Software engineer (With focus on Testing)

A career in IBM Software means you’ll be part of a team that transforms our customer’s challenges into solutions.

Seeking new possibilities and always staying curious we are a team dedicated to creating the world’s leading AI-powered cloud-native software solutions for our customers. Our renowned legacy creates endless global opportunities for our IBMers so the door is always open for those who want to grow their career.

We are seeking a skilled Software Developer in Test to join our IBM Runtimes Software team. As part of our team you will be responsible for developing and maintaining high-quality software products working with a variety of technologies and programming languages.

IBM’s product and technology landscape includes Research Software and Infrastructure. Entering this domain positions you at the heart of IBM where growth and innovation thrive.

As a key member of our dynamic team you will play a vital role in crafting exceptional software experiences. This position will work closely with development teams and other test engineers in the implementation and delivery of software products that meet rigorous quality standards budgets and timelines. Collaboration is at the heart of what we do and you’ll be working closely with fellow developers architects and product managers to ensure our software aligns seamlessly with user expectations.

Your primary responsibilities include:

• Collaborative Development: Work closely with development teams to design and implement functional and non-functional tests. Support test-driven development frameworks and ensure rigorous quality standards are met throughout the software development lifecycle.

• Coding on daily basis (Python/Java preferable)

• Test Planning and Execution: Develop comprehensive test plans and execute test cases to ensure software products meet quality standards and requirements.

• Automation Integration: Implement and integrate test automation into Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines to streamline testing processes and enhance efficiency.

• Excellent Problem-Solving Skills: Demonstrated experience in problem-solving with the ability to tackle complex issues and find effective solutions.

• Experience writing tests from scratch in at least one programming language (Java or Python especially useful). Implement these tests as part of an existing tooling pipeline.

• Software Development Expertise: Strong background in software development demonstrating expertise in programming languages such as Python or Java.

• Experience and working knowledge of different test methodologies - from unit tests to integration to functional to performance to regression.

• Understand the scope of testing e.g. what makes a good and bad test. Be able to read a set of existing tests and spot holes in coverage or other blind spots that a test suite has. Relate test cases to project requirements.

• Operate in a Linux / Unix environment including being comfortable using the command line interface.

• Worked with standard development tools such as git CI/CD code coverage etc - and understand what these tools are for and why they are a necessary part of testing.

• Cloud/Container skills: Familiarity with cloud and container technologies including Docker Kubernetes Operator framework Red Hat OpenShift and AWS.

• Adaptable Tech Stack Familiarity: Illustrate familiarity and comfort with a diverse technology stack demonstrating knowledge in areas such as Linux Git Jenkins and JBoss EAP.