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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

Who We Are:

We're looking for software development candidates to help shape the future of IBM data

management portfolio of fundamental importance to IBM's strategic direction on hybrid

data management offerings for IBM DB2, IBM Cloud Pak for Data and watsonx.data (IBM's

lakehouse for AI workloads).

The capability is the next generation of distributed, highly parallelized, enterprise data

systems capabilities so key to the industry's future. You'll work alongside local and global

(in Asia, Europe and North America) multidisciplinary teams of Developers, Architects,

Engineers, Dev Op's and Analysts creating the future of enterprise data management in the

context of AI.

Who You Are:

You understand relational database management systems and are familiar with their inner

workings, including SQL, no-SQL and API based data access. You are proficient in one or

more programming languages e.g. C/C++, Java, Golang. You may have direct experience

working with some open-source data management systems such as Spark, Hive or Hadoop.

You are aware and attentive as to performance implications as well as the user experience

of what you create. You are relentless in seeking out opportunity to innovate and automate

to maximise you and your team productivity through Agile and DevOps principles. You have strong communication skills; describe yourself as: self-motivated, hardworking, and

reliable. Because we will depend on you for our joint success. You are passionate about

technology and software, you have extremely strong analytical, problem-solving and

troubleshooting skills. The IBM values, culture and high performance environment resonate

with your growth mind set.

What You'll Do:

IBM Data and AI division are looking for a developer to join a team developing IBM's data

management portfolio on a flexible multi-cloud data platform. You will join a squad integrated into a wider, geographically distributed, organisation, you

will participate in the development of the next generation of distributed, highly parallelized, enterprise data management capability for your squad's mandate on a flexible multi-cloud

data platform. We are looking for skilled developer, with an understanding of RDBM

systems, a familiarity with existing data management stacks and strong communication

skills.

Embracing your inner drive, persevering through challenges, and striving for excellence are the powerful ingredients that can propel you towards achieving your goals and realizing your full potential.

The successful candidate will be expected to technically lead the delivery of a feature in their area of expertise to ensure timely release of products on a regular basis.

Architectural activities include requirements gathering and solution architecture definition to meet our customers' needs.

You will be responsible for developing high-quality software, participating in code reviews, and ensuring compliance with software engineering, support, and release processes.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Several years professional experience in software development

• Highly skilled in one or more of the following programming languages C / C++ / Java / python / Go Lang.

• Familiarity with high performance, distributed systems implementation techniques.

• Deep understanding of Linux Operating Systems (such as Red Hat, Ubuntu, etc.) and containerised technologies such as Docker & Kubernetes.

• Strong understanding of software engineering practices, including Agile, Test-Driven Development, Continuous Integration, and Source Code Management.

• Ability to learn and apply new technologies quickly with a demonstrated sense of ownership of deliverables.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• BSc or MSc in a technical discipline

• Significant C/C++ and/or Java development experience, with a deep understanding of OOP concepts

• Significant experience of distributed / HPC computing

• Significant experience of BigData & Hadoop software stack: HDFS, Hive, HBase, Ambari

• Experience developing compilers and / or RDBMs

• Experience in system & low-level programming (TCP/IP, multi-threading, IPC) on the Linux platform

• Experience working with Agile software development teams

• Development, deployment experience on any Cloud environment (e.g AWS, IBM Cloud, Google Cloud etc.)

• Experience in federated data technologies like Gaian Db a distinct advantage.

• Experience in connectivity and ETL from multiple data sources desirable.

• Experience of distributed / HPC computing

• Experience of BigData & Hadoop software stack: HDFS, Hive, HBase, Ambari

• Experience developing compilers and / or RDBMs

• Experience in system & low-level programming (TCP/IP, multi-threading, IPC) on the Linux platform

• Experience leading a technical area in a globally distributed product-based engineering team

About Business UnitIBM Software infuses core business operations with intelligence-from machine learning to generative AI-to help make organizations more responsive, productive, and resilient. IBM Software helps clients put AI into action now to create real value with trust, speed, and confidence across digital labor, IT automation, application modernization, security, and sustainability. Critical to this is the ability to make use of all data, because AI is only as good as the data that fuels it. In most organizations data is spread across multiple clouds, on premises, in private datacenters, and at the edge. IBM's AI and data platform scales and accelerates the impact of AI with trusted data, and provides leading capabilities to train, tune and deploy AI across business. IBM's hybrid cloud platform is one of the most comprehensive and consistent approach to development, security, and operations across hybrid environments-a flexible foundation for leveraging data, wherever it resides, to extend AI deep into a business.

Your Life @ IBMIn 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?

About IBMIBM'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 50 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.

Location StatementIBM wants you to bring your whole self to work and for you this might mean the ability to work flexibly. If you are interested in a flexible working pattern, please talk to our recruitment team to find out if this is possible in the current working environment.

Being You @ IBMIBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.