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# Entry Level Back-End Developer-Houston-TX

- **Company:** IBM
- **Location:** Houston, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Unit Testing, Cloud Computing, Computer Programming, Data Structures, Revision Control Systems, Python (Programming Language), Open Source Technology, Software Engineering, Scripting, Backend, Git, Api Design
- **Published:** August 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/F95BAC2D14914FEBB8FA26E332B3623D/job/

## About the Role

* Python or C/C++ programming skills - demonstrated via school projects, internships, and/or coursework
 * Strong interest in working in low level coding (close to hardware), operating system and application development
 * Data structures/Software Design
 * Excellent communications skills / documentation skills
 * Strong verbal and written communication skills.
 * Passion for technology and engineering
 * Growth-minded, trusted, team focused, courageous, resourceful, and outcome focused.

Preferred technical and professional experience

 * Operating Systems course work or experience
 * Understanding of Databases and SQL programming
 * Git (preferred) or other source control systems
 * Contributing to open source project experience
 * Python (ideal) or other scripting languages
 * Familiarity with AI and Machine Learning frameworks
 * Software test / unit test development in the context of software development
 * Experience with using and developing APIs
 * Understanding of virtualization concepts and cloud operations
 * Algorithms and data structures course work



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