2020 Co-Op - Front End Developer

Job description

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A CO-OP POSITION. WE ARE LOOKING FOR CANDIDATES TO WORK PART TIME THROUGHOUT THE YEAR (JANUARY - DECEMBER 2020) WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SUMMER, WHEN THEY WILL WORK FULL TIME. (3 Months). To be eligible for this program, candidates must be enrolled full-time at an accredited college or university, and be in high academic standing at their school.

As a Front End Developer Intern:

• Have passion and experience for building responsive, elegant and engaging experiences with future friendly web technologies.
• Work closely with designers to take wireframes from conception to implementation and design and improve user interfaces
• Work with the IBM Design System to implement UIs
• Work in JavaScript, Node.js or frameworks such as React, Vue or Angular
• Are skilled in UI Development technologies such as HTML, CSS, JSON and API usage
• Have an interest in, understanding of, or experience with Design Thinking Methodology
• Have an interest in, understanding of, or experience with Agile development methodology

What You'll Do:
• You'll work in an Agile, collaborative environment to understand requirements, design, code and test innovative applications, and support those applications for our highly valued customers.  
• You'll employ IBM's Design Thinking to create products that provide a great user experience along with high performance, security, quality, and stability.  
• At the nexus of engineering and design, you will be instrumental in bringing industry-defining software products, cloud services and web applications to users around the world.

Who You Are: 
• You are highly motivated and have a passion for creating and supporting great products.  
• You thrive on collaboration, working side by side with people of all backgrounds and disciplines, and you have very strong verbal and written communication skills.  
• You are great at solving problems, debugging, troubleshooting, designing and implementing solutions to complex technical issues.
• You have a basic understanding of software development and programming languages.

Required Skills:
• Must have basic knowledge in one or more of the following technology areas: HTML, CSS, UI Development, JavaScript, Node.js React, Vue, Angular

Preferred Skills:
• Knowledge of Backbone.js, Angular.js, React, Ember.js, Bootstrap, Node.js, and JQuery
• Willing to travel up to 10%

Required Education:
• Bachelor's Degree

Preferred Education:
• Master's Degree

Auto req ID

292839BR
Required Education

High School Diploma/GED
Role ( Job Role )

Software Developer
State / Province

CALIFORNIA
Primary job category

Software Development & Support
Company

(0147) International Business Machines Corporation
Contract type

Internship
Employment Type

Full-time OR Part-time
Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

No
Travel Required

Up to 10% or 1 day a week
IBM Business Group

CHQ/OTH
Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree
City / Township / Village

SAN JOSE
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, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise

· 
Must have basic knowledge in one or more of the following technology areas: HTML, CSS, UI Development, JavaScript, Node.js React, Vue, Angular

Country/Region

United States
Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

·  Willing to travel up to 10%
·  Bachelors or Masters Degree
Secondary Job Category

Other Software Development & Support
Eligibility Requirements

none
Position Type

Intern
Early Professional Track

Developer
Location Statement

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.
New Collar Role

Yes
Introduction

Software Developers at IBM are the backbone of our strategic initiatives to design, code, test, and provide industry-leading solutions that make the world run today - planes and trains take off on time, bank transactions complete in the blink of an eye and the world remains safe because of the work our software developers do. Whether you are working on projects internally or for a client, software development is critical to the success of IBM and our clients worldwide. At IBM, you will use the latest software development tools, techniques and approaches and work with leading minds in the industry to build solutions you can be proud of.
Your Life @ IBM

What matters to you when you're looking for your next career challenge?

Maybe you want to get involved in work that really changes the world? What about somewhere with incredible and diverse career and development opportunities – where you can truly discover your passion? Are you looking for a culture of openness, collaboration and trust – where everyone has a voice? What about all of these? If so, then IBM could be your next career challenge. Join us, not to do something better, but to attempt things you never thought possible.

Impact. Inclusion. Infinite Experiences. Do your best work ever.
About Business Unit

No matter where you work in IBM, you are making an impact. As an Early Professional with IBM, you will be taking on a key role with one of our industry-leading business units to work on the technology that is solving our most challenging problems and changing the way the world thinks.
About IBM

IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that progress is made through progressive thinking, progressive leadership, progressive policy and progressive action. IBMers believe that the application of intelligence, reason and science can improve business, society and the human condition. Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are the largest technology and consulting employer in the world, with more than 380,000 IBMers serving clients in 170 countries.