software developer

  • Software Engineering
  • Professional

software developer

  • Software Engineering
  • Professional

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 senior software developer in the Cloud-based IBM Db2 Data Gate and IBM Db2 Analytics Accelerator team, you you will be a key contributor in shaping the future of the product. You will drive the design, implementation, and testing of complex features that address the evolving needs of our clients. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Client Success, to proactively identify and resolve customer issues and contribute to strategic enhancements that drive customer value.

You are developing, delivering and operating an industry-leading cloud-based data replication product. You are working with cutting-edge Open-Source and cloud technologies. You will have the opportunity to develop, operate and drive a technology that seamlessly integrates Mainframe IBM Z data in Cloud applications in a most efficient and performant way.


Required Technical and Professional Expertise

  • Minimum of 10 years of relevant software development experience, with a strong track record in leading and delivering complex projects.
  • Proven experience in leading technical teams, mentoring developers, and driving technical innovation.
  • Advanced programming skills in C/C++, Java, SQL, with a continuous desire to learn and adopt new technologies.
  • Deep understanding of RDBMS concepts, SQL databases, and experience with Db2 for z/OS or similar enterprise-level database systems.
  • Deep knowledge in cloud architectures, cloud concepts, and cloud operations
  • Hands-on experience with Linux and containerization technologies, such as Docker or Podman
  • Hands-on experience with container orchestration tools, preferably Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform or Kubernetes
  • Hands-on experience with IBM Cloud®, AWS, Azure or Private Cloud deployments
  • Profound knowledge of networking and storage technologies as well as security concepts in Cloud environments
  • Fluency in at least one object-oriented and scripting programming language
  • Practical experience in agile software development in distributed teams
  • Broad and proven know-how in database architecture and technology
  • Strong communication skills
  • Proven innovation mindset 
  • Embrace the challenge of change and constant learning 


Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

  • Experiences in CI/CD pipeline automations and Dev/Ops practices
  • Experiences with software performance measurements and tuning
  • Experience in data replication technologies, like Apache Kafka, and open data formats, such as Apache Iceberg
  • Experiences in web-based front-end development with HTML, JS, React
  • Contributions to Open-Source projects on GitHub are a plusMinimum of 10 years of relevant software development experience, with a strong track record in leading and delivering complex projects.
  • Proven experience in leading technical teams, mentoring developers, and driving technical innovation.
  • Advanced programming skills in C/C++, Java, SQL, with a continuous desire to learn and adopt new technologies.
  • Deep understanding of RDBMS concepts, SQL databases, and experience with Db2 for z/OS or similar enterprise-level database systems.
  • Deep knowledge in cloud architectures, cloud concepts, and cloud operations
  • Hands-on experience with Linux and containerization technologies, such as Docker or Podman
  • Hands-on experience with container orchestration tools, preferably Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform or Kubernetes
  • Hands-on experience with IBM Cloud®, AWS, Azure or Private Cloud deployments
  • Profound knowledge of networking and storage technologies as well as security concepts in Cloud environments
  • Fluency in at least one object-oriented and scripting programming language
  • Practical experience in agile software development in distributed teams
  • Broad and proven know-how in database architecture and technology
  • Strong communication skills
  • Proven innovation mindset 
  • Embrace the challenge of change and constant learning 

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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

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For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.


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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