on technical expertise in hyper-scale distributed systems engineering ~ Experience running production services in the cloud and being part of on call rotation ~ Expertise in cloud-native technology, including networking & security ~ Experience with Java, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms is highly valued ~ Prior experience working on AWS, GCP, or Azure and a deep understanding of cloud best practices ~ Ability to influence the team, peers, and management using effective communication and cooperative techniques ~ Proven experience in leading and mentoring technical teams ~ BS Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience. An advanced degree in computer science is preferred Preferred Technical And Professional Experience Experience with designing, developing, and delivering software solutions using leading-edge technologies, including back-end and front-end development, and DevOps engineering.

Agile Collaboration: Experience working in an Agile environment, collaborating with stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver high-quality software solutions.

Automated CI/CD Pipelines: Experience contributing to automated CI/CD pipelines, ensuring seamless integration and delivery of software solutions. #

📌 Senior Software Development Engineer (m/f) (H/F)
🏢 IBM
📍 Edmonton