Agentic AI & Workflow Engineer (Entry Level)

IBM; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 121,000 - 181,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM in New York is seeking an Entry Level Software Engineer to join a team building agentic AI capabilities and automated workflows. You will design, implement, and test Python services and tooling that scale with data and engineering operations, while collaborating across teams in an agile environment.

The role emphasizes hands-on work with AI workflows, backend APIs, and modern platforms like Kubernetes, plus opportunities for mentorship and real ownership of meaningful deliverables.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED required.
• Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• Strong proficiency in Python with libraries such as requests, pydantic, pandas, or asyncio.
• Fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, debugging, testing.
• Familiarity with REST APIs, microservices, or event-driven systems.
• Curiosity about agentic AI, LLMs, and workflow automation frameworks.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team.

Responsibilities

• Develop Python-based services, agents, and tooling to support AI workflows and automation.
• Help design and prototype agentic AI patterns (reasoning agents, workflow planners, retrieval pipelines, evaluation harnesses, etc.).
• Contribute to backend engineering tasks such as API development, orchestration logic, and system integration.
• Build, configure, and test AI workflows running on modern platforms (Kubernetes, vector databases such as Milvus, distributed systems).
• Collaborate with other engineers to refine requirements, troubleshoot issues, and improve system performance.
• Document your designs, experiments, and findings in clear engineering artifacts.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (standups, sprint planning, demos) and contribute to a fast‑paced engineering culture.

Skills

Python

REST APIs

Data structures

Agentic AI concepts

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Milvus

Pinecone

Weaviate

Job description

IBM in New York is seeking an Entry Level Software Engineer to join a team building agentic AI capabilities and automated workflows. You will design, implement, and test Python services and tooling that scale with data and engineering operations, while collaborating across teams in an agile environment.

The role emphasizes hands-on work with AI workflows, backend APIs, and modern platforms like Kubernetes, plus opportunities for mentorship and real ownership of meaningful deliverables.