Senior Back-End Software Developer

Introduction

A career in IBM Software means you’ll be part of a team that transforms our customers challenges into solutions. Seeking new possibilities and always staying curious, we are a team dedicated to creating the world’s leading AI-powered, cloud-native software 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.
We are seeking a skilled back-end developer to join our IBM Software team. As part of our team, you will be responsible for designing, developing and maintaining world-class software products, working with a variety of technologies and programming languages.

Your Role and Responsibilities

Our Data and AI Development team is looking for an enthusiastic and talented Back-End Developer to help shape the future of the IBM data management portfolio, of fundamental importance to IBM’s strategic direction on hybrid data management offerings for IBM Db2 , IBM Cloud Pak for Data watsonx.data (IBM’s lakehouse for AI workloads), and more.

You will work alongside local and global teams of Developers, Architects, and Engineers creating the future of enterprise data management in the
context of AI. You are a Back-End Developer, who will design, develop, maintain, and support complex product components on multiple platforms. As an ambitious individual who can work closely with a senior architect’s direction, you have the ability to manage change and to work under pressure.

You are curious to learn, as demonstrated by your up-to-date technical knowledge. You are a capable team player, familiar with Agile methodologies and principles, or have experience working in an Agile team. We seek someone who will thrive in an open, dynamic, flexible, and collaborative environment; an individual who desires creative freedom along with the opportunity to work in a high performing enterprise software team.

As a Back-End Developer, you will:

• Work in an Agile, collaborative environment to design, build, deploy, configure, and maintain IBM Data and AI data management software, including SaaS products on multiple hyperscalers.
• Design and implement new features, optimizing and maintaining existing code in a variety of languages, including C/C++, SQL, Perl, Python, Go, and Java.
• Ensure the software meets the quality standards of enterprise-grade, mission critical software.
• Work closely with other developers, architects, designers, and product managers
• Work with renowned IBM products, including open-source technologies.
• Develop using object-oriented, and multi-threaded, and highly concurrent programming techniques.
• Implement industry standards and best practices for security.
• Develop SQL queries, and back-end database procedures and algorithms.
• Participate in software design and code reviews.
• Participate in, and adhere to, professional software engineering practices using such tools and methodologies as Agile Software Development, Test Driven Development, and Continuous Integration.
• Create and maintain technical documentation.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Expertise with languages including C/ C++ and SQL
• Experience and comfort in Linux/UNIX development environments
• Experience writing / executing unit and functional tests
• Knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and database technologies
• An understanding of Linux operating systems
• Experience with systems such as Git and GitHub

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• An understanding of container technologies including Docker or Podman
• Experience with container platforms including Kubernetes and OpenShift
• Expertise with languages including Perl, Python, and Linux/UNIX scripting is preferred
• 5+ years of software development experience is preferred
• Strong sense of ownership of the deliverables of you and your team
• Demonstrated communication skills and a good team player
• Ability to learn and apply new technologies quickly
• Working knowledge of tools such as Artifactory, Jenkins, Tekton, and Maven would be an asset