Senior Software Developer

About the position

A career in IBM Software means you'll be part of a team that transforms our customer's challenges into solutions. Seeking new possibilities and always staying curious, we are a team dedicated to creating the world's leading AI-powered, cloud-native software solutions for our customers. Our renowned legacy creates endless global opportunities for our IBMers, so the door is always open for those who want to grow their career. We are seeking a skilled Sr. Software developer to join our IBM Software team. As part of our team, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining high-quality software products, working with a variety of technologies and programming languages.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes and designs software modules, features or components of software programs and develops related specifications.
• Partner and work with data scientists in the team in taking data science algorithms and integrating them efficiently for high scale production application.
• Develops, tests, documents and maintains complex software programs for assigned systems, applications and/or products.
• Gathers and evaluates software project requirements and apprises appropriate individual(s).
• Codes, tests and debugs new software or enhances existing software.
• Troubleshoots and resolves or recommends solutions to complex software problems.
• Provides senior level support and mentoring by evaluating product enhancements for feasibility studies and providing completion time estimates.
• Assists management with the planning, scheduling, and assigning of projects to software development personnel.
• Ensures product quality by participating in design reviews, code reviews, and other mechanisms.
• Interacts effectively with Quality Assurance team.
• Participates in developing test procedures for system quality and performance.
• Writes and maintains technical documentation for assigned software projects.
• Provides initial input on new or modified product/application system features or enhancements for user documentation.
• Reviews user documentation for technical accuracy and completeness.

Requirements

• 6-9 years of experience in developing enterprise applications using Java, J2EE and related technologies.
• Hands-on experience with both RDBMS (Oracle, IBM DB2) and no-sql databases (Cassandra).
• Strong understanding of advanced algorithms used in design and development of enterprise grade software.
• Hands on experience writing code with streaming tools like Kafka and using cloud functions (serverless compute).
• Strong knowledge of Microservice architecture and deployment model for enterprise grade cloud env (public / private).
• Strong knowledge of software development tools and methods; related software languages; test design and configuration; related systems, applications, products and services.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to test and analyze data and provide recommendations; to organize tasks and determine priorities; Ability to provide guidance to less experienced personnel.
• Proven debugging and troubleshooting skills (memory, performance, battery usage, network usage optimization, etc).

Nice-to-haves

• Java
• No-sql DB
• microservices