• Software Eng - DB Core

    IBM (Jefferson City, MO)


    Introduction

    A career in IBM Software means you’ll be part of a team that transforms our customer’s challenges into solutions.

     

    Seeking new possibilities and always staying curious, we are a team dedicated to creating the world’s leading AI-powered, cloud-native software solutions for our customers. Our renowned legacy creates endless global opportunities for our IBMers, so the door is always open for those who want to grow their career.

     

    IBM’s product and technology landscape includes Research, Software, and Infrastructure. Entering this domain positions you at the heart of IBM, where growth and innovation thrive.

     

    Your role and responsibilities

     

    Develop new features, enhancements, and bug-fixes on our highly scalable, multi-tenant, database products.

     

    Collaborate extensively with internal teams across DataStax to coordinate releases, support existing customers through defect fixes and improvements, and review/advise on documentation for the project.

     

    Potentially contribute to Cassandra NoSQL database management system, which handles large sets of data.

     

    Model solid engineering practices around architectural design, testability, scalability and maintainability.

     

    Work remotely full-time, discussing things with peers over Slack, email, or video chat.

     

    Required technical and professional expertise

    Substantial experience programming distributed and high throughput applications

    A deep knowledge of Java and JVM ecosystem of open source libraries and projects

     

    Deep understanding of algorithms, data structures and software design

     

    Strong coding skills with Java, Python, C/C+Comfortable handing problems related to concurrency and distributed computing

     

    Familiarity with bug tracking tools, version control tools, build automation tools and test automation tools.

     

    Experience in SDLC having contributed at each step: Plan, Track, Code, Build, Test, Deploy and Monitor.

     

    Experience with concurrency, memory management and I/O

     

    Experience with Linux or other Unix-like systems

     

    An open-minded and collaborative attitude.

     

    Preferred technical and professional experience

     

    Experience with database internals (preferably NoSQL) preferred

     

    Experience with at least one major public cloud providers preferred

     

    Experience with Kubernetes preferred

     

    Experience with Apache Cassandra is a plus.

     

    Experience with cloud-scale Saas applications is a plus

    Prior experience contributing to open source projects is a plus

    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.