What are the responsibilities and job description for the Developer Intern 2026 (Lansing, MI) position at IBM?
Introduction
A career in IBM Consulting is rooted in long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe.
You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio, including Software and Red Hat.
Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. You will be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in groundbreaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.
Your Role And Responsibilities
During your internship, you will 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 that will shape your future career.
At IBM, we prioritize continuous learning, skill development, and personal growth within a culture of coaching and mentorship. As an intern, you'll experience this culture and have the opportunity to advance to our Associate Program based on your results and performance.
Work Experiences You Could Be Exposed To
A career in IBM Consulting is rooted in long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe.
You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio, including Software and Red Hat.
Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. You will be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in groundbreaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.
Your Role And Responsibilities
During your internship, you will 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 that will shape your future career.
At IBM, we prioritize continuous learning, skill development, and personal growth within a culture of coaching and mentorship. As an intern, you'll experience this culture and have the opportunity to advance to our Associate Program based on your results and performance.
Work Experiences You Could Be Exposed To
- Team Collaboration and Innovation: Join cross-functional teams to understand requirements and define technical specifications for various projects, fostering collaboration and innovation.
- Precision in Documentation: Document technical specifications and design decisions with clarity, ensuring effective communication within the team and with stakeholders.
- Code Excellence: Develop scalable, reusable code and champion code review processes and 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 lifecycle.
- Currently pursuing a university degree with a track record of academic success.
- Strong interpersonal skills that enhance collaboration and relationship-building, while effectively managing dynamic workloads in an agile environment.
- Initiative and passion to actively seek new knowledge and improve skills, while embracing a growth mindset and being open to diverse viewpoints.
- Demonstrated leadership experience and the ability to communicate effectively through active listening; also willing to adapt and ready to take ownership of tasks and challenges.
- Experience with one or more of the following: Java, C , Python, Scala, R, SAS, SQL, HTML, SPSS, VBA, Tableau, etc., as well as systems design/development, hyperscale platforms, and the broader information technology landscape.
- High school diploma and actively pursuing the completion of a higher education degree in a relevant field.
- IBM will not provide visa sponsorship for this position. Eligible candidates must not require sponsorship now or in the future to be considered.
- These positions, anticipated to start in 2026, will be based at the Lansing, Michigan Client Innovation Center.
- Must be local to your assigned Client Innovation Center location or willing to relocate prior to your start date, at your own expense.
- Average on-site work requirement at the local IBM office is at least 3 days per week.
- While the role typically requires minimal business travel, candidates should be willing to travel up to 100% if needed, based on work assignments.
- Knowledge or interest in database development, along with curiosity about a wide range of cloud platforms, web markup languages, deploying applications using container technology, and generative AI.
- Exposure to web services, APIs, and multiple Java application frameworks is highly desired.
- Knowledge or interest in best practices related to design patterns, performance tuning, and automated/unit testing.
