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Senior Software Developer
- IBM (Lowell, MA)
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Introduction
A career in IBM Software means you’ll be part of a team that transforms our customer’s challenges into solutions.
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.
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
• Join a first-class software engineering product development team to design, code, test and deliver software supporting and enhancing one of IBM's most successful enterprise-level cloud solutions.
• Participate on highly innovative projects leveraging cutting edge AI techniques.
• The ideal candidate will have a passion for software development with experience using JavaScript (React) and java, following Agile methodologies in a continuous delivery environment.
• The successful candidate will have a passion for building high-quality, innovative and fully performing software in compliance with coding standards and technical design.
• The candidate will participate in requirements gathering, sprint planning, design and technical review to support overall achievement of business objectives.
• Participate in the design and implementation of sophisticated software systems front end and backend with a focus on React/Java development.
• Participate in software design and code reviews. Reviews include other Software Engineers and are held to ensure a high level of software quality and to share knowledge with team members.
• Participate in, and adhere to, professional software engineering practices using such tools and methodologies as Agile Software Development, Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration, Source Code Management (git), and GitHub
• Participate in the planning, creation and execution of automated test cases and load/performance testing
• Maintain a high level of proficiency with Computer Science/Software Engineering knowledge and contribute to the technical skills growth of other team members
• Work well independently and as part of a team
• Work as an Agile scrum team member.
Required technical and professional expertise
• 5+ years of Software Programming experience in Python
• 5+ years of experience developing AI based solutions based on ML, NLP, NLU and NLG
• 3+ Years of programing experience with generative AI technologies such as LLMs, prompt engineering, Rag, AI Agents, and AI reasoning.
• 5+ years of Software Programming experience in Java
• 5+ years of experience using NodeJS
• Familiarity with AI concepts such as NLP, NLQ and machine learning
• Familiarity with microservices, Docker, Kubernetes or other cloud technologies
• Familiarity with REST API concepts
• Experience with continuous integration and deployment automation tools (CI/CD)
• Experience with ES6/7, WebSockets, HTML 5, modular CSS, JSON
• Experience writing end-to-end tests using frameworks like Intern, Selenium
Preferred technical and professional experience
• Cloud-first product development experience
• Cross-browser quirks and compatibility
• Familiarity with multidimensional databases and OLAP concepts
• Experience using build, deployment and development tools like Git, Travis, Jenkins, Yarn/NPM, Webpack/Gulp
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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