IBM Master @ IBM Student Watsonx w x 

Germany, Baden-Württemberg 

331296127

A student joining our team will

• work in a multi-cultural team, collaborating with engineers in Germany and other locations across the world
• gain deep knowledge in the development life-cycle of a large project, ranging from prototyping over code development and testing to integration into existing products and frameworks
• benefit from the work with supervisors having a lot of experience in software development
• learn a lot on state-of-the-art artificial intelligence techniques based on large language models

What are your qualifications?

• You have a good bachelor’s degree with an IT-related focus and a grade point average of 2.5 or better
• You are passionate about technology and software solutions related to artificial intelligence, data science and cloud software development
• You are dedicated, enjoy solving problems independently and are willing to take on new challenges
• You like to take responsibility and actively contribute your ideas
• Your high motivation, communication and team skills, as well as your customer-oriented thinking and acting characterize you
• You are flexible and mobile

What we offer:

• Financial independence right from the start – through attractive remuneration. You have the choice between 15 or 20 hours per week.

  Monthly salary with 20 hours per week:

  • 1st year: 1,326 € gross per month
  • 2nd year: 1,731 € gross per month
  • 3rd year: 1,916 € gross monthly

    Monthly salary with 15 hours per week:

  • 1st year: 995 € gross monthly
  • 2nd year: 1.298 € gross monthly
  • 3rd year: 1.437 € gross monthly
• Payment of semester fees as well as reimbursement of travel expenses to the university according to our guidelines
• Expense allowance for master’s thesis lump sum 2,500 €
• IBM internal training offers as well as the possibility of badges/certifications
• Personal support from the specialist department
• Support with career planning as well as coaching and mentoring offers

Application instructions:

Please submit the following documents – summarized in one pdf document – when applying online:

• Cover letter that clearly states your motivation for IBM and a part-time Master’s degree program, as well as your qualifications fot the job.
• Meaningful curriculum vitae, which also includes information on extracurricular qualifications, activities or social commitment.
• Bachelor’s or diploma certificate and, if applicable, work and internship references.
• If you do not yet have a transcript of grades, please send us your most recent transcript of grades. We require a grade point average of 2.5 or better. Applicants with a degree from a foreign university are required to submit an individual transcript of records from the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB).
• Applicants from non-EU countries must have a valid work permit and residence permit.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Experience with Software Backend Development
• Solid, hands-on Experience in Python
• Good understanding of Microservices architecture and software design
• Experience with Source control management, preferably Git
• Basic Knowledge of Cloud and Containerization Technologies, preferably Kubernetes
• English: Fluent

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Basic understanding of AI / ML models and evaluation techniques
• Some experience working with SQL and No-SQL databases
• Experience with container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes or OpenShift
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools like Jenkins, Travis or Tekton
• Experience with Cloud Platforms i.e. IBM Cloud, AWS, Azure
• German: Basic