SW Developer Intern

Introduction

As an intern, you'll gain hands-on experience working on real-world projects that impact users globally. You'll collaborate with designers and developers to build responsive and user-friendly applications using modern technologies. We are also looking for you to bring your own knowledge and expertise to the role along with a willingness to challenge the status quo in the interest of developing the best business outcomes.

At IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling : to build, to design, to code, to consult and to think along with other IBMers to attempt things you thought were never possible. IBMers collaborate, innovate and invent as part of a community empowered to deliver for and delight our clients. 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 Developer at IBM, you'll get to work on the systems that are driving the quantum revolution and the AI era. Join our team of creators - the people who help move IBM forward by using their imagination to envision solutions, their curiosity to experiment with new ideas, and their ever-growing skills to make better decisions with greater speed on the most trusted platforms in today's market.

More specifically, you'll work with client-server architectures, networking protocols, application development and databases to create and configure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS) applications. We are looking for motivated individuals to develop Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) that are clean, well-documented, and easy to use.

Additionally, you will design and code server applications firmware and databases that are reusable, scalable, as well as design and implement large scale systems that enable continuous delivery on-premises and in the cloud. Depending upon the specific role, your responsibilities may include a need to :

Participate in Agile development cycles : design, code, test and support.

Translate wireframes into functional user interfaces.

Learn and apply best practices in software development and testing

Utilize AI tools to improve your own development efficiency and productivity

Integrate AI to make our platform-specific solutions easier to use and deploy

Required technical and professional expertise

Minimally, the incumbent will possess :

Prior (project or internship) experience in software development and / or platform engineering

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Passion for technology and engineering

Growth minded, trusted, team focused, courageous, resourceful and outcome focused.

Working knowledge of servers, applications, devOps tools (Git, Jenkins) and databases

Preferred technical and professional experience

The ideal candidate will also have experience with or a working knowledge of :

Cloud development (pushing code through a CD pipeline)

Generative AI practical application in development environment to include prompt engineering

One or more of the following technologies : C++, C, Java, Golang, Ruby, Python, Perl, SQL

Virtualization concepts and cloud operations

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.