Backend Developer

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 Cloud Platform Development team. Join our IBM Software team, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining high-quality software products, working with a variety of technologies and programming languages.

IBM’s product and technology landscape includes Research, Software, and Infrastructure. Entering this domain positions you at the heart of IBM, where growth and innovation thrive

Your Role and Responsibilities
As a key member of our dynamic team, you will play a vital role in crafting exceptional software experiences. Your responsibilities will encompass the design and implementation of innovative features, fine-tuning and sustaining existing code for optimal performance, and guaranteeing top-notch quality through rigorous testing and debugging.

• Review and implement functional business requirements and non-functional technical requirements
• Research and analyze new technologies to be used (e.g., Libraries, IDE’s, tools)
• Assist engineering and operational teams in debugging production problems
• Perform application code review, ensure creation and maintenance of appropriate artifacts for architecture and design work
• You will primarily focus on building backend REST API services.
• You will work to implement server-side or application logic and design architectures.
• Create and talk to REST services.
• Write clean code and test it throughout the development process to ensure the quality is up to standards.
• Work on software that is used by millions of people all around the world is a challenge that you’re willing to tackle.
• Encourage a self-motivated squad model of working from handling development, test and operations for the micro services.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 1+ years of hands-on experience of Back end services development and Microservices Architecture.
• Programming experience in object-oriented design principles and patterns, with solid knowledge of REST and gRPC
• Experience with cloud-based technologies, showcasing familiarity with modern cloud ecosystems and tools – Docker, K8s, OpenShift, REST API development
• Strong background in software development, demonstrating expertise in one or more programming languages such as Golang, Java, Python, or C++
• Knowledge / hands-on experience with DevOps tools like Jenkins/Travis/Shell
• Familiarity with Ubuntu/RHEL/CoreOS
• Exposure to agile development environments , engineering best practices, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Demonstrated excellence in problem-solving, with the ability to tackle complex issues and find effective solutions.
• Proven experience using version control systems such as GitHub.
• Familiarity with Cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP/IBM Cloud), CI/CD & DevOps
• Familiarity in any Databases like Postgres or any No SQL DB.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Understanding of cloud storage concepts and experience in cloud storage development.
• Understanding of Networking concepts
• Prior experience working with Terraform to manage infrastructure.
• Demonstrated initiative, flexibility, and ability to adapt to changing priorities and work environments.
• Familiarity with virtualization (KVM/QEMU/libvirt a plus).
• Knowledge of security and compliance standards & requirements