Backend developer

Introduction
Software Developers at IBM are the backbone of our strategic initiatives to design code test and provide industry-leading solutions that make the world run today – planes and trains take off on time bank transactions complete in the blink of an eye and the world remains safe because of the work our software developers do. Whether you are working on projects internally or for a client software development is critical to the success of IBM and our clients worldwide. At IBM you will use the latest software development tools techniques and approaches and work with leading minds in the industry to build solutions you can be proud of.

Your Role and Responsibilities

• Understand and clarify the architecture and design for the various features
• Implement and test the UI layer that adheres to the handed over designs.
• Implement and test the REST API layer as laid out in the architecture.
• Implement and test interactions with databases for data & metadata persistence
• Comply with coding practices and quality standards laid down for the product
• Communicate effectively with peers and cross-teams to clarify technical details share ideas and convey progress
• Demo the implementation and incorporate feedback from all stakeholders

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 2+ years of experience in designing and building backend services
• Experience with programming using Go Lang for building micro services/ REST API
• Good understanding of data collector and data ingestion concepts
• Good understanding of integrating Go Lang with database and cloud
• Good understanding relational and NoSQL database concepts
• Working knowledge of SQL and databases like PostgreSQL MongoDB etc
• Familiarity with Docker Kubernetes AWS/IBM Cloud GitHub
• Experience with various Linux and Windows operation systems.
• Experience in designing RESTful APIs and connectors.
• Familiarity with Agile software development
• Familiarity with unit testing framework

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in computer science
• Experience in leading teams
• Awareness of scripting language like Python Node.js or equivalent for building micro services.
• Awareness of Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning concepts