Software Engineer

Canada Until 10/4/2026 1+ years exp First posted July 29, 2026 Last posted August 5, 2026
Job description

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.

 What You Will Do : 

  • Work with distributed systems, cloud-native development, and secure, scalable data integration

  • Architect a complex engineering system from end to end

  • Evaluate and enhance the efficiency of our platform's technology stack, keeping pace with industry trends and adopting state-of-the-art solutions

  • Solve complicated technical projects with high quality and provide technical guidance to the team in specialized areas

  • Enhance the stability, performance, scalability, and operational excellence across multiple critical systems

  • 1+ years of relevant software development experience

  • Experience with delivery of large-scale, secure, highly available, low latency, high quality systems

  • Experience running production services in the cloud and being part of on call rotation

  • Familiarity with cloud-native technology, including networking & security

  • Experience with Java, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms is highly valued

  • Strong collaboration skills and a growth mindset are essential, given the team's cross-functional nature and focus on mentorship and operational excellence

  • Prior experience working on AWS, GCP, or Azure and a deep understanding of cloud best practices

  • BS Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience. An advanced degree in computer science is preferred

 
About this role

Summary

Design, develop, and optimize cloud-native distributed systems and secure solutions.

Job title

Software Engineer

Experience level

1+ years

Minimum experience

1+ years exp

Industry

software

Location requirements

Based in Canada, remote work permitted

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

JavaKubernetescloud platformssecuritydistributed systems

Preferred skills

AWSGCPAzureon call rotation

Specializations

distributed systemscloud-nativesecurityscalabilitydata integration
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Canada

Remote Country