Introduction

At IBM, Software Developers are at the heart of everything we build. Our solutions keep planes and trains on schedule, make banking transactions lightning fast, and keep the digital world secure.

 Who We are  

We at IBM Software Lab are developers, designers, and engineers who drive IBM's product development strategy. At Software team are the talented individuals who drive every stage of building, managing, and supporting our products. From uncovering user needs and crafting intuitive designs, to writing innovative code, testing functionality, and guaranteeing exceptional quality, Our team members are the masterminds behind conceptualizing, building, and maintaining our software.

 We're committed to empowering you with the skills, expert guidance, and resources you need to not only excel in your role but also take ownership of your career growth and aspirations

 Now, we’re opening the door for final-year undergrad students who want to start their career with a 6-month internship and grow into full-time roles. This is your chance to work with the latest IBM Software technologies, learn from industry experts, and see your code make a real impact.

 Why Join Us?

 * Hands-on learning: Apply your classroom knowledge to real-world problems.
 * Mentorship: Work with some of the deep tech engineers in the industry.
 * Future-ready skills: You’ll gain access and experience in cutting-edge technologies.
 * Career pathway: A successful internship can lead to a full-time role at IBM.

 If you’re a final-year undergrads student excited to code, test, break, and rebuild—all while learning from experts and shaping technology that impacts millions—apply now and start your journey with IBM

Your role and responsibilities

During your internship, you’ll work closely with Software Product experts on real projects in areas like Machine Learning to Generative AI, Automation, Data & AI, Security and Sustainability. You won’t just shadow—you’ll be building, testing, and improving software that matters. Collaborate with diverse teams, gaining communication and teamwork skills valued in any career.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

We value curiosity, problem-solving, and eagerness to learn. You don’t need to know everything yet—we’ll teach you. But we’d love to see some of these in your toolkit:
 * Programming experience in Go, Java, Python, or scripting languages.
 * Exposure to Frontend tools (React, Redux, AngularJS, JavaScript, HTML, CSS).
 * Interest in backend development with Python, Java, or Go.
 * Basic familiarity with test tools (e.g., Jest, Cypress, Codecept).
 * Basic familiarity with test automation using Ansible, Python.
 * Understanding of APIs (building, testing, and automating).
 * Experience using GitHub or other source code control systems.
 * Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent.

Preferred technical and professional experience

If you’ve dabbled in these, great—if not, don't worry. You’ll have a chance to learn here:
 * Cloud platforms (IBM Cloud, AWS, Azure, GCP).
 * DevOps tools and practices.
 * Kubernetes, Docker, or OpenShift.
 * Linux systems.
 * Awareness of automation frameworks, data science concepts, or cloud architecture.

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Software infuses core business operations with intelligence—from machine learning to generative AI—to help make organizations more responsive, productive, and resilient. IBM Software helps clients put AI into action now to create real value with trust, speed, and confidence across digital labor, IT automation, application modernization, security, and sustainability. Critical to this is the ability to make use of all data, because AI is only as good as the data that fuels it. In most organizations data is spread across multiple clouds, on premises, in private datacenters, and at the edge. IBM’s AI and data platform scales and accelerates the impact of AI with trusted data, and provides leading capabilities to train, tune and deploy AI across business. IBM’s hybrid cloud platform is one of the most comprehensive and consistent approach to development, security, and operations across hybrid environments—a flexible foundation for leveraging data, wherever it resides, to extend AI deep into a business.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.