Senior Cloud Network Developer

Company: IBM
Location: San Jose
Posted on: January 23, 2023

Job Description:

IntroductionSoftware Developers at IBM are the backbone of our strategic initiatives to design, code, test, and provideindustry-leading solutions that make the world run today - planes and trains take off on time, bank transactions complete in the blink of an eye and the world remains safe because of the work our software developers do. Whether you are working on projects internally or for a client, software development is critical to the success of IBMand our clients worldwide. At IBM, you will use the latest software development tools, techniques and approaches and work with leading minds in the industry to build solutions you can be proud of.Your Role and ResponsibilitiesThe IBM Cloud Networking team is looking for a talented, innovative and enthusiastic software engineering professional that will help build the next generation IaaS, providing the springboard for customer success. Our continuously expanding global presence is responsible for delivering virtual network services with top-notch performance, first-rate security, fail-safe reliability and exceptional quality. Your primary job duties involve quality code delivery and end-to-end feature enablement across the orchestration layer. Alongside, you will mentor junior developers and play an active role in knowledge creation and sharing initiatives. This role would require you to constantly engage with geographically dispersed teams and software architects for various work assignments.Here's a breakdown of job responsibilities:

• Develop a general overall understanding of the product vision and business needs to work on product requirements for determining functional and non-functional aspects while creating appropriate solutions in a collaborative manner.
• Draft high-level product specifications and deliver code with attention to system integrity, feasibility, quality, security, maintainability and modularity.
• Champion usage of appropriate technology and define succinct workflows for adhering to coding standards.
• Shoulder production escalations alongside reliability team and strive for time bound resolution of customer issues.
• Participate actively in peer review discussions of requirements, specifications, designs, code and other artifacts.
• Learn skills and adopt practices to develop innovative and cutting-edge software products in-line with IBM's high technical standards.
• Drive improvements in development tools and adherence to technologies with inputs from internal teams and external developer communities.*Preferred locations for this position is San Jose, CA or Austin, TX.Required Technical and Professional Expertise
  • BS in Computer Science/Engineering or related discipline/experience
  • 8 - 10 years of software development experience
  • Well versed in Computer Science fundamentals in data structures, algorithm design and problem solving
  • Deep understanding of Unix/Linux internals and TCP/IP socket programming
  • Intermediate to advanced proficiency in the following programming languages: C++, Golang, Python and Shell Scripting
  • Familiarity with using GIT, Jenkins, Makefile, gdb and gcov
  • A passion towards solving complex problems with ability to demonstrate strong debugging/troubleshooting skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication skillsPreferred Technical and Professional Expertise
    • MS in Computer Science/Engineering
    • Active knowledge of working with data path libraries like DPDK, VPP and programmable ASIC's/NICs from Intel/Mellanox/Broadcom/Cavium.
    • Experience in the area of SDN/NFV domains, Cloud/Datacenter networking specifically - VPC, Subnet allocations, Floating Ips and routing protocols such as BGP
    • Past contributions to open source projects

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