Software Engineer

Job description

Today's computing world is built on customer data - data is fundamental to every customer, whether it is in their Datacentres attached to their private Servers, or in private or public Clouds. Having access to your data where you want, how you want and when you want has never been more important. This is your chance to join a team making that possible.

Why join IBM Storage Development?
Work for the world leader in Storage Virtualisation, High Performance Flash Storage Arrays and one of the world's most trusted Information Technology brands .
Develop & deliver state-of-the-art software to thousands of customers around the world - data storage is a fundamental component of all e-commerce and cloud environments.
Accept the challenge of building the highest performance and most reliable data management systems on the planet.
Work with a international team, with a culture centred on success .
Competitive compensation and benefit package.
Substantial opportunity for career growth.

Our teams have a long history of successful innovation, including the world's first Storage Virtualisation Data Storage Subsystems and have been number 1 in the TPC 1 Storage Benchmarking League Table on numerous occasions. Currently the group is responsible for the award winning range of Spectrum Virtualize storage software and devices (Storwize V7000, V5000, Spectrum Virtualize (SAN Volume Controller) and Flashsystem V9000 & 9100). These products combine many leading edge technologies (including Linux, virtualisation, real time, highly available, highly reliable clustering, automatic management of storage tiering based on Analytic Analysis and Artificial Intelligence, Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel over Ethernet, iSCSI, NVME, Flash technology to name but a few) to deliver highly reliable storage services to many thousands of customers worldwide.

Our engineers get involved in every step of the product lifecycle from requirements gathering with sponsor users all the way through development and field support. If you join us, you'll be working with a dedicated group focussed on ensuring our customer are delighted with our innovative solutions to their complex problems. You may be involved in architecting, design and writing complex, real time, clustered software or embedding our software in new hardware storage platforms. You could be also be involved with embedding our storage technology in Private, Public or Hybrid Clouds. Or you could be involved in validating the quality of this software and hardware. You might also be involved in ensuring that we develop and test these products with the very latest Devops tools and techniques, using Agile and Continuous Integration techniques. Equally you could be involved in showing customers how to make the most of these innovative systems or dealing with issues that customers experience when using these products. As a globally integrated agile team opportunities frequently arise to work directly with IBM sales/account teams and customers, both in the Lab and on customer sites locally and internationally. This helps us better understand the needs of our clients and increase our competitive advantage.
Auto req ID

273986BR
Required Education

Bachelor's Degree
Role ( Job Role )

Software Developer
State / Province

MANCHESTER
Primary job category

Software Development & Support
Company

(8660) IBM United Kingdom Limited
Contract type

Regular
Employment Type

Full-Time
Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

No
Travel Required

No Travel
IBM Business Group

Systems
Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree
City / Township / Village

MANCHESTER
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

We are looking for capable, clear thinking, passionate, motivated individuals. A background as a Software Developer, with solid experience of testing and the full testing lifecycle is essential. Education and support is available in the group to allow new joiners to develop the appropriate technical and non-technical skills.

Essential skills/experience:
* Experience working as a Software Engineer within a product development team, or experience of working on a complex technical project in a non-computing environment.
* Passion for technology and developing / testing future products and features
* Demonstrated track record of problem solving, clear thinking
* Excellent teamwork, knowledge sharing and communication skills
* Must be authorised to work in the UK
Country/Region

United Kingdom
Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

The following skills are not essential, but are advantageous. However, if you don't have the following skills, we are happy to provide training and education:
* Experience of programming in a high level language, or a scripting language would be advantageous
* Familiarity with modern development and build toolsets such as Jenkins, GIT, Travis, Bamboo, Kubernetes.
* Knowledge of the administration tasks used in various Operating Systems would be advantageous
* Knowledge of test methodologies for both manual and automated testing.
* Experience with networking and SAN specific technologies would be helpful, but it is expected that most candidates will not have this particular skill and education in these area is normally provided to new joiners.
Secondary Job Category

Other Software Development & Support
Eligibility Requirements

-
Position Type

Professional
Early Professional Track

Not Applicable - Professional Hire
Location Statement

For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.
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

IBM Systems helps IT leaders think differently about their infrastructure. IBM servers and storage are no longer inanimate - they can understand, reason, and learn so our clients can innovate while avoiding IT issues. Our systems power the world's most important industries and our clients are the architects of the future. Join us to help build our leading-edge technology portfolio designed for cognitive business and optimized for cloud computing.
About IBM

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