Back-End Developer

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
The IBM Cloud Networking Tribe is looking for a talented, innovative and enthusiastic Software engineering professional that will build the next generation IAAS to make our customers succeed. The IBM Cloud Networking Tribe has a global cloud presence that continues to grow and expand its reach. Our Network Services engineering team is responsible for delivering virtual network services with top-notch performance, first-rate security, fail-safe reliability and exceptional quality.

An IBM Cloud Networking Software Development engineer will be the key individual responsible for end to end feature enablement across the orchestration layer. You will perform hands-on coding and mentor junior developers, working to increase the knowledge and performance of the collective team. In addition, you will interface with senior architects across several locations to ensure that the overall strategy is communicated and understood.

We are a global team, so communication skills (both verbal and written) are critical as well as flexibility to work with team members in other time zones.
Responsibilities:

• Understand product vision and business needs to define product requirements and product architectural solutions.
• Use tools and methodologies to create representations for functions and user interface of desired product
• Develop high-level product specifications with attention to system integration and feasibility
• Define all aspects of development from appropriate technology and workflow to coding standards
• Communicate successfully all concepts and guidelines to development team
• Ensure software meets all requirements of quality, security, modifiability, extensibility etc.
• Collaborate with other professionals to determine functional and non-functional requirements for new software or applications
• Provide support for production escalations and problem resolution for customers.
• Analyse requirements, design develop & maintain software products in alignment with the technology strategy of the organization
• Participate in technical reviews of requirements, specifications, designs, code and other artifacts. Ensure commitments are agreed, reviewed and met.
• Learn new skills and adopt new practices readily in order to develop innovative and cutting-edge software products that maintain Company’s technical leadership position.
• Plan, develop and manage the infrastructure to enable strategic and effective use of tools.
• Lead the evaluation/evolution of tools/technologies/programs with input from internal teams, external developers.
• Proactively identifying issues and improvement opportunities.
• Directing resources to diagnose and resolve complex system, application software, security and related problems that impact system and availability.

How we’ll help you grow:
You’ll have access to all the technical and management training courses you need to become the expert you want to be.
You’ll learn directly from expert developers in the field; our SME’s love to mentor.
You will have the opportunity to work in many different areas to figure out what really excites you.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 14+ years of experience on Software Industry.
• Knowledge of Golang, Python
• Expertise on Microservice Architecture, Docker, Kubernetes, and other cloud native technologies.
• Debugging/Monitoring knowledge of Cloud Native Applications using Devops Tools such as Prometheus, NewRelic, Instana and others.
• Understanding on Devops Lifecycle and associated tools such as Git, CICD tools like Jenkins, Tekton, Travis and others
• Understanding of Cloud Computing (IAAS, PAAS, SAAS) and Security Principles
• Experience in Network Security and routing protocols such as BGP, ISIS and other routing
• Understanding of software quality assurance principles
• A technical mindset with great attention to detail
• Outstanding communication and presentation abilities

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• none