Backend Developer

Introduction

A career in IBM Software means you’ll be part of a team that transforms our customer’s challenges in solutions.

Seeking new possibilities and always staying curious, we are a team dedicated to creating the world’s leading AI-powered, cloud-native software solutions for our customers. Our renowned legacy creates endless global opportunities for our IBMers, so the door is always open for those who want to grow their career.

We are seeking a skilled back-end developer to join our IBM Software team. As part of our team, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining high-quality software products, working with a variety of technologies and programming languages. IBM’s product and technology landscape includes Research, Software, and Infrastructure. Entering this domain positions you at the heart of IBM, where growth and innovation thrive.

Your Role And Responsibilities

The Camel Quarkus team is an integral part of IBM’s runtime portfolio, focused on building and evolving Apache Camel on the Quarkus runtime, a lightweight, cloud-native integration solution.

• As a Senior Backend Developer on this team; you will design, develop, and optimize features that enhance Camel's performance, scalability, and native execution on modern cloud platforms.
• As a member of the Camel Quarkus team, you will contribute to enhancing and maintaining 100+ Camel extensions, ensuring they are optimized for Quarkus and ready for production use in a variety of enterprise scenarios.
• You will contribute to upstream development, collaborate with the Apache Camel and Quarkus communities, and participate in architectural discussions to ensure alignment with product and technical goals.
• You’ll also work closely with teams across QE, documentation, product management, and support to deliver high-quality, enterprise-ready features. This role offers opportunities to engage with the broader open-source ecosystem and contribute to shaping the future of cloud-native integration.
  
  

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Advanced Java proficiency:
  
  

Extensive hands-on experience with Java development, with strong expertise in modern Java (Java 11+). Familiarity with Java 17 and its advanced features is a strong plus.

• Enterprise Integration:
  
  

Strong understanding of messaging systems, transactional workflows, and Enterprise Integration Patterns.

Experience with Apache Camel or similar frameworks (e.g., Spring Integration, Mule).

• Cloud-Native Fundamentals:
  
  

Experience with containerized development (Docker, Kubernetes).

Understanding of cloud-native runtimes; exposure to native compilation (e.g., GraalVM) is a plus.

• Build & CI/CD Tooling:
  
  

Proficiency in Maven or Gradle.

Familiarity with modern CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.).

• Testing & Debugging:
  
  

Solid foundation in test-driven development, integration testing, and debugging distributed applications.

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Exposure to Quarkus or similar modern microservice frameworks (e.g., Spring Boot, Micronaut).
• Contributions to open source projects.
• Experience delivering technical presentations, writing blogs, or engaging in developer communities.
• Familiarity with Red Hat Middleware products (e.g., Fuse, Camel K, JBoss EAP).