##### Job Description :
**Your Role and Responsibilities**
Are you interested in pursuing a software development career? Have you heard
about agile development, but want to learn more about how it ‘works’? Are you
someone that has a foundational understanding of development or programming
concepts, but want to take a less traditional path to achieve it?
**What is an Apprenticeship?**
IBM Apprenticeship Program, which lasts approximately 12 months, is an
official registered apprenticeship recognized by the Department of Labor
(DOL). Every graduate of a Registered Apprenticeship program receives a
nationally-recognized credential from the DOL.
During the apprenticeship duration, you will be required to complete specific
learning hours and on the job training that has been outlined to ensure you
are developing the skills and competencies essential to the role. You will be
able to learn and grow at your own pace, but we expect most apprentices will
complete their learning within 12 months. Once you graduate and receive your
certificate from our apprentice program, you will be eligible to apply to
available full-time roles at IBM.
**Who You Are**
An apprenticeship is about learning. We’re seeking candidates who have the
following requirements, but we know you’re just getting your career started,
and we’re committed to helping you learn and grow. If you’ve had some
experience with coding or development in the past, you’re exactly the type of
candidate we’re looking for….
* Drive and eagerness to learn
* Strong problem solving and communication skills
* Able to work independently and take initiative, as well as work collaboratively and contribute to an agile team environment
* Some knowledge or experience in ONE or more of the following:
* Java, JavaScript, PHP, C#, Objective-C, C/C++, Python, Ruby and/or functional languages (Haskell, Scala, F#, Clojure)
* Design Thinking
* Hypothesis driven development
* Social coding
* Agile principles
* Container development using tools such as Docker or Vagrant
* Application Development, DevOps automation, and the development toolchain (e.g. Travis, Jenkins, Junit, automated test tools)
**What’s the Experience?**
As an apprentice, you'll join with other apprentices in a local cohort. You'll
go through your first few weeks together, learning about IBM and the skills
you'll be attaining throughout your apprenticeship. Then, you'll work with
your managers and mentors to progress through your personal skills roadmap,
learning and demonstrating new knowledge and competencies through hands-on
application with your project teams. You'll complete milestones along the way,
earning digital credentials to validate your skills, and will come back
together with other apprentices to participate in on-going training and
development focused on your professional and technical skills.
As a Software Engineer Apprentice at IBM, you’ll work as part of a larger team
of experienced developers and mentors in an interactive, collaborative
environment. You’ll learn the fundamentals of development, software design,
testing, and cloud computing, agile principles, IBM Design Thinking, DevOps
and continuous delivery. You will also learn how to resolve IBM customer
issues, debug customer problems and environments, and increase Cloud Service
skills, and will build the skills to grow your career as a Software Developer.
Best of all, you are a contributing member of your team, putting forward
ideas, taking on responsibilities and making choices about how you get the job
done just like any other IBMer.
The work location for this position is San Jose, CA. Must be local or willing
to relocate at own expense. No relocation is available for this position.
**Required Technical and Professional Expertise**
* Must have basic knowledge in **one** of the following programming languages: Java, JavaScript, PHP, C#, Objective-C, C/C++, Python, Ruby and/or functional languages (Haskell, Scala, F#, Clojure)
* Willingness to complete the requirements of the apprenticeship program.
**Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise**
* none
**About Business Unit**
IBM’s Cloud and Cognitive software business is committed to bringing the power
of IBM’s Cloud and Watson/AI technologies to life for our clients and
ecosystem partners around the world. IBM provides you with the most
comprehensive and consistent approach to development, security and operations
across hybrid environments—with complete software solutions for business and
IT operations, development, data science, security, and management. Our
experts and software capabilities help organizations develop applications once
and deploy them anywhere, integrate security across the breadth of their IT
estate, and automate operations with management visibility. With IBM, you also
have access to new skills and methods, governance and management approaches,
and a deep ecosystem of industry experts and partners.
This job requires you to provide your COVID-19 vaccination status with
supporting documentation, where legally permissible.
**Your Life @ IBM**
In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication
to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal
responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we
strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.
Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your
career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all
whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone
can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.
Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and
learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our
company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers
grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused
approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for
our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday
is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing
challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always
striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.
Are you ready to be an IBMer?
**About IBM**
IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application
of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the
human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to
life for our clients and partners around the world.
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 offers a competitive benefits program which may include medical &
prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, mental health & well being, 8 paid
holidays, minimum 56 hours paid sick time, 80 hours paid vacation, life
insurance, 401(k), financial counseling, and the IBM Employee Stock Purchase
Plan. IBM offers paid family medical leave and disability benefits to eligible
employees where required by applicable law.
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.
