We are looking for talented and passionate software engineer with a strong background in Java and backend development, with ability to design, develop, test and document features and components.

Ability to be highly effective employee on a distributed team and contribute to an inclusive, open, and collaborative workplace.

• Become an upstream contributor to Apache KIE community projects
• Participate in the design and development of core features of KIE community projects related to Business Automation Management Open Editions, including KIE Tools, jBPM/Workflow, Drools/Decisions.
• Participate in upstream and internal continuous integration and continuous delivery.
• Work across functional teams in IBM Automation Software, utilizing a broad skill set to resolve IBM Automation Software dependency and layered product integration & user experience issues
• Troubleshooting and debugging skills within the full stack and across various technologies and form factors.
• Maintain a deep customer base through excellent customer service and collaborating with support team on escalated issues
• Supporting the team where your help is required and to be able to demonstrate a positive attitude and a passion to succeed.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Programming experience in Java, Enterprise Java Standards (Java EE, Jakarta, SpringBoot, Microprofile or Quarkus), and script languages.
• Hands on with relational and non-relational databases
• 2+ years experience in developing microservices for distributed systems.
• 2+ years experience in container technologies like docker, Kubernetes.
• 2+ years experience with Linux
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Proven solid experience in Java, Maven, Git, REST API, Enterprise Java Standards (Java EE, Jakarta, SpringBoot, Microprofile or Quarkus), and script languages.
• Strong understanding of principals of OOP and design patterns.
• Aptitude for learning and applying new technologies, demonstrated initiative, flexibility, and ability to adapt to changing priorities and work environments.
• Proven communication skills in English with written publications evidence.
• Experience with Kanban Methodology, Open Source contributtor and knowledge on Apache Software Foundationis a plus