Full Stack Developer- Watsonx

644577BR

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

As a Full Stack Developer, you’ll be using the latest tools and technologies available to deliver state-of-the-art software and web applications. You’ll have an opportunity to drive the choice of technologies used as we transform our applications and experiment with the best new tools. The ideal candidate would have experience in JavaScript, Microservices, API Architecture as we need more great skills in these areas to enrich us.

As a Full Stack Application Developer, You Will

• Be responsible for maintenance and improvement of application's lifecycle
• Design, develop and/or re-engineer complex application components, and integrate software packages, programs and reusable objects residing on multiple platforms.
• Work effectively in collaboration with product managers, other team members, designers and other support functions when required
• Perform application development based on Agile methodologies & participate in requirements / user story analysis, design and execution
• Conduct appropriate unit and module testing; detect, report, investigate and fix defects in the application (production support)

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Understanding of/experience with Object Oriented Programming
• Experience with cloud-hosting solutions and CI/CD pipeline tools such as Jenkins, Travis, etc.
• Meaningful development experience in modern frontend JavaScript frameworks, such as React or equivalent
• Solid knowledge on Agile methodology and practices, such as SCRUM, Extreme Programming (XP), Test Driven Development (TDD), etc
• Experience of Microservices such as message queues, event sourcing, etc
• Experience working with relational databases and/or NoSQL databases
• Comfortable multi-tasking and working as part of a global team, as well as working independently and taking ownership.
• Experience of modern testing frameworks (like Jest, Mocha. etc) for both frontend and backend testing
• Experience with front-end and back-end JavaScript development
• Understanding of/experience with Cloud or a similar service e.g. AWS, IBM cloud etc.
• Experience building restful APIs and Web services in NodeJS, and similar technologies.

Preferred Technical And Professional Expertise

• Experience in enterprise transformation of monolithic application architectures to microservices
• Close teamworking and collaboration across both global and local team environments
• Experience with Design thinking methods to understand personas and develop great user design
• Great planning and organisational skills, good time management, with the ability to manage and prioritise own workload and to deal with urgent deadlines and changes to requirements
• Experience using modern collaboration tools in a highly-responsive environment
• A passion for creative solutions to real user needs and business problems
• Demonstrated ability to operate within short release cycles
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Logical approach to problem solving
• The ability to communicate across organisational boundaries and manage stakeholders
• Driven to achieve high levels of customer satisfaction, addressing the underlying problem and questioning any assumptions
• Highly motivated and productive, an entrepreneurial self-starter

About Business Unit

IBM’s Cloud and Cognitive software business is committed to bringing the power of IBM’s Cloud and Watson/AI technologies to life for our clients and ecosystem partners around the world. IBM provides you with the most comprehensive and consistent approach to development, security and operations across hybrid environments—with complete software solutions for business and IT operations, development, data science, security, and management. Our experts and software capabilities help organizations develop applications once and deploy them anywhere, integrate security across the breadth of their IT estate, and automate operations with management visibility. With IBM, you also have access to new skills and methods, governance and management approaches, and a deep ecosystem of industry experts and partners.

Your Life @ IBM

In 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 IBM

IBM’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 Statement

Must have the ability to work in Canada without sponsorship.

This role will involve working with technology that is covered by Export Regulations sanctions. If you are a Foreign National from any of the following US sanctioned countries (Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea, Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia regions of Ukraine) on a work permit, you are not eligible for employment in this position.

Being You @ IBM

IBM 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, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.