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Backend Software Engineer
- IBM (Durham, NC)
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Introduction
In a recent article ([1] https://www.ibm.com/topics/mainframe), it states "45 of the top 50 banks, 4 of the top 5 airlines, 7 of the top 10 global retailers and 67 of the Fortune 100 companies leverage the mainframe as their core platform". You’ll have the opportunity to work on the z/OS operating system of the IBM Mainframe ([2] https://www.ibm.com/products/zos) as it addresses its longevity through a focus on modernization.
Your main duties will include designing and implementing new features, optimizing, and maintaining existing code, and ensuring the software meets high-quality standards through testing and debugging. You will also work closely with other developers, designers, and testers to ensure the software meets client needs and is high quality. Additional responsibilities may include:
* Involvement in customers cases where a problem may need to be recreated
* Ensuring your code meets IBM's Security and Privacy by Design tenets
* Performing code reviews for peers
* Mentoring junior developers
References
Visible links
1. https://www.ibm.com/topics/mainframe
2. https://www.ibm.com/products/zos
Your role and responsibilities
You will participate in many aspects of the software development lifecycle, such as design, code implementation, testing, and support. You will work to create software that is of high quality and meets our clients’ needs. You will have the opportunity to work on a platform that has been around for decades that runs much of the world’s businesses and government’s and it continues to evolve as the tech world changes.
Required technical and professional expertise
• Demonstrated industry experience independently developing software as well as providing testing and support to software applications.
• Demonstrated industry experience with Object Oriented Programming.
• Experience in C/C++, Python, Java, and REST APIs
• Excellent communication skills, team collaboration and critical thinking
Preferred technical and professional experience
* TCP/IP Networking
* Network Security
* Team Leadership (via Iteration Manager or Release Manager type roles)
* Containers Technology
* Assembly Language
* Experience with Database implementations
* Experience with distributed source control systems such as Git
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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