Backend Developer

Introduction

A career in IBM Software means you’ll be part of a team that transforms our customer’s challenges into solutions.

Seeking new possibilities and always staying curious, we are a team dedicated to creating the world’s leading AI-powered, cloud-native software solutions for our customers. Our renowned legacy creates endless global opportunities for our IBMers, so the door is always open for those who want to grow their career.

We are seeking a skilled back-end developer to join our IBM Software team. As part of our team, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining high-quality software products, working with a variety of technologies and programming languages.

IBM’s product and technology landscape includes Research, Software, and Infrastructure. Entering this domain positions you at the heart of IBM, where growth and innovation thrive.

Your Role And Responsibilities

As a key member of our dynamic team, you will play a vital role in crafting exceptional software experiences. Your responsibilities will encompass the design and implementation of innovative features, fine-tuning and sustaining existing code for optimal performance, and guaranteeing top-notch quality through rigorous testing and debugging. Collaboration is at the heart of what we do, and you’ll be working closely with fellow developers, designers, and product managers to ensure our software aligns seamlessly with user expectations.

Technical Leadership

Required technical and professional expertise

• Ability to technically lead a high-performance team of engineers.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
  
  

Storage Expertise

• Expert-level knowledge in storage system architecture.
• Hands-on experience with storage software stack and features like HA, replication, and multipathing.
  
  

Linux Development

• Deep expertise in Unix/Linux internals.
• Experience in kernel and user space programming, debugging, and build tools.
• Strong grasp of algorithms, data/file structures, multi-threading, synchronization, interrupt handling, and file systems.
  
  

Protocols & Networking

• Expertise in protocols: Fibre Channel, NVMe, FCoE, SCSI, iSCSI, LLDP, SAN, Multipath I/O.
• Ability to understand and implement protocol specifications.
• Networking knowledge: Ethernet (TCP/IP), Fibre Channel.
  
  

Security Concepts

• Clear understanding of encryption, key management, authentication, certificate signing, and data integrity.
  
  

Programming & Scripting

• Programming: C (mandatory), Java (good to have).
• Scripting: Python, Shell (Perl is a plus).
• Debugging tools: tcpdump, Wireshark, SanBlaze packet analyzer.
  
  

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Virtualization: VMWare ESX (VASA, vVols), Hyper-V.
• Operating Systems: MS Windows.
• Adapters: Ethernet / Fibre Channel.
• Storage Types: Block, NAS.