About the role#
As a SW Developer Intern in the AI Center of Excellence, you will design, develop, and implement AI solutions using the IBM watsonx platform and pretrained models like Granite. You will build scalable and secure applications on IBM Cloud while working alongside technical account managers, architects, and designers to integrate AI components into broader solutions.
What you'll do#
- Design, develop, and test AI applications and services.
- Write clean, efficient, and documented code that follows security best practices.
- Participate in agile and scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
- Communicate technical decisions, progress, and challenges to stakeholders.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI components.
- Stay current with emerging trends in generative AI and IBM Cloud services.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Materials Science, Systems Engineering, Data Science, or a related field.
- Experience as a full stack developer with a focus on AI.
- Knowledge of backend technologies including Node.js, Python, or Java and databases like Cassandra or PostgreSQL.
- Proficiency in web technologies such as HTTP, REST, JSON, HTML, Ajax, and JavaScript.
- Familiarity with AI/ML frameworks like PyTorch, Hugging Face, or OpenAI API.
- Understanding of LLM prompt engineering and RAG techniques.
- Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing tools like JUnit, Selenium, or Puppeteer.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and collaboration skills with effective English communication.
- Preferred experience includes IBM watsonx, IBM Cloud Infrastructure, containerization tools like Docker or Kubernetes, micro-services architecture, messaging brokers like RabbitMQ or Kafka, and operating systems such as Red Hat or Ubuntu.
Location & details#
- Location: Austin, Texas.
- Work Modality: Hybrid.
- Employment: Full-time internship.
- Term: Rolling.
About IBM
IBM provides IT services and consulting to a global client base. The company develops technology solutions across areas such as cloud computing, security, analytics, and infrastructure. It operates as a public organization with more than 10,001 employees. The corporate headquarters are located in Armonk, New York.
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