Back-End Developer
Posted on: 14 Apr 2021
San Jose, CA
Job Description
Introduction
Revolutionize the genomics industry!
We are launching a stealth start-up created to manage bioinformatic computations at scale. Financially backed and operationally supported by IBM, this start-up is well positioned to transform the way biotech, pharma, and research organizations discover insights and breakthroughs.
What We Offer:
We offer a competitive compensation package, autonomy to shape the direction of this initiative, and opportunity for career advancement.
You will enter a highly motivated team, coming from different disciplines and walks of life. We believe great teams bring great ideas to life. We value proactive team members with a strong sense of ownership, people who are able to imagine the world they want to live in and are ready to solve any problem to make it happen.
Youll get the exciting opportunity to join us and shape our initiatives future from the beginning.
Your Role and Responsibilities
IBM Research is seeking a Back-End Developer to work at its Research Center in Almaden, CA.
As a Back-End Developer, you will work in an agile, collaborative environment across software architecture, understanding both front-end and back-end concerns, while specializing in the back-end. We work in small, cross-functional teams with big goals, so you will need to be adaptive and adept at clear communication.
* Build robust and scalable back-end software
* Architect and implement systems and APIs
* Create high level code quality through unit tests, automation, and code reviews
* Build a system for scalable, high-performance computation in the cloud
* Build scalable and testable software using modern technologies
Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related area is required. This is a long-term supplemental position.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
* 4+ years of experience in back-end development
* 2+ years of NodeJS expertise
* Demonstrated understanding of JavaScript and Typescript
* Expertise with building and using Docker containers, as well as Kubernetes
* Experience architecting complex asynchronous APIs
* Background working with Agile, Lean, and Continuous Delivery approaches, such as Continuous Integration, TDD (Test Driven Development) etc.
* An ability to embrace and reduce uncertainty through continual validated learning
* Proven people skills that contribute to an open and collaborative environment
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
* Experience with creating cloud-native applications and diagnosing problems with them
* Experience with JS libraries such as RXJS and Express preferred
* Experience with database design (relational databases like Postgres) and intermediate level of SQL and NoSQL databases such as MongoDB
* Expertise with high performance computing (HPC)
* Background with data storage on the cloud
* None
IBM
Armonk, New York
International Business Machines Corporation operates as an integrated technology and services company worldwide. Its Cognitive Solutions segment offers a portfolio of enterprise artificial intelligence platforms, such as analytics and data management platforms, cloud data services, talent management, and industry solutions primarily under the Watson Platform, Watson Health, and Watson Internet of Things names. This segment also offers transaction processing software for use in banking, airlines, and retail industries.
The company’s Global Business Services segment offers business consulting services; delivers system integration, application management, maintenance, and support services for packaged software applications; and finance, procurement, talent and engagement, and industry-specific business process outsourcing services. Its Technology Services & Cloud Platforms segment provides project, managed, outsourcing, and cloud-delivered services for enterprise IT infrastructure environments; technical support, and software and solution support services; and integration software solutions. The company’s Systems segment offers servers for businesses, cloud service providers, and scientific computing organizations; data storage products and solutions; and z/OS, an enterprise operating system.
Its Global Financing segment provides lease, installment payment plans, and loan financing services; short-term working capital financing to suppliers, distributors, and resellers; and remanufacturing and remarketing services. International Business Machines Corporation serves financial services institutions, airlines, manufacturers, and consumer goods and retail companies. The company was formerly known as Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. and changed its name to International Business Machines Corporation in 1924. The company was incorporated in 1911 and is headquartered in Armonk, New York.
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IndustryInformation Technology
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No. of Employees350,600
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