Backend Developer - Turbonomics

Job description

Introduction
At IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you've never thought possible. 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
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 Role and Responsibilities

We are seeking back-end developers with experience in microservice architectures, cloud, and virtualization to work on the Turbonomic offering. They will be building the necessary functionality to run and deploy it in Cloud environments as well as enhance existing functionality for on-premises demands.

Learn more about IBM Turbonomic: https://www.ibm.com/cloud/turbonomic
Your responsibilities will include:
·  Understanding user needs, and exploring user-centered designs
·  Specifying, building, testing, deploying, maintaining, and supporting your code
·  Leveraging modern tools and techniques to develop clean, efficient, and reusable code
·  Advocating development best practices
·  Work closely with Product Management and Architects on the development of common components across Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM) applications
·  Deliver agreed-upon common components that meet functional and QoS requirements, quality metrics, and validating test cases for incorporation into ELM products by the existing development team Ideal competencies
·  Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with remote office locations
·  Growth mindset: Willingness to learn new technologies and processes
·  Strong presentation skills with a high degree of comfort in communicating with developers, offering managers, sellers, and executive management.
·  Ability to plan and estimate development tasks (ideally within an Agile framework)
·  Ability to capture best practices and create collateral such as white papers, and blogs The tech stack is Java, Golang, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, Protobuf/gRPC, REST, Angularjs/React.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

·  Demonstrated experience of full-cycle (Agile) software development – Analysis, design, feature execution, automation, support with Java, C++, Golang or other modern OOP languages
·  Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems or equivalent
·  Experience with agile methodologies and automated testing with some exposure to TDD & pair programming
·  2+ years of experience in architecture, design, and implementation of distributed applications, specifically in Cloud-/ Hybrid-Cloud-computing and MVC applications
·  Knowledge and understanding of data structures and algorithms
·  Proven track record of delivering connected projects in the role of enterprise software development, consulting, or other solution delivery roles

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

·  Experience or training with Artificial Intelligence models
·  Experience working with 3rd-party integrations
·  Experience with UX/UI
·  Experience with Linux systems
·  Experience with multiple cloud services, including IBM Cloud, AWS,
Azure, Google
·  Cloud certifications: AWS, Azure, GCP
·  Kubernetes certification(s)
·  Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent
·  Experience working with Kubernetes/OpenStack or related cloud-native technologies
·  Experience working with CI/CD processes, DevOps methodologies, and tools such as Git, Jenkins, and Travis.
·  Experience working in a globally distributed team
·  Experience developing browser-based web applications using JavaScript, React, Carbon components, and associated patterns and best practices
·  Collaboration and SCM tool: familiarity with Git and GitHub or GitLab
·  Experience building responsive and reusable UI/UX components