Backend Developer

Introduction
At IBM, work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so, lets talk

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. Collaboration is at the heart of what we do, and you’ll be working closely with fellow developers, designers, and product managers to ensure our software aligns seamlessly with user expectations.

The role seeks good levels of personal organisation and the ability to work well within a distributed global team in a fast paced and exciting environment. You will be office based, working with senior software engineers who will help you integrate into the team, the department and wider IBM. You will be joining a development squad following Design Thinking and Agile principles where you are expected to collaboratively develop creative solutions. The work can be varied, flexibility to learn new technologies and skills is key as we look look to help grow your career within IBM. A positive attitude and a passion to succeed is essential in joining a high performing software development team at IBM.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Total experience of 5+ years in SaaS Software Development
• Be involved and take ownership of the end-to-end delivery – from solution design, estimation, development, testing and deployment
• 4+ years experience developing, deploying, debugging of Java / J2EE applications
• 3+ years experience with developing using Springboot
• 3+ years experience with developing micro-services using REST or GraphQL APIs
• 1+ years experience with developing using Python
• 4+ years experience with database systems including SQL or NoSQL data stores
• 2+ years Experience in development and design of CICD & other automation frameworks
• Experience on unit test and API Automation test development and execution
• Ability to write high-performance, reusable code, including appropriate testing
• Uphold quality standards including reliability, efficiency, security, maintainability and usability by applying best practice processes, methodologies and tools
• Proven oral/written communication and organizational skills
• Ability to multi-task and re-prioritize under pressure
• Using Agile Development principles and practices

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Experience with technologies like NoSQL DB , Git, Jenkins and build tools like Maven/Gradle is much preferred.
• Experience cloud-native technologies including Docker containers, Kubernetes orchestration, or OpenShift
• Familiarity with Cassandra, Mongo, ElasticSearch, Flink and/or Kafka.
• Familiarity with other programming models and open standards