Backend Developer - Python

Introduction
Software Developers at IBM are the backbone of our strategic initiatives to design, code, test, and provide industry-leading solutions that make the world run today - planes and trains take off on time, bank transactions complete in the blink of an eye and the world remains safe because of the work our software developers do. Whether you are working on projects internally or for a client, software development is critical to the success of IBM and our clients worldwide. At IBM, you will use the latest software development tools, techniques and approaches and work with leading minds in the industry to build solutions you can be proud of.

Your Role and Responsibilities
The IBM Automation team is seeking a candidate to join our platform development team in our Kochi software lab. This is your opportunity to dive into the world of coding and automation. You''ll be part of platform development team involved in building next generation products based on generative AI.
You will be tasked with applying new emerging technology skills related to creating core platform services that will be deployed later in cloud-based infrastructure. You''ll be involved in writing and maintaining back-end system services that support core platform functionalities. In particular, we are looking for someone with experience and expertise on back-end development and automation to support building our products on various operating systems.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 4-8 years of experience in designing and building backend services
• Experience with programming using Python for building data ingestion pipeline.
• Strong understanding of integrating Python with database and cloud
• Multi-threading concepts in Python
• Good understanding relational and NoSQL database concepts
• Working knowledge of SQL and databases like PostgreSQL, MongoDB etc
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, AWS/IBM Cloud, GitHub
• Experience with various Linux and Windows operation systems.
• Experience in designing data pipelines and collectors.
• Familiarity with Agile software development
• Familiarity with unit testing frameworks for Python

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in computer science
• Experience in leading teams
• Awareness of scripting language like Go Lang, Core Java , Node.js, or equivalent for building micro services/ data ingestion pipelines.
• Awareness of Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning concepts