Introduction

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

Seeking new possibilities and always staying curious, we are a team dedicated to creating the world's leading AI-powered, cloud- 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

Are you passionate about IBM Z ? Do you have a passion for product development on z/OS ? If you want to work in a collaborative, team-driven environment with a group of experienced software engineers who want to deliver great technology, read on!

As a backend developer, you are part of a highly focused, self-managed Agile team that designs, develops & deploys mainframe product on z/OS. Your expertise in designing and building high performance, reliable, enterprise observability product on the mainframe will enable next-generation experiences for our customers. You will interface with senior technical leaders and delivery teams to shape, estimate, and deliver the product that adds value to our customers in their observability journey.

This position is for a developer with experience in mainframe product development or mainframe application development using one or more mainframe subsystems (CICS, MQ, IMS and DB2). The ideal candidate has programming experience using Assembler/HLASM, C/C++ and using MVS services, in either product development or application development. As the product is written in mainframe Assembler, candidates with a sound fundamental computer science background and mainframe development experience, but lacking Assembler knowledge, must be able to quickly ramp up on the Assembler skills with help from the existing team.

Major Responsibilities:

• Works as part of a project team, regularly communicating with project stakeholders on project progress and status.

• Capable of designing, coding, unit testing, debugging, and maintaining the highest level of difficult computer programs.

• Performs root cause analysis to quickly identify and resolve customer issues.

• As a member of this dynamic team supporting the delivery of enterprise software for a large user base, you demonstrate leadership, technical curiosity, a self-starter, creativity as well as forward-thinking with a passion for growth and innovation.

• The job requires the ability to perform new code features as well as code enhancements for the Z APM Connect product. Future team members should expect to work in a collaborative team-driven environment with a group of experienced software engineers who want to deliver great technology.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• A minimum of 3-5 years experience in mainframe application or product development.

• Recent mainframe programming experience.

• Assembler, C/C++ experience.

• Full software development life-cycle experience.

• Experience designing, provisioning, unit testing and supporting mainframe software.

• A self-starter & ability to work effectively in a team environment.

• Must have expert system-level knowledge of one or more of the following subsystems: CICS, IMS, MQ, DB2.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Knowledge of AppDynamics or Instana is helpful Experience developing in REXX, COBOL, Java, Python Knowledge of SAFE framework is a plus.

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Location StatementIBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to: - Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being - Financial programs such as 401(k), the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs - Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law - Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals - Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year. This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

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