**Introduction** A career in IBM Software means you’ll be part of a team that transforms our customer’s challenges into solutions. Seeking new possibilities and always staying curious, we are a team dedicated to creating the world’s leading AI-powered, cloud-native 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** Get to know us: IBM Z System Automation is the leading software solution for high availability and automation on the IBM Z platform. For our customers, we offer a policy-based, self-healing, high-availability solution that maximizes the efficiency and availability of business-critical systems and applications. IBM Z is the leading computing platform for commercial business transaction processing and it plays in important role in many industries such as financial business, airline booking, manufacturing and more. As IBM Z System Automation development team we are guided by IBM initiatives such as Hybrid Cloud computing and AI to make new technologies available in the automation environment. We develop using modern methods of the agile software engineering process and the use of IBM Design Thinking. We are part of an international and globally organized development team for IBM Z Systems Management and IT Optimization Software, located in Böblingen, the US and India. Culture: We at IBM strongly believe that people and technology are the key to success. Our culture also supports and encourages creativity, countless internal growth and development opportunities and various career paths, which makes IBM a fun and rewarding place to work. Regular events such as hackathons, innovation weeks, workshops and lectures on current IT topics are a central part of our work so that new ideas and technologies can flow into our products. The IBM Research & Development GmbH provides several different benefits like huge E-learning platform in cooperation with Udemy, hybrid working model or participation in a Jumpstart program for onboarding. Your Responsibilities: * Implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Git and IBM Dependency Based Build. * Developing and maintaining software applications in various programming languages, particularly Java, Python, Groovy and JavaScript. * Supporting project management with Jira and other project management tools. * Developing applications using SpringBoot and MongoDB. * Contributing to the continuous improvement of development and deployment processes. **Required technical and professional expertise** * Bachelor or Master Degree in Computer Science or similar * Solid knowledge of CI/CD, Jenkins, and Git * Basic knowledge of IBM Dependency Based Build * Experience in software development with Java, Python * Knowledge of frameworks such as SpringBoot and database systems like MongoDB * Good team player and good communication skills * English fluent, German at least B1 **Preferred technical and professional experience** * Experience in agile development and with project management tools like Jira * Experience in software development with Groovy and JavaScript * Basic knowledge of Rexx and JCL * Strong interest in new technologies, including AI, and the ability to quickly learn new skills and tools. * Experience with mainframes is desirable