Senior Staff Development Engineer en IBM

Introduction

At IBM Infrastructure & Technology, we design and operate the systems that keep the world running. From high-resiliency mainframes and hybrid cloud platforms to networking, automation, and site reliability. Our teams ensure the performance, security, and scalability that clients and industries depend on every day. Working in Infrastructure & Technology means tackling complex challenges with curiosity and collaboration. You’ll work with diverse technologies and colleagues worldwide to deliver resilient, future-ready solutions that power innovation. With continuous learning, career growth, and a supportive culture, IBM provides the opportunities to build expertise and shape the infrastructure that drives progress.

Your role and responsibilities

Build the world’s simplest and most intuitive management system on IBM Z Systems, enabling customers to easily manage their resources. Contribute to the simplification and modernization of Z resource management by delivering a comprehensive set of capabilities for System Programmers.

• Design and develop high‑level solutions for assigned enhancements by working closely with the Product Owner, incorporating guidance as needed.

• Collaborate with UX/UI designers to prototype and implement innovative solutions aligned with product initiatives.

• Write clean, readable, scalable, and efficient code, supported by rigorous testing practices.

• Review component designs and associated code pull requests, providing constructive and actionable feedback to team members.

• Identify test scenarios and create comprehensive unit, functional, and integration test cases.

• Integrate test automation into development and delivery workflows.

• Execute testing in virtual and real environments, covering component, system, and system‑integration levels.

• Participate actively in weekly sprint ceremonies, provide status updates to the Iteration Manager, and deliver sprint demos.

• Ensure timely delivery of user stories associated with product initiatives.

• Identify, triage, and resolve defects discovered during various testing phases.

• Communicate effectively and collaborate with local and global team members as well as key stakeholders.

• Identify opportunities for customer engagement and lead technical discussions with clients and stakeholders under the guidance of the Product Owner.

• Drive product hygiene initiatives, including adherence to organizational security practices, accessibility testing, and product build processes.

• Build and enhance the continuous integration (CI) environment to support automated delivery pipelines.

• Demonstrate readiness to lead a team of engineers, provide technical and interpersonal support, and collaborate closely to achieve business objectives.

Required technical and professional expertise

• Minimum 8+ years of experience in a full-stack development role.

• Strong programming skills in:

• Java

• Python

• JavaScript

• React

• Angular

• Experience developing code interfaces such as REST APIs and WebSockets.

• AI/ML experience, including:

• Frameworks/libraries such as PyTorch and TensorFlow

• Strong foundation in mathematics, statistics, and model training

• Exposure to:

• Prompt Engineering

• Agentic AI

• Large Language Models (LLMs)

• Strong experience with application servers and frameworks, including:

• Liberty

• J2EE

• Jakarta

• Experience with:

• RESTful APIs

• Integrating frontend applications with backend services

• Data formats such as JSON and XML

• z/OS, z/OSMF, system management

• Strong debugging skills, with the ability to quickly root-cause issues.

• Experience performing code reviews.

• Familiarity with unit, functional, and system testing frameworks and tools.

• Experience with security development tools and processes.

• Software development experience in an Agile environment.

• Experience with DevOps tooling, including:

• Git

• Jenkins

• Maven

• Jira

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.

• Proven ability in leading and mentoring a team of developers.

• Ability to collaborate across disciplines and teams, and work effectively in a global team environment.

• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize a busy workload.

• Experience in team leadership with clear mission ownership.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• z/OS , z/VM architecture

• Dump analysis using Interactive Problem Control System (IPCS), with the ability to interpret logs and dumps.

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