Full Stack Developer - IBM Quantum

Introduction

IBM Quantum is building the world's leading quantum computing systems, software, and cloud services. The Full Stack Developer in this role will design, build and operate web applications and services end to end, from the user interface to the backend and the cloud infrastructure they run on. You will work closely with design, data engineering, product and cloud teams to understand business needs, break them down into concrete technical specifications and deliver high-quality software.

Your role and responsibilities

As a Full Stack Developer at IBM Quantum, you will design, develop, deploy, and support end-to-end web applications and services. Working closely with product, design, data engineering, and cloud teams, you will translate business requirements into secure, scalable, and production-ready solutions across the frontend, backend, and cloud infrastructure.

Key responsibilities include:

• Building and maintaining web applications, APIs, and microservices.
• Developing and operating cloud-native, containerized solutions.
• Implementing CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and software quality practices.
• Ensuring application security, reliability, and performance.
• Collaborating across teams to deliver business solutions and drive continuous improvement.
• Supporting application operations, cloud modernization, and DevSecOps initiatives.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Analyze complex, distributed architectures and break business requirements down into clear technical specifications, user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Design, build, and maintain web applications using React and TypeScript, with hands-on experience in Next.js (server-side rendering, API routes, middleware).
• Develop and operate REST APIs and microservices in Python using FastAPI or similar frameworks, including data validation with Pydantic.
• Build containerized applications with Docker, and deploy and operate them on Kubernetes (deployments, services, ingress/routes, ConfigMaps, Secrets, liveness and readiness probes, scaling).
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines with automated builds, tests and promotion across test, pre-production and production environments.
• Apply web security and authentication concepts, including OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect, SSO, API gateways, reverse proxies, API keys and secrets management.
• Write efficient SQL queries against relational databases such as PostgreSQL.
• Write automated tests using Jest, React Testing Library and pytest, and maintain code quality through linting, formatting and static type checking.
• Collaborate with design, data engineering, product and SRE teams to translate requirements into robust, production-ready solutions.
• Use Git-based version control, contribute via code reviews, and follow industry-standard software engineering best practices.
• Communicate effectively in English, both written and spoken, within a distributed, international team.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Experience with IBM Cloud services such as IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service, Red Hat OpenShift, Code Engine, Container Registry, Secrets Manager and Cloud Object Storage.
• Experience migrating applications to the cloud and managing infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, Helm).
• Experience with data visualization libraries such as D3.js and Three.js/WebGL.
• Familiarity with Carbon Design System, Tailwind CSS and schema validation with Zod.
• Exposure to DevSecOps practices and tooling, such as Tekton / IBM Cloud Continuous Delivery, secret detection and dependency vulnerability scanning.
• Experience building applications that run offline or are distributed as self-contained builds.
• Experience with end-to-end testing using Playwright, and with Bash scripting.
• Experience with Python data tooling (e.g., pandas, SQLAlchemy, APScheduler) and scheduled data collection.
• Interest in or exposure to quantum computing; familiarity with Qiskit is a plus.

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Research is the organic growth engine of IBM and an innovation engine for our customers and partners. As part of this mission, IBM Research anticipates and examines 'What's Next in Computing' to ultimately create and integrate the technologies the world relies upon to solve big challenges and unlock new opportunities. We create and pioneer new markets for IBM, our partners and customers as exemplified in our ongoing quest to reach practical and large-scale quantum computing. Across IBM Research, we realize the power and potential to accelerate discovery with our partners and clients by combining the power of high performance computing, AI, and Quantum, all integrated through the hybrid cloud.

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.

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ABOUT IBM

IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM 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, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

• Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being
• Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs
• Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law
• Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals
• Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.