Associate Application Developer 2027- ServiceNow

IBM Consulting careers are built on long-term client relationships and close global collaboration. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success—you’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture emphasizes growth and empathy, focusing on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.

Responsibilities

• Work across the entire system architecture to design, develop, and support high-quality, scalable products and interfaces for clients.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and define technical specifications for generative AI projects.
• Apply IBM's Design Thinking to create products that deliver a great user experience along with high performance, security, quality, and stability.
• Work with relational databases (SQL, Postgres, DB2, MongoDB), operating systems (Linux, Windows, iOS, Android), and modern UI frameworks (Backbone.js, AngularJS, React, Ember.js, Bootstrap, and jQuery).
• Create mockups, UI components, algorithms, and data structures to deliver viable products.
• Work with technologies such as Microsoft, ServiceNow, Oracle, Adobe, Salesforce, and others based on business needs and project requirements.
• Willingness to travel up to 100%.

Requirements

• Demonstrated programming proficiency and experience with at least one of the following: JavaScript, Java, C++, Python, Scala, R, SAS, SQL, Hadoop, HTML, SPSS, VBA, Tableau, Spark, Angular, or ReactJS.
• Systems design/development and information technology coursework.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Exposure to web application development concepts and frameworks, including front-end and/or back-end development.
• Familiarity with generative AI modeling, ethics, and methodologies.
• Familiarity with microservices architecture, infrastructure concepts, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, IBM Cloud, Google Cloud).
• Familiarity with relational databases.
• Foundational programming exposure in JavaScript, including functions, loops, arrays, objects (JSON), error handling, asynchronous concepts, string and number handling.
• Foundational programming exposure in at least one of: .NET/ASP.NET, C#, Java, Python, or JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Exposure to modern software development patterns.
• Experience using AI tools like Copilot, ChatGPT, or similar assistants for research, writing, analysis, and productivity improvement while applying critical thinking and validation.
• Experience working within an Agile team structure (sprints, backlogs, standups, story points) and comfort adapting to iterative development and shifting priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred majors: MIS, CS, Business Analytics, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Economics, User Experience Design, Web Development.
• Flexibility to work across architecture—building both front-end and back-end.
• Exposure to reading, navigating, and manipulating JSON objects.
• Experience working with relational databases.
• Familiarity with core ITIL concepts and workflows (incident, problem, change, request management).
• Exposure to cloud and AI concepts such as Azure services, data platforms, security, and AI models through coursework, labs, internships, or personal projects, with a willingness to keep learning.

These positions are anticipated to start in 2027.