Job Description:

Job Description:

Java Software Engineer

Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a diversity of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with 93,000 other curious, creative 3Mers.

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military environments to a 3M career.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Software Engineer you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Design and develop software tools to complement our NLU Platform


• Manage large scale deployments of NLU Platform into the cloud


• Deploying cutting edge technology (e.g. Kubernetes, ML microservices)


• Working in an agile environment with short sprints, a blend of coding and scripting, and new technology exploration.


• Being a creative problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced environment, working across teams and organizations.

Your Skills and Expertise 
To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited university in Computer Science or related field OR High School Diploma/GED or higher from an accredited institution and a minimum of ten (10) years experience in automation and deployment in lieu of the Bachelor’s degree education requirement


• Three (3) years of experience with Java development

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Experience in creating and maintaining continuous integration systems such as Jenkins


• Experience working on AWS in a production capacity


• Experience with AWS


• Experience with Terraform/Ansible


• Understanding of Kubernetes


• Experience with Linux based systems, including shell scripting


• Solid understanding of agile methodologies and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment


• Solid understanding of version control systems such as Git or Mercurial


• Understanding of operational concepts such as distributed systems, alerting, monitoring, logging, and incident management


• Understanding of network engineering concepts such as firewalls and load balancers

Travel: May include up to 10% domestic

Relocation Assistance: May be authorized

Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well-being 

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope. 

Resources for You 

For more details on what happens before, during and after the interview process, check out the Insights for Candidates page at 3M.com/careers. 

Learn more about 3M’s creative solutions to the world’s problems at www.3M.com or on Twitter @3M.

Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.

3M is an equal opportunity employer.  3M  will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.

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