**Introduction** At IBM Consulting Client Innovation Center, we provide cutting-edge technical and industry expertise to clients worldwide. Our locally-based Innovation Center focuses on driving innovation and accelerating the adoption of new technologies. **Your role and responsibilities** As a Senior Developer, you'll be a key contributor in designing, developing, testing, and supporting software solutions that empower clients on their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. You'll work with the latest technologies to build responsive, scalable, fault-tolerant, and maintainable systems. **Required technical and professional expertise** * Solid experience with Python and one or more web frameworks like Flask, FastAPI or Django * Strong experience with SQL or NoSQL databases. * solid experience working with ORM like SQLAlchemy and Django ORM * Solid understanding of microservices architecture and event-driven design patterns. * Hands-on experience in building and integrating RESTful APIs. * Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker, Podman) and Kubernetes. * Proficient with Git and other version control systems. * Experience working in Agile/DevOps environments with a focus on CI/CD practices. * experience writing and maintaining tests using popular testing and mocking frameworks like PyTest, unittest and unittest.mock **Preferred technical and professional experience** * Data engineering experience and knowledge in Pandas, Numpy or related frameworks * Familiarity with agentic frameworks and the GenAI tech stack * Familiarity with other backend technologies such as Node.js or Java. * Front-end development experience using React or Angular. * Cloud certifications or experience with one or more of cloud providers: AWS, Azure or Google Cloud. * Actively contribute to IT communities, sharing knowledge and driving technical excellence. * TDD, PEP8, MyPy are not just words for you * Prior experience in mentoring junior developers or leading technical teams is advantageous. 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.