Your role and responsibilities

As a Developer at IBM, you'll help build the technologies powering the quantum revolution and the next generation of AI. Join a team of innovators who turn bold ideas into real-world solutions through creativity, curiosity, and continuous learning, delivering impact on some of the industry's most trusted platforms.

The AI Center of Excellence is seeking a skilled AI Software Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will design, develop, and implement advanced AI solutions using IBM's Watsonx platform and pretrained models like Granite. You will build scalable and secure applications on IBM Cloud, collaborating with Technical Account Managers, Solution Architects, UX/UI Designers, and other developers to deliver innovative, high-impact solutions.

1) Design, develop, and test AI applications and services.

2) Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code following best practices.

3) Follow security best practices in development to meet IBM's policies and industry standards.

4) Communicate progress, challenges, and technical decisions effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

5) Participate in agile/scrum ceremonies, contributing to sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.

6) Collaborate with technical account managers, UX/UI designers, architects, and other stakeholders to integrate AI components seamlessly into the overall solution.

7) Stay updated on emerging trends in generative AI, IBM Cloud services, and relevant technologies.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

Minimally, the incumbent will possess:

1) Experience as a full stack developer with a focus in AI and an understanding of backend technologies, including server-side languages (Node.js, Python, Java) and databases (Cassandra, PostgreSQL, etc.)

2) Experience in web technologies: HTTP, REST, JSON, HTML, Ajax, JavaScript etc as well as a familiarity with AI/ML frameworks like PyTorch, Hugging Face, or OpenAI API

3) An understanding of LLM prompt engineering and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) techniques

4) Experience with version control systems (Git) and CI/CD pipelines for efficient development workflows

5) Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to address technical challenges effectively

6) Strong collaboration skills, having worked effectively with design and engineering teams to include effective verbal & written communication skills in English

Preferred technical and professional experience

Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's Degree in: Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Materials Science, Systems Engineering, Data Sciences or related majors.

The ideal candidate will also have experience with or a working knowledge of:

1) The IBM watsonx product portfolio and IBM Cloud Infrastructure

2) Experience in deploying and fine-tuning models like Granite, Mistral, or Llama 3

3) Hands-on experience with containerization tools like Docker or Kubernetes

4) Understanding of the micro-services architecture and modern cloud programming practices

5) Experience in using messaging brokers like RabbitMQ, Kafka etc

6) Operating Systems (such as Red Hat, Ubuntu, etc.)

7) Experience with build tools like Maven/Gradle and experience with automated testing (JUnit, Selenium and/or Puppeteer)

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

- Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being

- Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs

- Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law

- Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals

- Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.