IBM · 4 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer - HashiCorp Secure Runtime
Austin, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/StaffIBM is a leader in AI-powered, cloud-native products that shape the future of business and society. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to drive engineering excellence, influence technical strategy, and lead innovative concepts for their secure product suite, particularly in identity and access management.
Business DevelopmentBusiness Information SystemsCRMData ManagementFoundational AISoftware
Responsibilities
Drive Engineering and Operational Excellence: Set the standard for engineering excellence, driving best practices, architecture review processes, and operational maturity across the organization
Influence Technical Strategy: Apply deep knowledge of the business and advanced software engineering expertise to guide and influence the most challenging projects that are transformational, complex, high-risk, or technically demanding
Lead in Innovation: Anticipate, identify, and execute on innovative and visionary concepts for IBM/HashiCorp products and practices that drive the product roadmap, solve complex industry issues, and aim for game-changing market leadership
Steward Architecture: Shape the organization's technical direction on key technologies, architectural patterns, and client solutions, particularly in areas like reliable data lifecycle, secure orchestration, and control plane
Force Multiply the Cross-Functional Team: Act as a force multiplier by actively mentoring senior engineers, delegating high-leverage work, developing and building a sustainable, strong peer technical network to scale organizational impact
Qualification
Required
College or university degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
Deep expertise of progressive experience in software engineering with modern programming languages and paradigms like Golang, distributed systems, and enterprise services at scale. This includes a minimum of knowledge operating in a Staff Engineer, Senior Staff Engineer or Principal Engineer capacity with demonstrated influence spanning multiple teams, product lines, or organizations
Proven ability to serve as the Technical Lead for challenging, business-critical, and highly complex projects, leading winning cross-functional teams to deliver strategic technical solutions with clarity and conviction
Demonstrated experience crafting and successfully driving a multi-quarter/multi-year technical strategy and vision that aligns with product goals and anticipates future industry needs
Strong communication skills that thrive in a document-based culture, leveraging both asynchronous and synchronous collaboration to effectively partner with, unblock, and guide your peers and leadership
A collaborative approach that emphasizes cross-functional inclusion for product management, design and engineering teams
Ability to navigate ambiguity while remaining empathetic and kind
Preferred
You have experience using HashiCorp secure products (Vault, Radar, Boundary)
You are familiar with domain driven design (DDD)
You eagerly take on new challenges and are driven to deliver the highest quality solution
You pursue continuous self-improvement and a passion for mentoring others
You've reviewed our principles and they resonate with your professional values
Company
IBM
IBM is an IT technology and consulting firm providing computer hardware, software, infrastructure, and hosting services.
Founded in 1911
10001+ employees
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Funding
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unknown2011-01-14IPO
Leadership Team
Alain Bénichou
Chief Executive Officer, IBM Greater China Group
Alex Yang
CTO and Chief Architect
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