Sr Ai Back End Developer.

Your Role and Responsibilities
In this role you will be responsible for the following:

• Solution Design: Lead the design of end-to-end AI solutions that encompass data acquisition, pre-processing, model selection, training, deployment, and maintenance.
• Data Pre-processing: Clean, pre-process, and curate large datasets to ensure high-quality data for training and validation of AI models.
• Model Training and Evaluation: Train and fine-tune AI models using appropriate techniques and frameworks. Evaluate model performance using relevant metrics and iterate on models to improve their accuracy and efficiency.
• Technical Leadership: Provide guidance and mentorship to AI developers, data scientists, and engineers, ensuring adherence to best practices and architectural guidelines.
• Technology Evaluation: Stay updated with emerging AI technologies, tools, and frameworks, and evaluate their suitability for solving specific business challenges.
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including data engineers, software developers, product managers, and domain experts, to align AI solutions with overall product development.
• Proof of Concept: Develop prototypes and proof-of-concepts to demonstrate the feasibility of proposed AI solutions and gain buy-in from stakeholders.

Being You @ IBM
IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and 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, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
You will be required to have the following experience:

• 5+ years of experience in developing enterprise applications using Java, Python, Scala , spark and related technologies with 2+ years a focus on Data Engineering, DataOps, MLOps.
• Knowledge of data best practices and ML/Dev operations in SaaS and hybrid environments.
• Hands-on experience with common distributed processing tools and languages Python, Spark, Hive, Presto.
• Experience with specialized data architectures like data lake, data mesh and optimizing data layouts for efficient processing.
• Strong understanding of data governance, data security, and data privacy best practices.
• Familiarity with pipeline orchestrator tools like Argo, Kubeflow, Airflow or other open source.
• Familiarity with platforms like Kubernetes and experience building on top of the native platforms.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms and services (e.g., IBM, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Ability to provide guidance to less experienced team members.

Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

• Experience designing, building, and maintaining data processing systems working in containerized environments (Docker, OpenShift, k8s).
• Experience working with both batch and streaming data processing pipelines using workflow engines (Argo, Tekton, etc.).
• Experience developing or leveraging automated platforms for data observability, data quality and drift and systems to automatically identify and correct data issues.

Other Relevant Job Details
IBM 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 being
- Financial programs such as 401(k), the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs
- Generous 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 law
- Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals
- Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences
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.
We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.
Introduction
A career in IBM Software means you'll be part of a team that transforms our customers challenges into solutions.
Seeking new possibilities and always staying curious, we are a team dedicated to creating the world's leading AI-powered, cloud-native software solutions for our customers. Our renowned legacy creates endless global opportunities for our IBMers, so the door is always open for those who want to grow their career.
We are seeking a skilled back-end developer to join our IBM Software team. As part of our team, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining high-quality software products, working with a variety of technologies and programming languages.
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