Back End Developer Co-op: 2025

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

• Knowledge working with client-server architectures networking protocols application development and using databases
• Create Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) that are clean well-documented and easy to use
• Design and code servers services applications and databases that are reusable scalable and meet critical architecture goals
• Have an understanding of or experience with Agile development methodology
• Create and configure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS) applications
• Design and implement large scale systems and Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) that enable continuous delivery

• Highly motivated and have a passion for creating and supporting great products
• Thrive on collaboration working side by side with people of all backgrounds and disciplines and you have very strong verbal and written communication skills
• Great at solving problems debugging troubleshooting designing and implementing solutions to complex technical issues
• Have a basic understanding of software development and programming languages
• Have the ability to learn new skills quickly and use the skills efficiently

• Tucson – AZ
• Research Triangle Park – NC
• San Jose – CA
• Rochester – MN
• Poughkeepsie – NY

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Must have basic knowledge in one or more of the following technology areas: C++ C Java Ruby Python Perl SQL
• Knowledge working with servers applications and databases
• Familiarity with APIs
• Basic knowledge of operating systems and how they work (i.e. Operating systems courses); Container technologies; Internet Services; and/or Managed Services

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• 3 months experience in one or more of the following technology areas: C++ C Java Ruby Python Perl SQL
• 3 months experience with APIs