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Java Senior Software Engineer

IBM

Software Engineering

California, USA · Texas City, TX, USA

Posted on Dec 23, 2025

Introduction

IBM Application Services and Middleware is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our engineering team with a focus on integration of Cloud Kubernetes and CI/CD technologies within the IBM/Red Hat Middleware product portfolio, such as IBM Enterprise build of Quarkus.

Your role and responsibilities

We are seeking a skilled professional to become the primary referent for Kubernetes and OpenShift ecosystem integration within the Quarkus framework. This role is pivotal in enhancing the developer experience and ensuring seamless container and orchestrator integration.

Become the referent for the Kubernetes/OpenShift ecosystem integration within Quarkus
Contribute to the developer experience of the quarkus command line interface functionalities related to containers / orchestrators integration
Participate in the wider maintenance of Quarkus extensions related to Kubernetes such as Backstage, ArgoCD, Tekton, Helm and their integration with the Red Hat and/or IBM products
Engage with users and customers to process their feedback

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

3 years of experience in developing and contributing to open source communities
4 years of experience with Java programming
4 years of experience around the Cloud technology: Containers, Kubernetes
Knowledge of CI / CD concepts, particularly GitHub actions / workflows
Knowledge of Quarkus, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Docker/Podman
Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or in a technology-related discipline

Preferred technical and professional experience

Knowledge of Red Hat OpenShift is considered a plus
Experience with IBM/Red Hat Application services and Middleware technology or equivalent

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