IBM
Software Developer Intern 2027 (12 month Placement)
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Introduction
Early Careers Software Engineer | IBM Hursley
Build technology used by businesses around the world
Join IBM Hursley and help build software used by organisations across the globe. As an Early Careers Software Engineer, you'll work on real products, contribute to production code, collaborate with experienced engineers, and gain hands-on experience with modern software engineering practices including AI-assisted development, cloud technologies, automation and DevOps.
The IBM Hursley Laboratory is one of IBM's largest software development centres and is home to many of IBM's flagship software products, including CICS, MQ, App Connect, Cloud Pak for Integration, ACEaaS, WebSphere & Java, Watson Orchestrate and Event Automation.
IBM software helps organisations securely connect applications, move data, automate business processes, and run business-critical workloads across industries including banking, retail, healthcare and government.
These roles are based onsite at IBM Hursley, near Winchester, and require attendance in the office for a minimum of three days per week.
Your Role And Responsibilities
You'll be part of an agile software development team where everyone plays an active role in planning, designing, building, testing and improving the software we deliver. From the start of your placement, you'll be working on real IBM products used by organisations worldwide. You'll contribute code, participate in technical discussions, help solve customer problems and see your work become part of products used in production environments.
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Depending on your team, you may work in areas such as:
- Software development and feature delivery
- DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering
- Testing and quality engineering
- Cloud-native application development
- Web UI development
- Customer support and technical problem solving
- Automation and developer productivity
- Open source projects and tooling
You may also gain experience with cloud-native development, containers, automation, observability, AI-assisted software engineering and modern software delivery practices alongside IBM enterprise platforms.
We value the fresh ideas and perspectives our placement students bring and encourage experimentation, innovation and continuous learning. Throughout your placement, you'll work alongside experienced engineers, architects and technical specialists who will support your development and help you build both technical and professional skills. You'll also have opportunities to participate in hackathons, AI innovation challenges, technical communities and cross-team projects that help you expand your network, develop new skills and make a real impact.
AI and Emerging Technology
AI is transforming how software is built across IBM. Many teams use AI-powered tools to improve productivity, generate code, create tests, analyse defects and accelerate software development.
Some teams are also building AI-powered capabilities directly into IBM products. An interest in Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, machine learning or data-driven software development would be beneficial, although prior experience is not required.
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Required Technical And Professional Expertise
You will need to:
- Be on track to achieve a 2:1 degree or above
- Be eligible to undertake a 12-month placement as part of your university degree
- Be authorised to work in the UK for the duration of the placement
Preferred Technical And Professional Experience
We're looking for enthusiastic and motivated students who enjoy technology, solving problems and learning new skills.
You Should Have
- Experience with software development through university projects, personal projects, work experience or open source contributions
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Good coding ability and a desire to develop high-quality software
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- The ability to work effectively as part of a global team
- Curiosity, initiative and a willingness to learn new technologies
- An interest in modern software engineering practices and emerging technologies
Experience in some of the following areas would be beneficial:
- Java
- Python
- C/C++
- JavaScript or TypeScript
- Operating systems and platform technologies, such as Linux, Windows, z/OS or cloud-based environments
- Git and GitHub
- Containers and cloud-native technologies
- DevOps and automation tools
- Agile software development
- Open source technologies
We do not expect candidates to have experience with all of these technologies. We're looking for people with strong technical foundations, a passion for technology and a willingness to learn.
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