Backend Developer

IBM MQ is the market-leading, message-oriented middleware product that delivers a reliable, secure, proven universal messaging backbone across diverse computing environments for 10,000 organisations, spanning many industries around the world. The product is available on many platforms and environments, including the MQ Appliance which consists of MQ pre-installed & optimised on a bespoke hardware platform, designed to get customers up and running very quickly with a low total cost of ownership. As part of the MQ Appliance Service squad / team, your responsibilities would include: -Support for the MQ Appliance (Software) -Support for a best of breed self-contained HA solution across both the MQ Appliance & other MQ software offerings. -Designing, developing, and testing code fixes to be delivered to IBM's customers via the Authorized Problem Analysis Report (APAR) tooling. -Helping to peer review code fixes developed by other members of the team. -Gaining experience and using our key tools including Salesforce (customer problem raising tool) and ReTAIN (Remote Technical Assistance Information Network) -(Longer term goal) gaining the knowledge and experience to handle questions raised by customers including attending conference calls. The role requires a good level of personal organization, and the ability to work well with a distributed team in a fast paced and exciting environment. Please note - This position requires working onsite a minimum of 3 days per week at our Hursley location. Being You IBM IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status. Experience in Backend software development / support / maintenance Working knowledge of C / C++ programming languages. Expertise in Unix / Linux and Scripting ( Python/Shell ) Ability to rapidly learn new technical skills. 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