When working in this abstract, fast pace and continuously changing tech world, resilience, commitment, and curiosity serve as the foundation for success as an IBM Developer.
You will participate in many aspects of the software development lifecycle, such as design, code implementation, testing, and support. You will work to create software that is of high quality and meets our clients' needs. You will also have the opportunity to become a contributor within Open Source communities across multiple disciplines.
In your role, you will be supported by mentors and coaches who will encourage you to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in ground-breaking impact for the wider business, our external clients, & their customers. Our culture of flexibility and freedom are pillars that embrace long-term career growth and learning opportunities in an environment that highlights your unique skills and experience.
As a Backend Developer Co-op, you will:
- Knowledge working with client-server architectures, networking protocols, application development, and using databases
- Create Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) that are clean, well-documented, and easy to use
- Design and code servers, services, applications, and databases that are reusable, scalable, and meet critical architecture goals
- Have an understanding of, or experience with, Agile development methodology
- Create and configure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS) applications
- Design and implement large scale systems and Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) that enable continuous delivery
Who You Are:
- Highly motivated and have a passion for creating and supporting great products
- Thrive on collaboration, working side by side with people of all backgrounds and disciplines, and you have very strong verbal and written communication skills
- Great at solving problems, debugging, troubleshooting, designing, and implementing solutions to complex technical issues
- Have a basic understanding of software development and programming languages
- Have the ability to learn new skills quickly and use the skills efficiently
This is an office based position including the following locations:
- Tucson - AZ
- Research Triangle Park - NC
- San Jose - CA
- Rochester - MN
- Poughkeepsie - NY
Being You @ IBMis 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. is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
- Must have basic knowledge in one or more of the following technology areas: C++, C, Java, Ruby, Python, Perl, SQL
- Knowledge working with servers, applications and databases
- Familiarity with APIs
- Basic knowledge of operating systems and how they work (i.e. Operating systems courses); Container technologies; Internet Services; and/or Managed Services
- 3 months experience in one or more of the following technology areas: C++, C, Java, Ruby, Python, Perl, SQL
- 3 months experience with APIs
Other Relevant Job DetailsSupplemental 1 employees may be eligible for up to 8 paid holidays, minimum of 56 hours paid sick time and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. offers paid family medical leave and disability benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law. 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. 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. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.
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