Associate Application Developer - Entry Level; Lansing, MI

Position: Associate Application Developer - Entry Level (Lansing, MI)

Associate Application Developer – Entry Level (Lansing, MI)

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Introduction

In this role, you'll work in one of IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers), providing deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients worldwide. As an Associate Developer through IBM Consulting’s Associates Program for university hires, you’ll have the opportunity to work on diverse client projects, continually learn, and advance your career.

Your role and responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support high-quality, scalable products and interfaces across the entire system architecture.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to understand requirements and define technical specifications for generative AI projects.
• Apply IBM's Design Thinking to produce user‑friendly, high‑performance solutions that meet security, quality, and stability standards.
• Work with multiple relational databases (SQL, Postgres, DB2, Mongo
  
  DB), operating systems (Linux, Windows, iOS, Android), and modern UI frameworks (Backbone.js, Angular
  
  JS, React, Ember.js, Bootstrap, jQuery).
• Create components, mockups, algorithms, and data structures to deliver viable products.

Required education

High School Diploma or GED.

Preferred education

Bachelor’s Degree.

Required technical and professional expertise

• Proficient in at least one programming language (Java, C++, Python, Scala, R, SAS, SQL, Hadoop, HTML, SPSS, VBA, Tableau, Spark, Angular, React
  
  JS) with systems design/development experience.
• Experience with web services, APIs and Java application frameworks such as Spring Boot.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Familiarity with generative AI modeling, ethics, and methodologies.
• Knowledge of microservices architecture, infrastructure concepts and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, IBM Cloud, Google Cloud).

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Flexibility to work across architecture – front‑end and back‑end.
• Maintain and improve code quality, organization, and automation.
• Communicate with stakeholders on technical issues; design and code reusable, scalable servers, services, applications, and databases on platforms such as Postgre
  
  SQL, MySQL, and Oracle.

Other relevant job details

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full‑time schedule for a full calendar year. Salary will vary based on skills, experience, and location. Benefits may be prorated for those who start part of the year.

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Software Development

EEO Statement

IBM is proud to be 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 the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

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