Junior AI & Data Scientist: Build, Analyze, Innovate

IBM; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM is seeking a proactive Junior Developer to contribute to AI and Data Science projects in Durham. You will design, implement, and optimize AI solutions, working with data collection, cleaning, and visualization to support enterprise decisions.

You will collaborate with Senior Developers to build predictive models, generate insights, and drive performance improvements across systems, leveraging Python, ML, and modern data workflows.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python with NumPy, pandas, scikit-learn.
• Strong ML algorithm knowledge and model evaluation.
• Git and collaborative workflows experience.
• Experience handling structured and unstructured data.
• Understanding of software engineering and debugging practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement AI solutions.
• Collect, clean, analyze, and visualize data to support business decisions.
• Collaborate with Senior Developers to build models.
• Create predictive models, generate insights, and help optimize performance.

Skills

Python

NumPy

pandas

scikit-learn

ML algorithms

Git

data preprocessing

software engineering

analytical thinking

Tools

Docker

REST APIs

AWS/Azure/GCP

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Job description

IBM is seeking a proactive Junior Developer to contribute to AI and Data Science projects in Durham. You will design, implement, and optimize AI solutions, working with data collection, cleaning, and visualization to support enterprise decisions.

You will collaborate with Senior Developers to build predictive models, generate insights, and drive performance improvements across systems, leveraging Python, ML, and modern data workflows.