**Introduction** **Launch your software career with IBM!** Ready to turn your coding skills into real-world impact? As an Entry-Level Software Developer at IBM, you’ll join a collaborative Agile team where your ideas matter from day one. Whether you’ve just finished school, completed a boot-camp, or built your skills independently, this is your opportunity to grow into a world-class developer. You’ll work alongside experienced mentors to design, build, and deploy modern web applications that make a difference for businesses and communities around the world all in an environment designed to help early-career talent thrive. **Your Role And Responsibilities** As a software developer, you will work with clients and others in a multidisciplinary team to define requirements and develop solutions. You will design, code, and test solutions for IBM Z platform, that use programming languages including Java, C/C++, Assembler, and/or PL/I. **Who You Are** You’re early in your software career (0–1 year of professional experience) and excited to grow. You love solving problems, learning new tools, and collaborating with others to bring ideas to life. You’re curious, proactive, and ready to make an impact from day one with the guidance and support of experienced IBM developers. **Preferred Education** Bachelor's Degree **Required Technical And Professional Expertise** - Software development experience. - Expertise working with one more of the following languages: Java, C/C++, PL/I, Assembler. - Experience in developing tools and products using at least one scripting language: Ansible, Python, JavaScript, Typescript, Ruby, Rust, Swift, or Kotlin. - Proficient in source control management tools such as GitHub and with Agile Life Cycle Management tools. - Strong analytical, debugging and problem-solving skills to analyze issues and defects reported by customers, customer-facing teams, and test teams. - Self-motivated to achieve goals. - Ability to innovate in the areas of Product Engineering. - Open to cross time zone collaboration. - Strong written and verbal communication skills. - Ability to use conference and collaboration tools effectively. **Preferred Technical And Professional Experience** Your experience and depth in the following areas will influence your competitiveness for a position as well as specific assignments - Experience with software build technologies. - Experience in creating, modernizing and supporting robust CI/CD pipelines. - Agile Development Model. - IBM Z Architecture, IBM z/OS Systems Programming. - Databases and database systems including Db2, MongoDB, IMS, and other SQL / NoSQL databases (MySQL, MariaDB, etc.) - JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript libraries like jQuery, Node.js, React, etc. - DOM, JSON, CSS Frameworks, HTTP, SSL, MQ, TCP/IP. - Cloud Architectures, Infrastructure (VPC, Kubernetes/Open-shift, Istio, Akamai etc.) and Migrations. - Web development, REST APIs, and web services. - Knowledge of VS Code extension development. - Knowledge of Eclipse plugin development. - Linux & Windows server environments. - Microservices architecture and developing applications leveraging any of the following frameworks: Springboot, Liberty, Quarkus, Grails, etc. - Enterprise software projects, including feature development, troubleshooting, production support, and customization based on business requirements. - Design and Development of Code using Security Best Practices. - AI/ML Engineering.