Entry level Backend Developer - San Jose, CA - 2027

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Introduction 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! Your role and responsibilities 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 Required education High School Diploma/GED Preferred education Bachelor's Degree Required technical and professional expertise 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 Preferred technical and professional experience 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 IBM Systems helps IT leaders think differently about their infrastructure. IBM servers and storage are no longer inanimate - they can understand, reason, and learn so our clients can innovate while avoiding IT issues. Our systems power the world’s most important industries and our clients are the architects of the future. Join us to help build our leading-edge technology portfolio designed for cognitive business and optimized for cloud computing. In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better. Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background. Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do. Are you ready to be an IBMer? IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world. Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business. At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world. IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, rel