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Entry Level Software Engineer - Ceph

IBM

Software Engineering

California, USA · Texas City, TX, USA

Posted on Jan 14, 2026

Introduction

At IBM Infrastructure & Technology, we design and operate the systems that keep the world running. From high-resiliency mainframes and hybrid cloud platforms to networking, automation, and site reliability. Our teams ensure the performance, security, and scalability that clients and industries depend on every day. Working in Infrastructure & Technology means tackling complex challenges with curiosity and collaboration. You’ll work with diverse technologies and colleagues worldwide to deliver resilient, future-ready solutions that power innovation. With continuous learning, career growth, and a supportive culture, IBM provides the opportunities to build expertise and shape the infrastructure that drives progress.

Your role and responsibilities

You will be part of the Storage Development Business of the Infrastructure organization with the following key responsibilities:

Responsibilities:

You will handle the most highly escalated cases by our support/L2 teams to ensure they receive top-level help to provide better customer experience on their most impactful issues.
You will be responsible for providing help to L2 support engineers.
You will be part of Ceph development teams where you must fix customer-reported issues to ensure our customers and partners receive an enterprise-class product.
You will work to exceed customer expectations by providing outstanding sustaining service and ensuring that regular updates are provided to L2 teams.
You will need to understand our customer's and partner's needs and work with product management teams on driving these features and fixes directly into the product.

Required education

High School Diploma/GED

Preferred education

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

Experience working as an engineering support, sustaining or development engineer or directly related experience.
Basic Linux Storage System administration experience, including system installation, configuration, maintenance, scripting via BASH, and utilizing Linux tooling for advanced log debugging.
Basic troubleshooting and debugging skills, with a passion for problem-solving and investigation.
Must be able to work and collaborate with a global team and strive to share knowledge with peers.
Experience working with Ceph/Openshift/Kubernetes technologies.
Strong scripting (Python, Bash, etc.) and programming skills (C/C++).
Able to send upstream patches to fix customer-reported issues.
Basic knowledge of Ceph storage architecture, components, and deployment.
Hands-on experience with configuring and tuning Ceph clusters.
Understanding of RADOS, CephFS, and RBD (Rados Block Device).

Preferred technical and professional experience

Knowledge of open source development, and working experience in open source projects.
Certifications related to Ceph storage and performance testing are a plus.
Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their storage services.
Experience with container orchestration tools such as Kubernetes.
Knowledge of monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana) and logging frameworks.
Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, cross-functional team environment.
Knowledge of AI/ML, exposure to Gen AI

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Systems helps IT leaders think differently about their infrastructure. IBM servers and storage are no longer inanimate - they can understand, reason, and learn so our clients can innovate while avoiding IT issues. Our systems power the world’s most important industries and our clients are the architects of the future. Join us to help build our leading-edge technology portfolio designed for cognitive business and optimized for cloud computing.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

- Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being

- Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs

- Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law

- Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals

- Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

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