SW Developer Intern | AI Center of Excellence 2027

IBM is a global technology and consulting company that develops cloud, AI, and infrastructure solutions. The AI Center of Excellence is seeking a Software Developer Intern to design, develop, test, and secure AI applications using IBM watsonx, pretrained models, and IBM Cloud while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

What you'll do:

• 1) Design, develop, and test AI applications and services
• 2) Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code following best practices
• 3) Follow security best practices in development to meet IBM’s policies and industry standards
• 4) Communicate progress, challenges, and technical decisions effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• 5) Participate in agile/scrum ceremonies, contributing to sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives
• 6) Collaborate with technical account managers, UX/UI designers, architects, and other stakeholders to integrate AI components seamlessly into the overall solution
• 7) Stay updated on emerging trends in generative AI, IBM Cloud services, and relevant technologies

What they're looking for:

• High School Diploma/GED
• Minimally, the incumbent will possess:
• 1) Experience as a full stack developer with a focus in AI and an understanding of backend technologies, including server-side languages (Node.js, Python, Java) and databases (Cassandra, PostgreSQL, etc.)
• 2) Experience in web technologies: HTTP, REST, JSON, HTML, Ajax, JavaScript etc as well as a familiarity with AI/ML frameworks like PyTorch, Hugging Face, or OpenAI API
• 3) Basic understanding of LLM prompt engineering and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) techniques
• 4) Experience with version control systems (Git) and CI/CD pipelines for efficient development workflows
• 5) Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to address technical challenges effectively
• 6) Strong collaboration skills, having worked effectively with design and engineering teams to include effective verbal & written communication skills in English
• Bachelor's Degree
• Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's Degree in: Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Materials Science, Systems Engineering, Data Sciences or related majors
• 1) The IBM watsonx product portfolio and IBM Cloud Infrastructure
• 2) Experience in deploying and fine-tuning models like Granite, Mistral, or Llama 3

Benefits:

• Hybrid work arrangement
• Supplemental 1 employees may be eligible for up to 8 paid holidays
• Supplemental 1 employees may be eligible for a minimum of 56 hours paid sick time
• Supplemental 1 employees may be eligible for the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• IBM offers paid family medical leave to eligible employees where required by applicable law
• IBM offers disability benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law