19 Oct
(0026) IBM Canada Limited – IBM Canada Limitee
Markham
18-Oct-2024
Java Runtime QA Automation Developer
732837BR
Your Role and Responsibilities
- Collaborate with development and functional test teams situated across the globe to achieve better performance results for Eclipse OpenJ9
- Monitor performance automation test farm weekly for any regression. Analyze and investigate performance issues
- Develop and enhance performance “traffic lights” summary in Javascript using React framework
- Develop and deliver new benchmarks to measure performance of new Compiler features
- Contribute to the Jenkins-based performance infrastructure and develop new features to meet performance analysis needs
Introduction
IBM Runtime Technologies develops and delivers enterprise quality & performance for Java applications via IBM Semeru Runtimes. As a member of our Open-Source Compiler Development team, you will join the hundreds of developers actively contributing to our public GitHub projects, using industry standard tools like Git, ZenHub, Jenkins, and Slack. As an IBM Software Developer, you are able to influence the whole stack optimization efforts in IBM, from hardware design to OS to language runtime to middle-ware to cloud and cloud native applications.
The IBM Semeru Runtimes leverage Eclipse OpenJ9 technology, including the Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler and the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), to achieve faster startup and footprint than competing runtimes. Performance is regularly monitored and optimized when running most popular Java frameworks, such as Open Liberty, Quarkus, and Spring Boot.
The IBM Runtime Technologies team is looking to hire self-motivated Quality Assurance (QA) software developer to join our Performance Measurement and Analysis (PMA) team.
The PMA team oversees performance monitoring and problem investigation for all our Java releases on all supported hardware platforms in multiple environments (cloud, bare-metal, etc.). An ideal candidate should be able to carry out sophisticated performance investigation on enterprise level products; comfortable with working on open-ended issues. You would have the opportunity to experience and influence all aspects of open-source JIT and JVM development from a performance point-of-view. PMA team members routinely work alongside technical experts in the global Compiler development team to optimize performance for our various Java releases.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
- Hands-on experience with Windows or Linux servers
- Experience with Jenkins / Docker
- Experience with scripting languages like Python, bash, powershell, Javascript
- Strong problem solving & critical thinking skills
- Great verbal and written communications skills, fluent in English is mandatory
- Strong interest in whole-stack performance analysis and problem determination
- Knowledge in open-source community development processes and tools
- At least 1 course in programming or operating systems
Preferred Technical and Professional Experience
- Experience with Java/C++
- Experience in software debugging at system level
- Knowledge / Experience in compiler development, computer architecture and operating systems
- Knowledge / Experience in Cloud DevOps
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred Education
Bachelor's Degree
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,
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Other Relevant Job Details
Must have the ability to work in Canada without sponsorship.
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, Syria, and the Crimea, Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia regions of Ukraine) on a work permit, you are not eligible for employment in this position.
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, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
Country/Region
Canada
State / Province
Ontario
City / Township / Village
Markham
IBM Business Group
Software
Primary job category
Software Development & Support
Secondary Job Category
Other Software Development & Support
Role ( Job Role )
Software Developer
Employment Type
Full-Time
Contract type
Regular
New Collar Role
No
Early Professional Track
No Track
Position Type
Early Professional
Travel Required
No Travel
Company
(0026) IBM Canada Limited - IBM Canada Limitee
Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?
No
Company Label
IBM