Software Developer

Introduction
Elevate Your Career with IBM Ireland - Join Us as a Software Developer!
Are You Ready to Shape the Future of AI and Cloud Technology?
At IBM Ireland, we're not just developing software; we're revolutionizing the way businesses operate. As a part of our elite teams, you'll build the cutting-edge AI-powered, cloud-native and AI solutions. You will reimagine how current and future industries will evolve. Here, your ideas matter, and your work will shape the future!
Why IBM Ireland?
Innovate with Impact: Be at the forefront of technological innovation, developing backend services and APIs that power our world-class AI-infused management features.
Collaborate & Thrive: Work alongside industry-leading Architects, AI Experts, Product Managers, DevOps Engineers, and Test Automation Engineers in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary environment that fosters creativity and teamwork.

Endless Growth Opportunities: With our global reach and commitment to innovation, IBM Ireland is the perfect place to advance your career and explore new possibilities. Our doors are always open for those eager to learn and grow!

Your Role and Responsibilities
Our Data and AI Development team is looking for an enthusiastic and talented Back-End Software Developer to help shape the future of the IBM data management portfolio, of fundamental importance to IBM's strategic direction on hybrid data management offerings for IBM Db2 , IBM Cloud Pak for Data watsonx.data (IBM's data lakehouse for AI workloads), and more.

You will work alongside local and global teams of Developers, Architects, and Engineers creating the future of enterprise data management in the
context of AI. You are a Back-End Software Developer, who will design, develop, maintain, and support complex product components on multiple platforms. As an ambitious individual who can work closely with a senior architect's direction, you have the ability to manage change and to work under pressure.

You are curious to learn, as demonstrated by your up-to-date technical knowledge. You are a capable team player, familiar with Agile methodologies and principles, or have experience working in an Agile team. We seek someone who will thrive in an open, dynamic, flexible, and collaborative environment; an individual who desires creative freedom along with the opportunity to work in a high performing enterprise software team.

As a Back-End Software Developer, you will:

- Work in an Agile, collaborative environment to design, build, deploy, configure, and maintain IBM Data and AI data management software, including SaaS products on multiple hyperscalers.
- Design and implement new features, optimizing and maintaining existing code in a variety of languages, including C/C++, SQL, Perl, Python, Go, and Java.
- Ensure the software meets the quality standards of enterprise-grade, mission critical software.
- Work closely with other developers, architects, designers, and product managers
- Work with renowned IBM products, including open-source technologies.
- Develop using object-oriented, and multi-threaded, and highly concurrent programming techniques.
- Implement industry standards and best practices for security.
- Develop SQL queries, and back-end database procedures and algorithms.
- Drive software design and code reviews.
- Participate in, and adhere to, professional software engineering practices using such tools and methodologies as Agile Software Development, Test Driven Development, and Continuous Integration.
- Create and maintain technical documentation.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise
Expertise with languages including C/ C++ and SQL
Experience and comfort in Linux/UNIX development environments
Experience writing / executing unit and functional tests
Knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and database technologies
Experience with Linux operating systems
Experience with systems such as Git and GitHub

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
5+ years of software development experience
An understanding of container technologies including Docker or Podman
Experience with container platforms including Kubernetes and OpenShift
Expertise with languages including Perl, Python, and Linux/UNIX scripting is preferred
Strong sense of ownership of the deliverables of you and your team
Demonstrated communication skills and a good team player
Ability to learn and apply new technologies quickly
Working knowledge of tools such as Artifactory, Jenkins, Tekton, and Maven would be an asset