Overview In this role you design and lead scalable backend APIs that integrate with cloud services, with emphasis on IBM Cloud. You collaborate with cross-functional teams to define intuitive interfaces and advance Sysdig's cloud integrations. You'll guide architecture and drive quality and clarity in API design and data models, shaping the long-term direction of IBM Cloud integrations.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you mentor peers and raise engineering standards, contributing to a premier cloud security platform.

Compensaciones / Ventajas Extra days off

Mental health support via Modern Health app

Great compensation package

Responsabilidades Lead design and development of scalable backend APIs and services integrating with cloud services (IBM Cloud)

Collaborate with Product, Infrastructure, and Partner teams to define requirements and intuitive interfaces

Shape evolution of Sysdig's managed cloud services, focusing on IBM Cloud

Influence architecture and technical direction for IBM Cloud integrations (IAM, authn/authz,



service-to-service patterns, resiliency)

Champion quality, simplicity, and clarity in system design, API design, and data modeling

Provide technical leadership via design reviews, mentorship, and setting engineering standards

Requisitos principales Experience designing and building distributed backend systems and APIs (data-heavy or high-throughput)

Cloud fundamentals with IBM Cloud specifics training or quick ramp-up

Experience with IAM and access patterns (OAuth/OIDC, JWT, RBAC/policy-based access); IBM Cloud IAM a plus

Knowledge of SaaS operations and Kubernetes (deployments, scaling, observability, incident response mindset)

Development experience in Java, Go, or similar

Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL data stores (e.g., Postgres)

Collaborative mindset

Mentorship and leadership experience

Clear communication across cross-functional teams

Java

Go

Kubernetes

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