IBM · 15 hours ago
Associate Application Developer 2026 – Salesforce
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
New Grad, Entry LevelIBM is a leading technology and consulting company, and they are seeking an Associate Application Developer to join their consulting team. In this role, you will work with clients to solve business challenges and integrate technology solutions into their operations while focusing on personal and professional growth.
Business DevelopmentBusiness Information SystemsCRMData ManagementFoundational AISoftware
Responsibilities
Learning and adopting consulting skills and business knowledge to effectively integrate packaged technology into the client's business environment
Translating client's business needs into business requirements and participating in the production of solutions to drive business value
Working with clients to refine or design their business strategy while working in an agile collaborative environment
Qualification
Required
Demonstrated programming proficiency and experience with 1 of the following (Java, C++, Python, Scala, R, SAS, SQL, Hadoop, HTML, SPSS, VBA, Tableau, Spark, Angular, ReactJS), as well as systems design/development, and information technology course work
Exposure to web services, API and Java application frameworks such as Springboot
Hands-on experience working in collaborative development environments, including use of Git-based source control, branching strategies, pull requests, and basic code review practices
Ability to translate business requirements into technical solution
Practical understanding of API-first development, including consuming REST APIs, authentication patterns, and integrating across systems
Exposure to web application development concepts and frameworks, including front-end and/or back-end development
Familiarity with cloud-native development concepts, such as environments (dev/test/prod), deployment pipelines, and running applications on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, IBM Cloud, or GCP)
Foundational understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems concepts
Familiarity with generative AI Modeling, ethics and methodologies
Familiarity with Microservices architecture, infrastructure concepts and cloud platforms AWS, Azure, IBM Cloud, and Google Cloud
Ability to work across the software development lifecycle, contributing to code quality, testing, and maintainability
Willingness to travel up to 100%, based on project requirements
Preferred
Have flexibility to work across architecture - building both front end and backend
Help maintain and improve code quality, organization, and automatization
Communicate with stakeholders on technical issues
Design and code servers, services, applications and databases on platforms such as PostgreSQL, MySQL and Oracle that are reusable, scalable and meet critical architecture goals
Company
IBM
IBM is an IT technology and consulting firm providing computer hardware, software, infrastructure, and hosting services.
Founded in 1911
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2011-01-14IPO
Leadership Team
Alain Bénichou
Chief Executive Officer, IBM Greater China Group
Alex Yang
CTO and Chief Architect
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