Internship: R&D Software Developer Frontend/Backend (m/w/x)

Introduction
Our mission is to modernize IBM Z data access and use cases. For that we currently work on two product lines:
IBM Data Gate is the one-stop solution for building hybrid cloud applications with Z data: a modern approach where you leave your existing data stores and applications on Z untouched but still get current and transactional consistent copies of that data on the cloud (public or private). Data Gate enables a hybrid architecture where mainframe data stores and applications co-exist with cloud environments. It synchronizes IBM Z data to the cloud for modern cloud data architectures such as Apache Iceberg and IBM watsonx.

IBM Db2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS is a software appliance that enables and accelerates analytical and machine learning workloads for relational databases. It supports the most demanding customers in analyzing and dramatically accelerating their queries in Db2 for z/OS.
Both products are developed by a dynamic and agile team around the world.

Your Role and Responsibilities
Join IBM for an internship at IBM Research & Development GmbH in Boeblingen as Software Developer Frontend/Backend (m/w/x)

To ensure that the IBM Data Gate and IBM Db2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS maintain their innovative edge and uphold their quality we are looking for frontend and backend developers highly interested in developing an innovative future-oriented solution for our large enterprise customers for their journey to the Cloud.

Your main duties will include designing and implementing new features optimizing and extending existing code and ensuring the software meets high-quality standards through testing debugging and automation. You will work closely with other developers designers and product managers to ensure the software meets user needs.

A student joining our team will

• work in a multi-cultural team collaborating with engineers in Germany India China and the USA to develop innovative ideas
• gain deep knowledge in the development life-cycle of a large project ranging from system administration over code development and testing to integration into existing products and frameworks
• benefit from the work with supervisors having a lot of experience in software development and scientific work at universities.

Examples for tasks in this internship could be web-based UI development extension of automation scripts integration of components into cloud environments refinement of backend server code and improvements to monitoring utilities.

We offer:

• Financial independence right from the start – through attractive remuneration:
  • Monthly salary voluntary internship: 2150 EUR gross
  • Monthly salary compulsory internship: 1150 EUR gross
• Vacation Entitlement: 25 days/month
• IBM internal training offers as well as the possibility of badges/certifications
• Personal support from the specialist department
• Support with career planning as well as coaching and mentoring offers

Sounds exciting? Perfect! Then become part of the IBM team and apply now.

Please apply with the following documents:
1) Cover letter stating your availability (earliest start and latest end date)
2) Curriculum vitae with information about your German language skills
3) matriculation certificate
4) current Transcript of Records and other relevant certificates / references
5.1) Non-EU citizens studying in Germany: Copy of passport residence permit and work permit.
5.2) Non-EU citizens studying abroad: Proof of identity incl. place of birth

We are looking forward to your application !

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Pre-University qualification
• Programming skills in object-oriented programming or Web development languages
• Familiarity with version control systems such as Git
• Language proficiency equivalent to English C1 and German A2
• Ability to work independently and in a team

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Bachelor’s degree
• Knowledge in database technologies
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins or Github Actions
• Knowledge in cloud and container technologies such as Kubernetes or Docker
• Experience in working with cloud providers such as IBM Cloud or AWS Azure GCP
• Familiarity with test development and automation
• Linux operating system skills