Senior Backend Developer

Introduction

The AMQ team delivers a high-performance messaging implementation based on ActiveMQ Artemis and ArkMQ, focused on delivering AMQ on both Bare Metal and as a cloud-native messaging solution.

Your role and responsibilities

• As a Senior Backend Developer on this team; you will design, develop, and optimize features that enhance AMQ's performance, scalability, and native execution on modern cloud platforms.
• As a member of the AMQ team, you will contribute to enhancing and maintaining the AMQ Kubernetes Operator to deploy AMQ in multiple High Availability and Disaster Recovery scenarios.
• You will contribute to upstream development, collaborate with the Apache ActiveMQ and ArkMQ 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 education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

● Advanced Java or Golang proficiency: Extensive hands-on experience with either Java development, with strong expertise in modern Java (Java 17+), or the GO programming language. Both would be a plus. ● Enterprise Integration: Strong understanding of messaging systems, transactional workflows, and Enterprise Integration Patterns. Experience with Apache ActiveMQ Artemis or similar frameworks (e.g., WMQ, RabbitMQ) is a plus. ● Cloud-Native Fundamentals: Experience with containerized development (Docker, Kubernetes). Understanding of cloud-native runtimes and Kubernetes Operators (Red Hat Openshift is a plus) ● Build & CI/CD Tooling: Proficiency in Maven or GO build tools. 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

● 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, AMQ, JBoss EAP).

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OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.

Client-provided location(s): Dublin, Ireland

Job ID: IBM-49027

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-08-06T15:51:26