IBM Senior Software Development Engineer 

India, Karnataka, Bengaluru 

256535609

• Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable, secure, and robust Java applications that meet business requirements and user needs.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including product managers, designers, QA engineers, and other developers to ensure seamless integration across all stages of the application lifecycle.
• Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback and ensuring adherence to coding standards and best practices.
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts by identifying areas for optimization, automation, and innovation.
• Stay current on industry trends, technologies, and tools related to Java development, sharing insights with colleagues and incorporating them into projects when appropriate.
• Mentor junior developers, fostering their professional growth through guidance, training, and knowledge transfer.
• Work collaboratively with DevOps teams to streamline deployment processes and improve operational efficiency.
• Troubleshoot production issues, working alongside support staff to resolve problems quickly and effectively.
• Document technical specifications, design decisions, and implementation details throughout the project life cycle.
• Communicate progress updates, risks, and challenges clearly and concisely to stakeholders, both internally and externally.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise
Basic Qualifications:

• 7 – 12 years of proven experience in design and development of enterprise level software, testing and supporting software applications.
• Proficiency with Java and server side development is essential.
• Proficiency with system design, software defined infrastructure, microservices is essential.
• Proficiency with relational databases, schema design, SQL is essential
• Proficiency working in a DevOps model
• Experience in Full Stack product development
• Experience working in Linux
• Proven application development skills with web or enterprise scale software.
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, object-oriented programming
• Excellent communication skills, collaboration across teams and critical thinking.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
One or more of the following areas:

• Experience with cloud providers ex: AWS, GCP, Azure is MUST
• Database implementations (query optimization, index generation, caching) or NoSQL DBs a plus
• Experience with distributed source control systems such as Git (Gitlab, Github) and building CI/CD pipeline (workflows) on it.
• Experience with test-driven development
• Experience or good knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes based deployment is MUST
• Experience or good knowledge of distributed system design is MUST.