IBM
SW Developer Intern | AI Center of Excellence
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Introduction
As an IBM Intern, you’ll gain hands-on experience working on meaningful projects that create value for users around the world. You’ll collaborate with experienced designers and developers to build responsive, user-centered applications using modern technologies, while contributing your own ideas, perspectives, and technical skills. We value individuals who are curious, proactive, and willing to challenge conventional thinking to drive better outcomes.
At IBM, work is more than a job, it's an opportunity to create, innovate, and solve complex problems alongside some of the brightest minds in technology. As part of a collaborative and inclusive community, you’ll help develop solutions that make a real impact for clients and communities worldwide. If you’re ready to learn, grow, and help shape the future of technology, we’d love to hear from you.
Your Role And Responsibilities
As a Developer at IBM, you’ll help build the technologies powering the quantum revolution and the next generation of AI. Join a team of innovators who turn bold ideas into real-world solutions through creativity, curiosity, and continuous learning, delivering impact on some of the industry’s most trusted platforms.
The AI Center of Excellence is seeking a skilled AI Software Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will design, develop, and implement advanced AI solutions using IBM’s Watsonx platform and pretrained models like Granite. You will build scalable and secure applications on IBM Cloud, collaborating with Technical Account Managers, Solution Architects, UX/UI Designers, and other developers to deliver innovative, high-impact solutions.
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- Design, develop, and test AI applications and services.
- Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code following best practices.
- Follow security best practices in development to meet IBM’s policies and industry standards.
- Communicate progress, challenges, and technical decisions effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Participate in agile/scrum ceremonies, contributing to sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
- Collaborate with technical account managers, UX/UI designers, architects, and other stakeholders to integrate AI components seamlessly into the overall solution.
- Stay updated on emerging trends in generative AI, IBM Cloud services, and relevant technologies.
Preferred Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Technical And Professional Expertise
Minimally, the incumbent will possess:
- Experience as a full stack developer with a focus in AI and an understanding of backend technologies, including server-side languages (Node.js, Python, Java) and databases (Cassandra, PostgreSQL, etc.)
- Experience in web technologies: HTTP, REST, JSON, HTML, Ajax, JavaScript etc as well as a familiarity with AI/ML frameworks like PyTorch, Hugging Face, or OpenAI API
- Basic understanding of LLM prompt engineering and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) techniques
- Experience with version control systems (Git) and CI/CD pipelines for efficient development workflows
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to address technical challenges effectively
- Strong collaboration skills, having worked effectively with design and engineering teams to include effective verbal & written communication skills in English
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Preferred Technical And Professional Experience
The ideal candidate will also have experience with or a working knowledge of:
- The IBM watsonx product portfolio and IBM Cloud Infrastructure
- Experience in deploying and fine-tuning models like Granite, Mistral, or Llama 3
- Hands-on experience with containerization tools like Docker or Kubernetes
- Understanding of the micro-services architecture and modern cloud programming practices
- Experience in using messaging brokers like RabbitMQ, Kafka etc
- Operating Systems (such as Red Hat, Ubuntu, etc.)
- Experience with build tools like Maven/Gradle and experience with automated testing (JUnit, Selenium and/or Puppeteer)
Program Start Date: May 03, 2027
Program Duration: 8 Months
Candidates must be available to participate for the full duration of the internship
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