Front End Intern (12 - 16 Months), Markham

Job description

Start date for this internship is May 2021 (12 or 16 month term) - Markham, ON

At IBM we have an amazing opportunity to transform the world with cognitive technology. By using the vast amounts of information available today to identify new patterns and make new discoveries, we are helping cities become smarter, hospitals transform patient care, financial institutions minimize risk, and pharmaceuticals find cures for rare diseases. Join the forward-thinking teams at IBM solving some of the world's most complex problems – there is no better place to grow your career!

Front-End Developer Interns:
·  Have passion and experience for building responsive, elegant and engaging experiences with future friendly web technologies.
·  Work closely with designers to take wireframes from conception to implementation and design and improve user interfaces
·  Work with the IBM Design System to implement UIs
·  Work in JavaScript, Node.js or frameworks such as React, Vue or Angular
·  Are skilled in UI Development technologies such as HTML, CSS, JSON and API usage
·  Have an interest in, understanding of, or experience with Design Thinking Methodology
·  Have an interest in, understanding of, or experience with Agile development methodology
What You'll Do:
·  You'll work in an Agile, collaborative environment to understand requirements, design, code and test innovative applications, and support those applications for our highly valued customers.
·  You'll employ IBM's Design Thinking to create products that provide a great user experience along with high performance, security, quality, and stability.
·  At the nexus of engineering and design, you will be instrumental in bringing industry-defining software products, cloud services and web applications to users around the world
Who You Are:

·  You are highly motivated and have a passion for creating and supporting great products.
·  You thrive on collaboration, working side by side with people of all backgrounds and disciplines, and you have very strong verbal and written communication skills.
·  You are great at solving problems, debugging, troubleshooting, designing and implementing solutions to complex technical issues.
·  You have a basic understanding of software development and programming languages.
Front-End Developer Interns are in demand across IBM's industries You'll be matched to a development team in one of IBM's growing strategic business areas, based on location and fit. Positions are based in one of the following IBM's NA offices:

Markham
Auto req ID

332051BR
Required Education

High School Diploma/GED
Role ( Job Role )

Student/Intern
State / Province

ONTARIO
Primary job category

Other
Company

(0026) IBM Canada Limited - IBM Canada Limitee
Contract type

Internship
Employment Type

Full-Time
Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

No
Travel Required

No Travel
IBM Business Group

CHQ/OTH
Preferred Education

None
City / Township / Village

Markham
Being You @ IBM

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, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise

·  Must have basic knowledge in one or more of the following technology areas: HTML, CSS, UI Development, JavaScript, Node.js React, Vue, Angular
Country/Region

Canada
Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

·  Knowledge of Backbone.js, Angular.js, React, Ember.js, Bootstrap, Node.js, and JQuery
·  Willing to travel up to 10%
Secondary Job Category

Unassigned
Position Type

Intern
Early Professional Track

Developer
Location Statement

This role will involve working with technology that is covered by Export Regulations sanctions. If you are a Foreign National from any of the following US sanctioned countries (Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria) on a work permit, you are not eligible for employment in this position.
New Collar Role

Yes
Introduction

At IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you've never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.
Your Life @ IBM

What matters to you when you're looking for your next career challenge?

Maybe you want to get involved in work that really changes the world? What about somewhere with incredible and diverse career and development opportunities – where you can truly discover your passion? Are you looking for a culture of openness, collaboration and trust – where everyone has a voice? What about all of these? If so, then IBM could be your next career challenge. Join us, not to do something better, but to attempt things you never thought possible.

Impact. Inclusion. Infinite Experiences. Do your best work ever.
About Business Unit

No matter where you work in IBM, you are making an impact. As an Early Professional with IBM, you will be taking on a key role with one of our industry-leading business units to work on the technology that is solving our most challenging problems and changing the way the world thinks.
About IBM

IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that progress is made through progressive thinking, progressive leadership, progressive policy and progressive action. IBMers believe that the application of intelligence, reason and science can improve business, society and the human condition. Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are the largest technology and consulting employer in the world, with more than 380,000 IBMers serving clients in 170 countries.