Do you want to pursue a Master’s degree while gaining valuable hands-on experience at one of the world’s leading technology companies?

Then Master@IBM study&work is the perfect opportunity for you! As a participant in this program, you will combine a Master’s degree with exciting projects and cutting-edge technologies in a dynamic work environment. Throughout your studies, you will be actively involved in our company, apply your knowledge in real-world scenarios, and build strong professional connections for your future career.

IBM® Business Automation Workflow is a product that allows creating workflow applications to automate your business and thus improve your productivity. The workflow capability is also part of IBM® CloudPak for Business Automation, a platform offering that comprises various business automation capabilities that you can use to digitize all aspects of business operations including gaining real-time insight into your business.

The development team in Ehningen is part of IBM’s worldwide business automation organization.

Engineers of our team work in an agile development environment, and are responsible for the full software development life cycle - ranging from designing and implementing new product features through testing and supporting customers world-wide in continuous delivery process.

Our development teams in Ehningen are looking for a skilled working student with a focus on back-end development, though front-end skills are also a plus. A minimum commitment of 6 months is preferred.

Your main responsibilities includes designing and implementing new features, optimizing and maintaining existing code, and ensuring the software meets high-quality standards through testing. You also work closely with other teams in the world wide team.

What You Can Expect from Master@IBM study&work:

✅ Financial independence from day one – with an attractive salary

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1st year € 1.045 € 1.393 gross/month

✅An employment contract with a 15 or 20h-hour workweek for IBM.

✅Master studies at recommended German university (of your choice) like TUM, University Stuttgart, University Tübingen, KIT

✅ Full coverage of semester fees plus travel expenses to your university

✅ State-of-the-art equipment, such as a MacBook, iPhone & more

✅ Personalized development through hands-on training, job shadowing, and career coaching

✅ Master’s thesis in collaboration with your department, ensuring a seamless link between theory and practice

✅ A strong prospect of full-time employment after graduation and promising career opportunities at IBM.

The planned start date is 2026.

To apply for the Master's program at IBM, please submit your CV, your high school diploma, your transcript of records and a letter of motivation. Kindly ensure that all documents are merged into one single PDF file before uploading.

Apply now and start your future with Master@IBM!

We look forward to receiving your application!

• Strong background in software development - back-end development and/or front-end development
• Expertise in programming languages such as Java and JavaScript as well as Kubernetes and containers.
• Embrace the challenge of change and constant learning
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving techniques
• Very good team player, but also able to work independently
• Strong communication skills
• Good knowledge in written and spoken English

• Expertise in programming languages such as Java or JavaScript
• Knowledge about integration with Kafka, databases and user directories
• Experience with version control and CI/CD systems like git and ArgoCD
• Experience in development of software provided as a service is benefitial
• German: fluent