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Software Developer

IBM

IBM

Software Engineering
San Jose, CA, USA
USD 170,405-220,400 / year
Posted on Nov 14, 2025
Your role and responsibilities

Software Developer, IBM Corporation, San Jose, CA (Up to 40% telecommuting permitted):

  • Perform end-to-end software development life cycle activities, including analysis, design, development, automation, and testing of product features.
  • Interface with clients and internal teams to gather requirements and collaborate with product management and architects to analyze and prioritize business and technical needs.
  • Integrate disparate data processing systems to deliver tightly coupled solutions that address customer use cases for efficient IT operations.
  • Transform wireframes into functional user interfaces, implementing front-end features and contributing to design systems.
  • Translate functional requirements into product features and develop, document, and revise system design procedures, test procedures, and quality standards.
  • Prepare clear and thorough technical documentation, including feature specifications, design, and architecture documents.
  • Develop software features using the latest programming languages and cloud-native technologies to support enterprise-grade solutions.
  • Design data collection and processing solutions in high-availability environments, optimizing software performance and automating features through unit tests, functional test cases, and continuous delivery integration to ensure quality and speed.
  • Deploy cloud-based software products into container orchestration platforms, administer deployment environments, and troubleshoot system performance.
  • Diagnose and debug customer-discovered issues using trace data and provide timely solutions through manual workarounds or code changes.
  • Support customer deployments in data centers and public cloud environments.
  • Conduct design and code reviews while guiding team members technically.
  • Clearly communicate technical issues at both detailed and summary levels to support stakeholder decisions.
  • Work effectively in an Agile environment by participating in scrums, retrospectives, and sprint deliveries, updating progress, and resolving blockers.
  • Demonstrate working features and software code during squad and organizational playbacks to validate deliverables against client requirements.
  • Communicate development progress and technical updates effectively during team discussions and management meetings.
  • Utilize: Java, JavaScript, REST, DBMS, Kubernetes, GIT, Jenkins and Travis, Agile methodology and Scrum management.

Required: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Management Information Systems, Electrical Engineering or related and two (2) years of experience as a Software Developer or related. Two (2) years of experience must include utilizing Java, JavaScript, REST, DBMS, Kubernetes, GIT, Jenkins and Travis, Agile methodology and Scrum management. $170405 to $220400 per year. Full time. AV210.

Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Management Information Systems, Electrical Engineering or related and two (2) years of experience as a Software Developer or related. Two (2) years of experience must include utilizing Java, JavaScript, REST, DBMS, Kubernetes, GIT, Jenkins and Travis, Agile methodology and Scrum management.

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.