Backend Software Developer

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

As a Software Developer: Generalist, you will design, develop, test, and deliver offerings using leading-edge and/or proven technologies. You will work in an Agile, collaborative environment to understand stakeholder requirements and contribute to the development of innovative software solutions.

Your Primary Responsibilities Will Include

• Develop Software Solutions: Design, code, and test component-level software solutions, ensuring they are unit tested and ready for integration into products.
• Collaborate with Stakeholders: Work in an Agile environment to understand stakeholder requirements and deliver solutions that meet their needs.
• Debug Customer Issues: Design, develop, and unit test code fixes for customer-reported problems.
• Contribute to CI/CD Pipeline: Participate in the development of an automated CI/CD pipeline that takes code through various quality stages.
• Deliver Offerings: Test and deliver offerings using leading-edge and/or proven technologies.

Master's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Exposure to Back-End Development: Familiarity with designing, developing, testing, and delivering back-end components of software applications using leading-edge and/or proven technologies such as Python, GoLang, and/or Java.
• Exposure to Hardware development and/or support: Experience either programming to hardware devices or troubleshooting the function of hardware used in larger solutions.
• Experience with Agile Methodologies: Understanding of Agile principles and practices, with experience working in a collaborative environment to understand stakeholder requirements.
• Component-Level Software Design: Knowledge of designing, coding, and testing component-level software solutions, ensuring they are unit tested and ready for integration into products.
• Debugging and Troubleshooting: Exposure to debugging customer-reported problems, designing, developing, and unit testing code fixes.
• Automated CI/CD Pipelines: Familiarity with contributing to the development of automated CI/CD pipelines that take code through various quality stages.

• Containers and Kubernetes/OpenShift Knowledge: Exposure to using containers in software development and packaging for deployment to a Kubernetes/OpenShift envrionment.
• DevOps Engineering Knowledge: Familiarity with DevOps engineering practices and tools, contributing to the development of automated CI/CD pipelines.
• L3 Support Engineering: Exposure to L3 support engineering, debugging customer-reported problems, and designing, developing, and unit testing code fixes.