**Introduction** A career in IBM Storage means you’ll be part of a team that transforms our customer’s challenges into solutions. Seeking new possibilities and always staying curious, we are a team dedicated to creating the world’s leading Ceph-based, cloud-native software-defined storage solutions for our customers. Our renowned legacy creates endless global opportunities for our IBMers, so the door is always open for those who want to grow their career. IBM’s product and technology landscape includes Research, Software, and Infrastructure. Entering this domain positions you at the heart of IBM, where growth and innovation thrive. **Your role and responsibilities** As a Software Development Manager, you’ll manage software development, enhance product experiences, and scale our CephFS team’s capabilities. You’ll manage careers, streamline hiring, collaborate with product management, and drive innovation. We seek proactive professionals passionate about team growth, software architecture, coding, and process enhancements. **Required technical and professional expertise** Programming Proficiency: Experience in a modern programming language (C++, Go, Python). Distributed Systems Experience : Ceph is a loosely-coupled, distributed storage architecture. Understanding of loosely coupled and shared nothing architectures is required. Storage : Understanding that for our customer, data is a corporate asset. Scalable Solution Design: Firsthand experience in designing and implementing scalable Software-Defined-Storage solutions. Management Experience: Expertise both as a people manager and an individual contributor. Ability to communicate with a global team is a must. **Preferred technical and professional experience** Cloud Computing: Experience with Docker and Kubernetes in cloud computing platforms. Full-Stack Development Mastery: Expertise in both front-end and back-end development. Data Pipeline Proficiency: Familiarity with data pipelining solutions. IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and 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, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.