Software Developer Intern 2026 - Poughkeepsie NY

IBM Corporation•Poughkeepsie, NY

38d

About The Position

As a Software Developer Intern, you'll gain hands-on experience working on real-world projects that impact users globally. You'll collaborate with designers and developers to build responsive, elegant, and user-friendly applications using modern web technologies. As a software developer, you will work with clients and others in a multidisciplinary team to define requirements and develop solutions. You will design, code, and test solutions for IBM Z platform, that use programming languages including Java, C/C++, Assembler, and/or PL/I.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED
Software development experience
Expertise working with one more of the following languages: Java, C/C++, PL/I, Assembler
Experience in developing tools and products using at least one scripting language: Ansible, Python, JavaScript, Typescript, Ruby, Rust, Swift, or Kotlin.
Proficient in source control management tools such as GitHub and with Agile Life Cycle Management tools
Strong analytical, debugging and problem-solving skills to analyze issues and defects reported by customers, customer-facing teams, and test teams
Self-motivated to achieve goals
Ability to innovate in the areas of Product Engineering
Open to cross time zone collaboration
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to use conference and collaboration tools effectively

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree
Experience with software build technologies
Experience in creating, modernizing and supporting robust CI/CD pipelines
Agile Development Model
IBM Z Architecture, IBM z/OS Systems Programming
Databases and database systems including Db2, MongoDB, IMS, and other SQL / NoSQL databases (MySQL, MariaDB, etc.)
JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript libraries like jQuery, Node.js, React, etc.
DOM, JSON, CSS Frameworks, HTTP, SSL, MQ, TCP/IP
Cloud Architectures, Infrastructure (VPC, Kubernetes/OpenShift, Istio, Akamai etc.) and Migrations
Web development, REST APIs, and web services.
Knowledge of VS Code extension development
Knowledge of Eclipse plugin development
Linux & Windows server environments
Microservice architecture and developing applications leveraging any of the following frameworks: Springboot, Liberty, Quarkus, Grails, etc.
Enterprise software projects, including feature development, troubleshooting, production support, and customization based on business requirements
Design and Development of Code using Security Best Practices
AI/ML Engineering

Responsibilities

work with clients and others in a multidisciplinary team to define requirements and develop solutions
design, code, and test solutions for IBM Z platform

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