Entry level Backend Developer - San Jose, CA - 2027

As an Early college hire, you’ll gain hands-on experience working on real-world projects that impact users globally. You’ll collaborate with designers and developers to build responsive and user-friendly applications using modern technologies. We are also looking for you to bring your own knowledge and expertise to the role along with a willingness to challenge the status quo in the interest of developing the best business outcomes. At IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling: to build, to design, to code, to consult and to think along with other IBMers to attempt things you thought were never possible. IBMers collaborate, innovate and invent as part of a community empowered to deliver for and delight our clients. 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! As a Developer at IBM, you’ll get to work on the systems that are driving the quantum revolution and the AI era. Join our team of creators - the people who help move IBM forward by using their imagination to envision solutions, their curiosity to experiment with new ideas, and their ever-growing skills to make better decisions with greater speed on the most trusted platforms in today’s market. More specifically, you'll work with client-server architectures, networking protocols, application development and databases to create and configure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offerings which power all great things at IBM and it’s clients. We are looking for motivated individuals to work bringing up next generation infrastructure by developing Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) that are clean, well-documented, and easy to use. They will also need to have skillset to work on back-end integration for existing and APIs. Additionally, you will design and code server applications firmware and databases that are reusable, scalable, as well as design and implement large scale systems that enable continuous delivery on-premises and in the cloud. Depending upon the specific role, your responsibilities may include a need to: Participate in Agile development cycles: design, code, test and support. Translate product and service requirements into client features. Learn and apply best practices in software development and testing Utilize AI tools to improve your own development efficiency and productivity Integrate AI to make our platform-specific solutions easier to use and deploy Prior (project or internship) experience in software development and/or platform engineering Strong verbal and written communication skills Understanding of software development concepts. Proficiency in C++, C, Java, Golang, Ruby, Python, Perl, SQL. Growth minded, trusted, team focused, courageous, resourceful and outcome focused. Working knowledge of servers, applications, devOps tools (Git, Jenkins) and databases 1 year experience in one or more of the following technology areas:C++, C, Java, Golang, Ruby, Python, Perl, SQL 1 year experience with APIs (example: REST APIs) Understanding of virtualization concepts and cloud operations United States Infrastructure & Technology Hybrid Entry Level San Jose, US (0147) International Business Machines Corporation