Back-end Developer

About This Role

This back-end developer role involves designing and operating systems that are critical to keeping the world running, specifically focusing on the SAK (System Assurance Kernel) for IBM System z Hardware. The role is centered on development, testing, and maintenance of this architecture assurance system and test suite, which is predominantly developed in IBM's PL/X programming language.

Responsibilities

• Perform SAK development, testing, and maintenance
• Take ownership of work items
• Ensure prompt delivery and maintenance of assigned work items
• Troubleshoot, investigate, and resolve problems

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• 6 - 9 years of development experience
• System software development skills
• Operating system skills
• Debugging skills
• Device driver skills
• Firmware skills
• Outstanding communication skills
• Strong team player with good communication (verbal/written) and interpersonal skills
• Ability and drive to dive into hardware architectures and grow new technical skills
• Ability to handle debugging tasks independently

Nice to have:

• PL/X Programming
• z/VM Environment
• Hardware troubleshooting skills

About the Company

IBM Infrastructure & Technology designs and operates systems for high-resiliency mainframes, hybrid cloud platforms, networking, automation, and site reliability, ensuring performance, security, and scalability for clients and industries globally. SAK (System Assurance Kernel) is an Architecture Assurance System and Test Suite for the IBM System z Hardware, extensively used by hardware developers and system test engineers for testing the IBM System z hardware for architecture correctness.