Senior Back End Developer

  • Software Engineering
  • Professional

Senior Back End Developer

  • Software Engineering
  • Professional

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
You will be working as a senior developer within a global team, reporting to Local and International Development Management. You will be primarily responsible for design, code and unit test of new product features. Additionally, you will be required to work mentoring junior members of your team, being a focal point for them. As a senior developer, you will also be responsible for working directly with clients, interacting with them for requirements gathering, scope identification and participating in planning timelines and priorities. You would also be required to work on product documentation, build automation and work with the QA teams on resolution of defects.

Key Responsibilities:
• Review Requirement documentation and technical specifications
• Take ownership large portions of product functionality, including design, code & unit test new product features
• Lead and Mentor junior developers across multiple Geographies
• Potentially act as Scrum-Lead for various product deliverables
• Defect resolution, working with QA team on resolution of issues
• Provide input into planning and status tracking

Required Technical and Professional Expertise
• Relevant years of experience in development
• Self-Starter who is a very quick learner of new technology, be able to multi-task, and have strong analytical skills
• Appropriate software design, development, test experience e.g. Java, J2EE, C++
• IBM Integration Bus (now IBM App Connect Enterprise), ESQL experience
• Ability to demonstrate a systematic approach to problem solving / debugging
• Familiar with agile development methodologies
• Experience with Java/Eclipse development environments
• Fluency in English.
• Excellent oral and written communication, teamwork, and debugging skills.
• Works well in a global team environment but is also able to work independently

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

  • IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) experience
  • IBM MQ / JMS understanding and experience desirable.
  • Database SQL, DB2 or Oracle, understanding and experience desirable.
  • Containerised application development/deployment – e.g. OpenShift, Kubernetes, Docker.
What we offer:
  • Working for a top 5 IT company according to Forbes 2022 best employers ranking
  • International and prestigious projects
  • Highly skilled teams of experts
  • Wide range of IBM trainings and certificates
  • Unlimited access to Udemy, Harvard Business Review, Safari O’Reilly, getAbstract, IBM AI Skills Academy
And what is more:
  • Contract of employment
  • Competitive compensation – salary range, depending on your skills and experience
  • Private medical care and life insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Sport, charity & other networking groups
  • Summer / winter camps for children
  • Discounts with IBM employee badge
  • Referral Bonus Program
  • Home office option
  • No dress code

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About Business Unit

IBM Software infuses core business operations with intelligence—from machine learning to generative AI—to help make organizations more responsive, productive, and resilient. IBM Software helps clients put AI into action now to create real value with trust, speed, and confidence across digital labor, IT automation, application modernization, security, and sustainability. Critical to this is the ability to make use of all data, because AI is only as good as the data that fuels it. In most organizations data is spread across multiple clouds, on premises, in private datacenters, and at the edge. IBM’s AI and data platform scales and accelerates the impact of AI with trusted data, and provides leading capabilities to train, tune and deploy AI across business. IBM’s hybrid cloud platform is one of the most comprehensive and consistent approach to development, security, and operations across hybrid environments—a flexible foundation for leveraging data, wherever it resides, to extend AI deep into a business.


Your Life @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

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About IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.


Location Statement

IBM wants you to bring your whole self to work and for you this might mean the ability to work flexibly. If you are interested in a flexible working pattern, please talk to our recruitment team to find out if this is possible in the current working environment.


Being You @ IBM

IBM is 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. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

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