IBM Z System Software Developer (m/w/x), Millicode

Böblingen, DE
Software Engineering
Entry Level

IBM Z System Software Developer (m/w/x), Millicode

Böblingen, DE
Software Engineering
Entry Level

Introduction
High availability with zero downtime, 100% data encryption, and high-performance data access – these are some of the features of the IBM Z Enterprise Computing Platform, also known as the IBM Mainframe.

In our development center in Böblingen, we work with the latest methods on central components of the IBM Z firmware. With our hardware-oriented development, which represents the software interface for the future IBM Z processor generation, we shape cutting-edge technologies at the highest quality level.

Your Role and Responsibilities
We are creating IBM Z Millicode to control basic hardware functions. This code is the link between the concrete hardware implementation and the abstracted IBM Z processor architecture, ensuring that important hardware functions can be efficiently addressed by the operating system.

Are you passionate about modern processor architecture and want to sustainably shape the IBM Z firmware landscape around Millicode development?

Then apply now!

Your Tasks Include:

Implementing system processes and microfunctionality using assembler programming
Ensuring the highest reliability and best runtime behavior
Contributing and expanding the IBM Z architecture
Writing test cases and executing them, e.g. by using simulated hardware
Error analysis and troubleshooting in complex scenarios
Supporting the introduction of new processor systems

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

Completed Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science or a comparable technical field
Be curious and have fun to learn!
Interest in assembler programming
Profound knowledge of procedural/imperative programming
Profound knowledge of at least one scripting language, preferably Python
Communicative and enjoy working in an agile and international team
Language Skills: English – Fluent

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

Good knowledge of agile software development
Experience with Git
Base knowledge of Computer Architecture / CPU Architecture
Good knowledge in C/C++ or Assembler programming
Language Skills: German – Advantageous

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