Master@IBM Werkstudent R&D SW Developer Frontend/Backend (m/w/x)

Introduction

Our mission at IBM is to modernize IBM Z data access and use cases. For that we currently work on these product lines:

• IBM Data Gate is the one-stop solution for building hybrid cloud applications with Z data: a modern approach where you leave your existing data stores and applications on Z untouched, but still get current and transactional consistent copies of that data on the cloud (public or private). Data Gate enables a hybrid architecture where mainframe data stores and applications co-exist with cloud environments. It synchronizes IBM Z data to the cloud for modern cloud data architectures such as Apache Iceberg and IBM watsonx.

• IBM Db2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS is a software appliance that enables analytical and machine learning workloads for relational databases. It supports the most demanding customers in analyzing and accelerating their queries in Db2 for z/OS.

• IBM AI Optimizer for Z is a software application that empowers clients to leverage generative artificial intelligence technologies and accelerate the adoption of AI solutions across IBM Z workloads. Designed to save time, effort, and cost, AI Optimizer for Z enables clients to deploy, integrate, and monitor AI solutions with speed, simplicity, and ease.

Your role and responsibilities

To ensure that the IBM Data Gate, IBM Db2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS and IBM AI Optimizer for Z maintain their innovative edge and uphold their quality we are looking for frontend and backend developers highly interested in developing innovative, future-oriented solutions for our large scale enterprise customers. Your main duties will include designing and implementing new features, optimizing and extending existing code, and ensuring the software meets high-quality standards through testing, debugging and automation. You will work closely with other developers, designers, and product managers in dynamic and agile teams around the world.

As a Master student joining our team, you will

• work in a multi-cultural team, collaborating with engineers in Germany, India and California to implement innovative ideas,
• gain deep knowledge in the development life-cycle of a large project, ranging from system administration over code development and testing to integration into existing products and frameworks,
• benefit from the work with supervisors having a lot of experience in software development and scientific work at universities.

Examples for tasks could be web-based UI development, extension of automation scripts, integration of components into cloud environments, refinement of backend server code and improvements to monitoring utilities.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Bachelor's degree
• Programming skills in object-oriented programming (e. g. Java, C++, Python) and/or Web development languages
• Familiarity with version control systems, such as Git
• Language proficiency equivalent to English C1 and German A2
• Ability to work independently and in a team

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Knowledge in database technologies
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, such as Jenkins, Tekton or Github Actions
• Knowledge in cloud and container technologies, such as Kubernetes or Docker
• Experience in working with cloud providers such as IBM Cloud or AWS, Azure, GCP
• Familiarity with test development and automation
• Linux operating system skills

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Systems helps IT leaders think differently about their infrastructure. IBM servers and storage are no longer inanimate - they can understand, reason, and learn so our clients can innovate while avoiding IT issues. Our systems power the world's most important industries and our clients are the architects of the future. Join us to help build our leading-edge technology portfolio designed for cognitive business and optimized for cloud computing.

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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.

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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-58416

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-09-13T18:44:55