Software Systems Engineer

IBM
IBM

Software Engineering

United Kingdom · Hursley, UK

Posted on Jul 20, 2026
Introduction

THIS ROLE IS BASED IN IBM HURSLEY AND YOU MUST HAVE PERMANENT RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK

Data storage is at the heart of everything we do in life. From every photo to every financial transaction, data is generated and stored somewhere in the world, be it on a customer’s own premises or in the cloud. The FlashSystem team at IBM Hursley creates resilient, high-performance and intelligent storage software that keeps business-critical systems and data available 24/7.

We are looking for graduates and early-career software engineers who enjoy solving problems, learning new technologies and working as part of a collaborative engineering team. You will help develop the software platform that underpins IBM FlashSystem, gaining hands-on experience building enterprise software while working alongside experienced mentors and engineers who will support your technical and professional development. This is an opportunity to develop your technical skills, contribute to real customer-facing products and build a long-term engineering career within IBM.

About IBM FlashSystem

IBM FlashSystem delivers high-performance, highly-functional solutions that make hybrid cloud storage simple for every enterprise, from hospitals to data centres. For businesses to improve their levels of insight and accuracy, analytics and AI applications are consuming enormous amounts of data. Managing, moving and storing large data volumes with efficiency and performance requires a modern IT infrastructure with wide-ranging capabilities – from data reduction to enterprise-grade business continuity features such as ransomware detection/recovery and replication. The IBM FlashSystem family of data storage solutions is designed to meet all these needs while reducing costs and complexity. IBM FlashSystem combines the performance of flash and a Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe)-optimised architecture with the IBM FlashCore technology and IBM Storage Virtualize software. https://www.ibm.com/flashsystem

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will:

  • Contribute directly to IBM FlashSystem products that are used by customers worldwide.
  • Join a squad of 6-8 engineers developing enterprise storage software used by organisations around the world.
  • Investigate problems, debug issues and contribute to technical solutions.
  • Learn how to design, develop, test and support high-quality software solutions.
  • Collaborate with experienced software engineers, architects and product teams.
  • Learn and apply modern software engineering practices, tools and technologies.
  • Develop your technical expertise through mentoring, training and hands-on experience.
  • Take advantage of a wide range of benefits on offer to IBM employees, and make use of the fantastic facilities at IBM’s unique Hursley Park location
  • Grow your technical career, with established paths to become Senior Staff and Distinguished Engineer.
  • Learn from our team of 100+ IBM Storage developers in Hursley, plus hundreds more worldwide, to build deep expertise in enterprise storage technology and IBM FlashSystem.
  • Work onsite in Hursley for team collaboration and hands-on work with our products.
Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise

  • Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experiences
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Curiosity and enthusiasm for learning new technologies.Interest in software engineering demonstrated through university, personal or professional projects.
  • Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills.
  • Willingness to learn new technologies and development practices.

Preferred technical and professional experience
  • Experience with C, Python or other programming languages.
  • Exposure to Linux environments.
  • Experience using Git or other version control systems.
  • Understanding of software development methodologies such as Agile.
  • Experience gained through internships, placements, university projects or open-source contributions.

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Systems helps IT leaders think differently about their infrastructure. IBM servers and storage are no longer inanimate - they can understand, reason, and learn so our clients can innovate while avoiding IT issues. Our systems power the world’s most important industries and our clients are the architects of the future. Join us to help build our leading-edge technology portfolio designed for cognitive business and optimized for cloud computing.

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 500 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.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

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