Sr. Engineer (Cloud)

TL;DR

Sr. Engineer (Cloud): Contributing to HashiCorp's offerings, now part of IBM, focusing on automating and securing multi-cloud and hybrid environments with an accent on guiding the technical approach and architecture of Waypoint. Focus on supporting new and existing features for the Waypoint product and collaborating closely with design, product, frontend, and fellow backend engineers.

Location: Remote

Salary: 131,000.00 - 226,000.00 USD per year

Company

IBM Software infuses core business operations with intelligence—from machine learning to generative AI—to help make organizations more responsive, productive, and resilient.

What you will do

• Guide the technical approach and architecture of Waypoint.
• Develop, advocate for, and support new and existing features for the Waypoint product.
• Collaborate closely with design, product, frontend, and your fellow backend engineers.
• Provide code review, mentorship, and support to other engineers.
• Debug and resolve complex issues to improve the quality and stability of products or solutions.
• Participate and contribute to team conversations around product, process, and best practices.

Requirements

• 8+ years of production experience building accessible and performant web applications.
• Experience with Go.
• Experience working with distributed systems, particularly on a cloud provider such as AWS, Azure or GCP, with a focus on scalability, resilience, and security.
• 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.

Nice to have

• Experience using HashiCorp products (Terraform, Packer, Waypoint, Nomad, Vault, Boundary, Consul) or familiarity with infrastructure as code.
• Prior experience working in cloud platform engineering teams.
• Familiarity with GenAI or an interest in exploring their potential application to accelerate development and enhance productivity.
• Eastern/Central Time Zone location is preferred, but not required, to support team members across the US and Europe.

Culture & Benefits

• Access to healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being.
• Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs.
• Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs.
• Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals.
• Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences.