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Introduction

A career in IBM Software means you'll be part of a team that transforms our customer's challenges into industry-leading solutions. We are an infinitely curious team, always seeking new possibilities, and dedicated to creating the world's leading AI-powered, cloud-native software solutions. Our renowned legacy creates endless global opportunities for our network of IBMers. We are a team of deep product experts, ensuring exceptional client experiences, with a focus on delivery, excellence, and obsession over customer outcomes. This position involves contributing to HashiCorp's offerings, now part of IBM, which empower organizations to automate and secure multi-cloud and hybrid environments. You will join a team managing the lifecycle of infrastructure and security, enhancing IBM's cloud solutions to ensure enterprises achieve efficiency, security, and scalability in their cloud journey.

Your role and responsibilities

Terraform Authorship is a group of teams that maintains the Core of Terraform (Community Edition) and drives both community and commercial value. Our mission is to keep Terraform at the forefront of the Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) space by driving industry-leading innovations that improve workflows for our customers and global community. We strive to make Terraform the best tool for managing infrastructure, and HCP Terraform the best product for realizing the full value of Terraform.

Terraform has redefined how infrastructure is provisioned and managed, but infrastructure management doesn’t stop at deployment. Terraform is seeking to expand beyond traditional provisioning workflows into Day 2 Operations, enabling customers to manage the full lifecycle of infrastructure resources.

This role will be part of a recently-formed fullstack team working on HCP Terraform. In this role, you will enable new workflows, build innovative infrastructure management experiences, and shape how Terraform evolves into a comprehensive operations tool.

In this role, you can expect to:

• Develop and maintain application code across the full stack of HCP Terraform in Ruby on Rails, Golang, and Ember
• Perform technical design and help with decision-making through the RFC process
• Investigate problems, performance bottlenecks, and customer escalations
• Enable your teammates through technical mentorship, code reviews, and pairing
• Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation that supports this feature in production
• Partner with our Product Manager and Designer on early technical feasibility analysis and iterative continuous delivery

Required education

High School Diploma/GED

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Experience developing cloud-based applications at enterprise scale

• At least 7 years of hands-on experience as a software engineer, working on any of the following:

  • Ruby on Rails

  • Ember.js

  • Golang

  • Other MVC-based frameworks

• Understanding of code that is maintainable, performant, and scalable

• Desire to become a domain expert at Terraform and HCP Terraform

• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills

• Strong written communication skills

• A growth mindset

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Experience with using Terraform to provision and manage infrastructure

• Experience with HCP Terraform (formerly Terraform Cloud)

• Experience with Ansible, Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) or similar

• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, or other cloud providers