Software 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

We are seeking Full Stack Developers with experience in implementing features around core product building the necessary functionality to run and deploy it on Cloud environments. You will be responsible for responding and reacting to customer problems and issues. Knowledge of the industry security standards and procedures would also be preferred.
Your responsibilities will include:

• Understanding user needs and exploring user-centered designs
• Specifying building testing deploying maintaining and supporting your code
• Leveraging modern tools and techniques to develop clean efficient and reusable code
• Advocating front-end and backend development best practices

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 5-8 years of professional experience as a Full Stack Java Developer preferably working on complex applications.
• Experience with frontend technologies such as JavaScript HTML CSS and modern JavaScript frameworks (React Angular etc.).
• Knowledge of RESTful APIs and microservices architecture.
• Familiarity with database technologies such as SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Good code writing discipline and an eye for code efficiency.
• Solid understanding of software development principles design patterns and best practices.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g. Git) and collaborative development workflows.
• Experience working with Linux systems.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities to work effectively in a team environment.
• Self-motivated and eager to learn new technologies and tools.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Experience with distributed systems and scalability challenges.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker Kubernetes OpenShift).
• Other preferred languages and technologies include Go Python C C++ or other scripting languages.
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability concepts and tools.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies (Scrum Kanban).
• 2+ years of experience in one of the following would be an added advantage:
• Cloud technologies (AWS Azure GCP)
• Re-architecting legacy applications to microservices