[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All IBM jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ibm/) · [Search jobs](/search/) IBM · Hursley, GBR # Senior Software Engineer II - Confluent Hursley, GBR Senior individual contributor Software Engineering Listed on IBM’s official careers site. Posted June 28, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on IBM’s careers site →](https://ibm.dejobs.org/jobs/15A4C4FC883A4F19A0DAE74121DC29E4/) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [IBM](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ibm/) / Senior Software Engineer II - Confluent ## Job description ### 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 About the Role: The Confluent Cloud Platform based on Apache Kafka is the leading Cloud Native Platform as a Service for streaming data infrastructure, but this is just the beginning. We are building a PaaS enabling customer around the globe to deliver streaming applications. ### What You Will Do - Design, implement and maintain Golang infrastructure services (typically implemented as Kubernetes operators) to deliver the Confluent cloud foundations to the wider engineering organization - Terraform, Datadog, Prometheus and a strong command of Linux, public cloud and networking should come as standard - though Golang software engineering will be your primary focus - As a Confluent Cloud Infrastructure Software Engineer, you will be working alongside the rest of the Confluent engineers to build our PaaS product - You, and the rest of the team, will be responsible for the availability, performance, monitoring, emergency response, and capacity planning of the Confluent cloud - If you love the hum of big data systems covering 10,000's of instances, thinking about how to make them run as smoothly and securely as possible, and want to have a big influence on the architecture plus operational design points of this new product, then you will fit right in Required technical and professional expertise - Extensive demonstrated cloud infrastructure/cloud networking experience - Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design and development - Experience building and operating large-scale systems - Solid understanding of basic systems operations (disk, network, operating systems, etc) - A self-starter with the ability to work effectively in teams - Proficiency in Go, Python, C++, or other statically typed languages - Experience/knowledge with public clouds (AWS, Azure or GCP) Preferred technical and professional experience - Experience with Golang is advantageous - Experience using Apache Kafka is a big 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. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Jun 28, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Jul 11, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 19, 2026 - Listed for: 113 days - Location: Hursley, GBR[Apply on IBM’s careers site →](https://ibm.dejobs.org/jobs/15A4C4FC883A4F19A0DAE74121DC29E4/) ## More jobs at IBM ### [Graduate Back-end Software Developer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ibm/jobs/face4b69d2656fc22841/) Hursley, GBR ### [Senior AWS Cloud Full Stack Developer - eSC or eDV Required](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ibm/jobs/d2f730687029c5d90209/) Hursley, GBR ### [Senior AWS DevOps Engineer - eSC or eDV Clearance Required](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ibm/jobs/f71e3b3ec53eae1e7b40/) Hursley, GBR ### [Senior Java Developer - eSC/eDV Required](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ibm/jobs/24385cd483ac2799acc1/) Hursley, GBR ### [Senior Software Engineer - Networking Traffic Team (United Kingdom)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ibm/jobs/26d86df80b26d169c9f8/) Hursley, GBR ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Full Stack Software Engineer II and Senior Software Engineer- Microsoft Security - Multiple roles](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/microsoft/jobs/ce8bde6800315a9405e1/) Microsoft · Israel, Multiple Locations ### [Lead Software Engineer, Software Defined Storage](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/sandisk/jobs/82c3291c960f66baa772/) Sandisk ### [Staff Software Test Engineer/Software Test Lead](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/thermo-fisher-scientific/jobs/457bdc55eab7538b5b89/) Thermo Fisher Scientific · Singapore ### [Staff Software Engineer – Host & Secure Compute Software - Cork, Ireland](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/qualcomm/jobs/d5d830fb764fadb851b4/) Qualcomm · Cork, Ireland ### [Software Engineer, Software Development Engineering (Apps) 3-6 years - Artifactory](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/sandisk/jobs/14f1b9e58a1e3e67456f/) Sandisk OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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