Senior Engineer for Microservices Platform (Toronto)

Join IBM as a Senior Engineer, specializing in microservices and backend systems in Markham, Toronto. This role emphasizes system design, operational excellence, and mentoring. As a Senior Software Engineer II, you'll lead backend system implementations, ensuring reliability and performance within a complex cloud-first landscape. You'll collaborate across teams for coherent data models and API definitions, contributing to architecture decisions that inform system operability. Mentorship will also play a key role in growing team expertise. Key Responsibilities: • Own design and implementation of backend services • Communicate architecture tradeoffs effectively • Enhance service operations through improved observability • Mentor junior engineers via reviews and guidance • Identify and implement tooling improvements for development Requirements: • 7+ years experience in building scalable backend systems • Proficiency in programming languages such as Java or Go • Practical experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure) • Knowledge of distributed and event-driven architectures • Familiarity with security and compliance in backend development Shape the success of IBM's cloud platform with your technical leadership. Apply on Kit Job: kitjob.ca/job/2prjfn