IBM jobs

Software Engineer – Distributed Systems at IBM watsonx.data, building a petabyte-scale GPU-accelerated data lakehouse. The role involves designing metadata services, coordination layers, and state management systems for high-throughput, fault-tolerant infrastructure, with requirements for 6+ years of experience including 2+ years on large-scale distributed systems. Austin, TX location, focus on infrastructure reliability and consistency rather than AI product features.

Software Engineer – Presto/Spark Development role at IBM in Austin, TX developing query engine internals, connectors, optimizer extensions, and performance improvements for watsonx.data. Requires 6+ years with 2+ years on Presto/Trino or Spark internals, strong Java or Scala skills, and experience with open-table formats (Iceberg, Delta, Hudi). On-site position; no remote arrangement specified.