**Introduction** NA **Your role and responsibilities** Software Backend Developers at IBM are the backbone of our strategic initiatives to design, code, test, and provide industry leading solutions that make the world run today - planes and trains take off on time, bank transactions complete in the blink of an eye and the world remains safe because of the work our software developers do. Whether you are working on projects internally or for a client, software development is critical to the success of IBM and our clients worldwide. At IBM, you will use the latest software development/testing tools, techniques and approaches and work with leading minds in the industry to build solutions you can be proud of. AIX Organization primarily owns the AIX/VIOS development, having yearly release cycle. As Software Backend Developer, you shall understand the AIX/VIOS development, test and support process, develop overall functional verification plan by understanding of the products, layers, components. In addition, it’s important to understand and grasp the technical architecture of the components. The AIX organization primarily works through three functions - Development, Test, L3 Support. Person should be able to work seamlessly in any of the function as well as cross function, own the product delivery end to end and yield the tangible results as set forth by the product owner/ Lead. A Software Backend developer Works in an agile, collaborative environment to recommend and develop testing standards and application of quality technologies. Encourages application development that builds testability in from the ground up. Ensures the product is robust and failure scenarios are considered and refactored. Collaborates with cross-functional team members on story development, from before definition through final deployment. Performs exploratory testing using industry leading practices. Discovers defects/bugs and works with coders and POs to determine root cause and how to prevent similar issues from happening in the future. Drives adoption of test automation - unit tests, integration tests, functional tests. **Required technical and professional expertise** Minimum 5-8 years of experience in functional verification of software developed mainly handling C/C++ applications in UNIX domain. •Strong skills C programming [Scale 4 out of 5] •Strong skills in Unix/Linux internals [Signals, IPC, Shared memory etc] [Scale 4 out of 5] •Experience in handling multi-threaded applications - [Scale 3 out of 5] •Good understanding of Unix OS Internals - Kernel programming, Process Management, Memory management, Virtualization - CPU, Memory[Scale 3 out of 5] •Good knowledge in File Systems, Storage disk management and Unix Networking — [Scale 3 out of 5] •Good knowledge in UNIX shell scripting, Perl, Python - [Scale 3 out of 5] •Proven debugging and Problem-Solving skills (scale 4 to 5) •Proven Knowledge of Test processes, test development, test tools, Test Plan, and execution records (scale 4 to 5) •Should have a fair understanding of functional verification of the network protocols / Fiber channel protocols, Device drivers available in Unix/Linux Operating Systems. •Should have a Flair for testing and automation, Hands-on in Virtualization testing. •Excellent verbal & written communication skills (scale 4 out of 5) **Preferred technical and professional experience** •5-6 years development/functional verification experience in involving UNIX/OS internals. •5-6 years of experience in product development •Passionate about Functional Verification •Ability to articulate and compare alternatives approaches. IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and 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, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.