Cloud Backend Developer

Job Description

Do you have a passion for learning and applying modern software engineering practicesAre you excited to use these practices to deliver and manage mission critical services at scaleAre you a quick thinkerIf so, please read on. Do you love to solve business problems with systems and integrationsDo you want every day to be a bit different and allow you to work with individuals across the spectrum of the organizationThen you just may be a fit for this critical software developer role. IBM is trailblazing new solutions and services that span key technologies within the IBM Infrastructure portfolio. We are looking for experienced candidates focused on back-end development. As a software engineer, the ideal candidate must bring a deep level of experience designing, implementing, and troubleshooting modern as-a-service and cloud capabilities. In addition, they are accountable as individuals and organizational leaders for delivering value by bringing relevant technology domain and implementation expertise in topics aligned with cloud platform integration, orchestration & provisioning, security.. As an IBM software developer, you are also expected to assist in the gathering of business and technical requirements, to implement specific technologies while demonstrating progress on a regular basis and to partner with technical leads or project managers to identify and overcome blockers. IBM Infrastructure is a catalyst that makes the world work better because our clients demand it. Heterogeneous environments, the explosion of data, digital automation and cybersecurity threats require hybrid cloud infrastructure and enterprise automated intelligence that only IBM can provide. As a critical member of the team tasked with delivering on above promise, your day-to-day activities will include but may not be limited to the following: Developing knowledge of major cloud and as-a-service technologies, and additional knowledge or experience in the areas of IT and/or cloud technology architecture (service management and/or resiliency is a plus) Implementing modern tools and techniques to develop clean, efficient and reusable code and actively participating in code and design reviews Identifying and addressing design, development and delivery performance bottlenecks Leveraging monitoring tools to gain insight into performance or potential failure points and taking corrective action Coordinating with support and development teams with which IBM Infrastructure Platform interacts to follow up on dependencies and issues and resolving them Defining, implementing and executing unit tests (including automation) Required education Bachelor's Degree Required technical and professional expertise A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering or equivalent At least 3 years of hands-on development experience building applications with one or more of the followingJava, Node.js, Golang, NoSQL DB, Redis, distributed caches, containers etc. At least 3 years of experience building and operating highly secured, distributed cloud services with one or more of the followingIBM Cloud, AWS, Azure, Docker, container orchestration, performance testing, DevOps etc. At least 1 years of experience in web technologiesHTTP, REST, JSON, HTML, JavaScript etc. Solid understanding of the micro-service architecture and modern cloud programming practices. Strong ability to design a clean, developer-friendly API. Passionate about constant, continuous learning and applying new technologies as well as mentoring others. Keen troubleshooting skills and strong verbal/written communication skills. Preferred technical and professional experience Knowledge of the IBM Cloud platforms or another as-a-service platform and its architecture Experience as technical lead managing team of engineers in driving development of highly scalable distributed system Proficient with one or more project management tools – Jira, Git, Aha, etc