Data Scientist

IBM

IBM

Data Science

Dublin, Ireland

Posted on May 20, 2026
Introduction

At IBM Software, we transform client challenges into solutions. Building the world’s leading AI-powered, cloud-native products that shape the future of business and society. Our legacy of innovation creates endless opportunities for IBMers to learn, grow, and make an impact on a global scale. Working in Software means joining a team fueled by curiosity and collaboration. You’ll work with diverse technologies, partners, and industries to design, develop, and deliver solutions that power digital transformation. With a culture that values innovation, growth, and continuous learning, IBM Software places you at the heart of IBM’s product and technology landscape. Here, you’ll have the tools and opportunities to advance your career while creating software that changes the world.

Your role and responsibilities

As a Data Scientist with expertise in Artificial Intelligence, you will skillfully combine data analysis and business acumen to tackle cognitive computing challenges. You will be responsible for architecting and delivering AI solutions using cutting-edge technologies, with a strong focus on foundation models and large language models. Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Design AI Solutions: Architect and deliver AI solutions using cutting-edge technologies, with a strong focus on foundation models and large language models, and experience in tools like Github Copilot and Amazon Code Whisperer.

• Develop Cognitive Solutions: Create comprehensive cognitive solutions that effectively process and analyze both structured and unstructured data, utilizing expertise in NLP, ML, and other specialized areas such as Image Processing, Video Processing, Voice Processing, or Watson technologies.

• Implement AI Frameworks: Apply strong programming skills, with proficiency in Python and experience with AI frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras, or Hugging Face, to develop and deploy AI models.

• Manage AI Project Lifecycle: Oversee the full AI project lifecycle, from research and prototyping to deployment in production environments, ensuring successful project delivery.

• Collaborate with Stakeholders: Work with various stakeholders to identify business problems and leverage the power of artificial intelligence for cognitive computing, driving business value through AI-driven solutions.

Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Master's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise

• Advanced Analytics Techniques: Exposure to advanced analytics techniques for structured data, including data analysis and interpretation, to inform business decisions.

• AI Frameworks and Tools: Experience working with AI frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras, or Hugging Face, and tools like Github Copilot and Amazon Code Whisperer.

• Programming Skills: Proficiency in Python programming language, with experience in applying programming skills to develop and deploy AI models.

• NLP and ML Methods: Exposure to Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Learning (ML) methods for unstructured content, including foundation models and large language models.

• Cloud Platforms and Databases: Experience working with cloud platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GCP) and relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., SQL, Postgres, DB2, MongoDB).

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Familiarity with Modern UI: Familiarity with modern UI frameworks such as Backbone.js, AngularJS, React.js, Ember.js, Bootstrap, and JQuery, with the ability to apply this knowledge in developing AI-driven solutions.

• Understanding of Libraries: Understanding in the usage of libraries such as SciKit Learn, Pandas, Matplotlib, etc., with the ability to apply this knowledge in developing and deploying AI models.

• Operating Systems Knowledge: Experience working with various operating systems, including Linux, Windows, iOS, and Android, with the ability to adapt AI solutions to different operating systems.

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Software infuses core business operations with intelligence—from machine learning to generative AI—to help make organizations more responsive, productive, and resilient. IBM Software helps clients put AI into action now to create real value with trust, speed, and confidence across digital labor, IT automation, application modernization, security, and sustainability. Critical to this is the ability to make use of all data, because AI is only as good as the data that fuels it. In most organizations data is spread across multiple clouds, on premises, in private datacenters, and at the edge. IBM’s AI and data platform scales and accelerates the impact of AI with trusted data, and provides leading capabilities to train, tune and deploy AI across business. IBM’s hybrid cloud platform is one of the most comprehensive and consistent approach to development, security, and operations across hybrid environments—a flexible foundation for leveraging data, wherever it resides, to extend AI deep into a business.

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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