Back-End Developer

# IBM Z ENGINEERING SYSTEM TEST BACK-END DEVELOPER – SYSTEMS ASSURANCE KERNEL (SAK) INTERN 2027 ## About the Role The **Systems Assurance Kernel (SAK)** team at IBM works on leading-edge IBM Z technology, developing tooling that supports the product lifecycle from simulation and initial hardware bring-up through testing, manufacturing builds, field installations, and customer delivery. SAK provides a robust framework for verifying processor and input/output architectures and helps locate and debug hardware and firmware issues on IBM Z servers. As a SAK Intern, you will create and write **architecture verification software for IBM Z systems**, working through design, coding, testing, and debugging activities. You’ll collaborate with development and test engineers, programmers, and technicians in a fast-paced environment. Depending on the internship project, you may work within the **Operating System (OS), Processor (CP), or Input/Output (IO)** areas, or across a combination of these areas. ## Key Responsibilities - Design, code, test, and debug architecture verification software for IBM Z systems.- Create functional verification programs based on IBM Z architecture.- Work within the Systems Assurance Kernel (SAK) team to support system verification and testing.- Collaborate with development engineers, test engineers, programmers, and technicians.- Contribute to SAK’s operating system and architecture verification and stress-test programs.- Support verification of IBM Z processor and input/output architectures.- Depending on the internship project, work on OS, Processor (CP), IO, or a combination of these areas.- Support IO-related work involving areas such as FICON channel adapters, networking protocols and adapters, and Coupling Facility.- Work on CP and OS features, operations, and functions associated with new machine technologies.- Apply SAK’s established methodology for pseudo-random testing.- Contribute to testing across pre-silicon processor simulation and post-silicon testing phases, including initial bring-up, regression and functional verification, manufacturing builds, and field installations.- Work with source code stored in a GitHub repository.- Use Visual Studio Code for development and source-code management.- Use in-house tools and processes supporting code compilation and library sessions.- Use AI to accelerate development and support technology transformation. ## Required Qualifications - **High School Diploma or GED**.- Ability to quickly understand and utilize multiple programming languages.- Interest in and ability to read **IBM Z architecture** and translate it into functional verification programs.- Excellent communication skills for working in a global environment.- Enthusiasm for using **AI to accelerate development and transformation**. ## Preferred Qualifications - Bachelor’s Degree.- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as **AWS or Azure**.- Understanding of containerization concepts such as **Docker**.- Exposure to testing frameworks such as **Jest or Pytest**.- Interest in leadership opportunities. ## Skills & Competencies - Back-end development- Programming and software development- Ability to learn and use multiple programming languages- IBM Z architecture- Architecture verification- Functional verification- Software testing- Test and debug- Pseudo-random testing- Operating systems- Processor architecture- Input/output architecture- GitHub- Visual Studio Code- AI-assisted development- Communication and collaboration- Cloud technology awareness- Containerization concepts- Testing frameworks- Interest in leadership ## Education & Experience **Education** - **Required:** High School Diploma or GED.- **Preferred:** Bachelor’s Degree. **Experience** - The original job description does not specify a required number of years of professional experience.- Relevant experience or exposure to cloud platforms, containerization, and testing frameworks is preferred as described above. ## Work Arrangement & Schedule - **Location:** Poughkeepsie, NY, US- **Work Arrangement:** Hybrid- **Position:** Intern, 2027- **Schedule:** Not specified in the original job description.- **Expected Weekly Hours:** Not specified.- **Weekend Requirements:** Not specified. ## Compensation & Benefits - **Compensation:** Not specified in the original job description.- Supplemental 1 employees may be eligible for up to 8 paid holidays.- Eligible employees may receive a minimum of 56 hours of paid sick time.- Eligible employees may participate in the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan.- IBM offers paid family medical leave and disability benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law. ## Compliance / Additional Information IBM is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with applicable fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status. This position was posted on **September 10, 2026** and is anticipated to remain posted for 15 days from that date, or less if the role is no longer needed.