Intern Developer – Adobe 2027 at IBM in Chicago, IL

Summary: IBM is a technology and consulting company that provides interns with mentorship, coaching, and opportunities to contribute to client projects across diverse industries. The Intern Developer will gain professional experience through client projects, collaborate on cross-functional teams, develop scalable cloud-native software, document technical specifications, and participate in the full product delivery life cycle.

Responsibilities:
- During your internship, you can enhance your knowledge and gain professional experience by working on client projects. This role provides an exceptional opportunity to build a compelling portfolio, acquire new skills, gain insights into diverse industries, and embrace novel challenges for your future career
- Team Collaboration and Innovation: Join cross functional teams to understand requirements and define technical specs for various projects, fostering collaboration innovation
- Precision in Documentation: Document technical specifications and design decisions with clarity ensuring effective communication within the team and stakeholders
- Code Excellence: develop scalable reusable code and champion code review processes/tools to uphold top notch code quality
- Full Stack Versatility: Engage in full stack cloud native development, utilizing design thinking to create products that prioritize user experience, performance, security, quality, and stability. Gain exposure to a diverse tech stack including databases, operating systems, cloud providers, and modern UI frameworks, contributing to the entire product delivery life cycle

Required Qualifications:
- Currently pursuing a university degree with a track-record of academic success (Preferred Majors: MIS, CS, Finance, Accounting, Business Analytics, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Human Resources, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Economics, User experience design, and Web development)
- Strong interpersonal skills that enhance collaboration and relationship building, while also managing dynamic workloads in an agile environment
- Have initiative and passion to actively seek new knowledge and improve skills while embracing a growth mindset to assimilate diverse viewpoints
- Demonstrate leadership experience and ability to communicate effectively through active listening; while also be willing to adapt and have a readiness to take ownership of tasks and challenges
- Exposure to SQL/PLSQL, cloud basics, integration patterns (REST/SOAP APIs), data migration tools (FBDI, HDL), reporting tools (OTBI, BI Publisher), data visualization (Tableau, Power BI)
- Exposure to tools like Copilot, ChatGPT, or similar AI assistants to research, write, analyze, and improve productivity, while applying critical thinking and validation
- Willingness to travel as needed

Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree
- Knowledge or interested in database development, as well as a curiosity in a wide range of cloud platforms, web markup languages, deploying. applications with container technology, and generative AI
- Exposure to web services, API, and multiple Java application frameworks highly desired
- Knowledge or interest in best practices around design patterns, performance tuning, automated and unit testing

Required Skills: SQL, PL/SQL, REST APIs, SOAP APIs, FBDI, HDL, OTBI, BI Publisher, Tableau, Power BI, ChatGPT, Generative AI, Design Patterns, Performance Tuning, Automated Testing, Unit Testing

Internship Start Date: Start in 2027

Benefits: Real client projects across diverse industries, Continuous learning, mentorship, and coaching, Clear pathway into IBM's Associate Program for high-performing interns, Opportunity to build a compelling portfolio and acquire new skills, Potential advancement to the full-time Associates program based on results and performance