Master@IBM Werkstudent (f/m/x) for Software Development in the area of IBM Business Automation

Introduction

Do you want to pursue a Master's degree while gaining valuable hands-on experience at one of the world's leading technology companies?

Then Master@IBM study&work is the perfect opportunity for you! As a participant in this program, you will combine a Master's degree with exciting projects and cutting-edge technologies in a dynamic work environment. Throughout your studies, you will be actively involved in our company, apply your knowledge in real-world scenarios, and build strong professional connections for your future career.

IBM® Business Automation Workflow is a product that allows creating workflow applications to automate your business and thus improve your productivity. The workflow capability is also part of IBM® CloudPak for Business Automation, a platform offering that comprises various business automation capabilities that you can use to digitize all aspects of business operations including gaining real-time insight into your business.

The development team in Ehningen is part of IBM's worldwide business automation organization.

Engineers of our team work in an agile development environment, and are responsible for the full software development life cycle - ranging from designing and implementing new product features through testing and supporting customers world-wide in continuous delivery process.

Your role and responsibilities

Our development teams in Ehningen are looking for a skilled working student with a focus on back-end development, though front-end skills are also a plus. A minimum commitment of 6 months is preferred.

Your main responsibilities includes designing and implementing new features, optimizing and maintaining existing code, and ensuring the software meets high-quality standards through testing. You also work closely with other teams in the world wide team.

What You Can Expect from Master@IBM study&work:

✅ Financial independence from day one - with an attractive salary

15h for IBM 20h for IBM

1st year € 1.045 € 1.393 gross/month

2nd year €1.363 € 1.818 gross/month

3rd year €1.510 € 2.013 gross/month

✅An employment contract with a 15 or 20h-hour workweek for IBM.

✅Master studies at recommended German university (of your choice) like TUM, University Stuttgart, University Tübingen, KIT

✅ Full coverage of semester fees plus travel expenses to your university

✅ State-of-the-art equipment, such as a MacBook, iPhone & more

✅ Personalized development through hands-on training, job shadowing, and career coaching

✅ Master's thesis in collaboration with your department, ensuring a seamless link between theory and practice

✅ A strong prospect of full-time employment after graduation and promising career opportunities at IBM.

The planned start date is 2026.

To apply for the Master's program at IBM, please submit your CV, your high school diploma, your transcript of records and a letter of motivation. Kindly ensure that all documents are merged into one single PDF file before uploading.

Apply now and start your future with Master@IBM! 🚀

We look forward to receiving your application!

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Strong background in software development - back-end development and/or front-end development
• Expertise in programming languages such as Java and JavaScript as well as Kubernetes and containers.
• Embrace the challenge of change and constant learning
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving techniques
• Very good team player, but also able to work independently
• Strong communication skills
• Good knowledge in written and spoken English

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Expertise in programming languages such as Java or JavaScript
• Knowledge about integration with Kafka, databases and user directories
• Experience with version control and CI/CD systems like git and ArgoCD
• Experience in development of software provided as a service is benefitial
• German: fluent

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Software infuses core business operations with intelligence-from machine learning to generative AI-to help make organizations more responsive, productive, and resilient. IBM Software helps clients put AI into action now to create real value with trust, speed, and confidence across digital labor, IT automation, application modernization, security, and sustainability. Critical to this is the ability to make use of all data, because AI is only as good as the data that fuels it. In most organizations data is spread across multiple clouds, on premises, in private datacenters, and at the edge. IBM's AI and data platform scales and accelerates the impact of AI with trusted data, and provides leading capabilities to train, tune and deploy AI across business. IBM's hybrid cloud platform is one of the most comprehensive and consistent approach to development, security, and operations across hybrid environments-a flexible foundation for leveraging data, wherever it resides, to extend AI deep into a business.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.

Client-provided location(s): Böblingen, Germany

Job ID: IBM-69063

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-11-12T18:49:46