**Introduction**
Software Developers at IBM are the backbone of our strategic initiatives to design, code, test, and provide industry-leading solutions that make the world run today - planes and trains take off on time, bank transactions complete in the blink of an eye and the world remains safe because of the work our software developers do.
Whether you are working on projects internally or for a client, software development is critical to the success of IBM and our clients worldwide.
At IBM, you will use the latest software development tools, techniques and approaches and work with leading minds in the industry to build solutions you can be proud of.
**Your Role and Responsibilities**
IBM Watson Orders is looking for a Python Back-end Engineer to support the development of an edge artificial intelligence (AI) product.
This engineering role presents the opportunity to work at the intersection of audio hardware, deep learning, and edge infrastructure while collaborating with a dynamic team and helping enable one of the largest deployments of brick-and-mortar AI technology.
The core responsibility of this role is to support the development of efficient, modular, reliable and scalable AI Voice Agent that is deployed at quick service restaurants.
The back-end work focuses on core logic of the AI product, microservices, distributed processing, telemetry, and scalability of a product and platform that will reach 10s of millions of customers per day.
**Responsibilities**:
- Support the addition of new languages to the Voice Agent
- Keep and push for the high bar of development best practices: test coverage, design patterns, documentation and self-documenting code
- Address core design and stability issues across the stack and platform
- Educate engineering teams on standard methodologies, and where possible, automate enforcement and migrate existing code to ensure compliance
**Required Technical and Professional Expertise**
- 5+ years of experience in Linux environments with good understanding of Linux processes.
- 5+ years of professional experience developing back-end/server technologies in Python.
- Strong experience in high performance, server and service programming, e.g.
distributed, multi-threaded programming writing network clients and coordinating high throughput inter-process communication.
- Quick learner.
- Fluent in English
**Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise**
- Experience in containers
- and Kubernetes-based development.
- Experience in shell scripting and cross-language system development.
- BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field, or equivalent experience.
**About Business Unit**
Are you craving to learn more?
Prepared to solve some of the world's most unique challenges?
And ready to shape the future for millions of people?
If so, then it's time to join us, express your individuality, unleash your curiosity and discover new possibilities.
Every IBMer, and potential ones like yourself, has a voice, carves their own path, and uses their expertise to help co-create and add to our story.
Together, we have the power to make meaningful change - to alter the fabric of our clients, of society and IBM itself, to create a truly positive impact and make the world work better for everyone.
It's time to define your career.
**About IBM**
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 50 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.
**Location Statement**
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, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics.
IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.