AI & Software Developer

IntroductionIBM's Chief Sustainability Office is seeking a skilled and mission-driven Software Developer to design, build, and deploy AI-enabled solutions that accelerate IBM's sustainability strategy. This role sits at the intersection of advanced technology and environmental impact leveraging AI, data, and software engineering to help drive measurable progress across climate, energy, and sustainable materials initiatives. You will work closely with sustainability domain experts, data scientists, and engineering teams to translate complex environmental challenges into scalable digital solutions. From building generative AI-powered tools to enabling data-driven decision-making systems, this role will contribute directly to IBM's efforts to embed sustainability into core business operations and innovation pipelines. The ideal candidate combines strong software engineering fundamentals with hands-on experience in modern AI/ML and generative AI techniques, and brings a pragmatic, solutions-oriented mindset to delivering production-ready systems.Your role and responsibilitiesKey ResponsibilitiesAI & Generative AI Foundations§ Hands‐on experience with Python and modern AI/ML libraries§ Experience building, integrating, or Generative AI solutions (e.g., LLM usage, prompt design, embeddings) to build solutions§ Familiarity with Retrieval‐Augmented Generation (RAG) concepts§ Experience working with structured data in AI‐driven applicationsSoftware Engineering§ Experience building backend services or APIs§ Ability to write clean, testable, and maintainable code§ Understanding of basic software design principles and modular architecturesDeployment & Operations§ Exposure to deploying applications using containers and/or cloud platforms§ Awareness of performance, reliability, and cost considerations in production systemsSecurity, Ethics & Compliance§ Ensure responsible AI usage§ Comply with organizational security standardsCollaboration§ Ability to collaborate with engineers and domain experts§ Comfortable translating between business problems and technical solutions§ Communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders and sustainability leaders.Required educationBachelor's DegreePreferred educationBachelor's DegreeRequired technical and professional expertiseRequired Technical and Professional ExpertiseBachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.Exposure to Back-End Development: Familiarity with designing, developing, testing, and delivering back-end components of software applications using leading-edge and/or proven technologies.Experience with Agile Methodologies: Understanding of Agile principles and practices, with experience working in a collaborative environment to understand stakeholder requirements.Component-Level Software Design: Knowledge of designing, coding, and testing component-level software solutions, ensuring they are unit tested and ready for integration into products.Debugging and Troubleshooting: Exposure to debugging customer-reported problems, designing, developing, and unit testing code fixes.Automated CI/CD Pipelines: Familiarity with contributing to the development of automated CI/CD pipelines that take code through various quality stages.Preferred technical and professional experiencePreferred Technical and Professional ExpertiseExperience deploying applications using containers (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud platforms.Familiarity with performance optimization, cost management, and reliability in production systems.Interest or experience in responsible AI frameworks and governance practices.Front-End Development Skills: Exposure to designing, developing, testing, and delivering front-end components of software applications using leading-edge and/or proven technologies.DevOps Engineering Knowledge: Familiarity with DevOps engineering practices and tools, contributing to the development of automated CI/CD pipelines.L3 Support Engineering: Exposure to L3 support engineering, debugging customer-reported problems, and designing, developing, and unit testing code fixes.ABOUT BUSINESS UNITThe IBM Finance organization is responsible for driving enterprise performance and transformation. We are the financial stewards of IBM, delivering IBM's financial strategy, developing new business models, and mitigating enterprise risk. Do you have a passion for creating business value? Join our team in accounting, financial planning, pricing, business controls, tax, treasury, business development (acquisitions & divestitures), and global financing.YOUR LIFE @ IBMIn 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 IBMIBM'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 DETAILSIBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well beingFinancial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programsGenerous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable lawTraining and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goalsDiverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiencesWe consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.