CodeNinja Inc.

Senior IBM App Connect Developer - Middleware

CodeNinja Inc.  •  Riyadh, SA (Onsite)  •  3 hours ago
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Job Description

About CodeNinja

CodeNinja is a full-stack AI and engineering delivery firm helping Saudi enterprises and government entities modernize systems and operationalize intelligence across mission-critical workflows. Through embedded engineering teams, AI labs, and global capability centers, CodeNinja builds sovereign AI systems and application infrastructure that clients own permanently — aligned with Vision 2030. CodeNinja operates across Saudi Arabia's priority sectors, including government digitization, energy, financial services, logistics, and healthcare, and is trusted by 240+ organizations across 15+ industries region-wide.

About the Role

We're hiring a Senior IBM App Connect Developer to design, build, and support enterprise integration solutions connecting a leading Saudi bank's core and peripheral systems. This is a hands-on middleware role requiring deep IBM ACE/IIB expertise and prior banking-sector delivery experience, working onsite in Saudi Arabia on a 6-month (extendable) engagement.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and deploy integration flows using IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE) / IBM Integration Bus (IIB)
  • Build message flows and ESQL/Java transformations to integrate core banking and peripheral applications
  • Implement integrations over MQ, REST, SOAP, JMS, and file-based protocols
  • Configure and maintain IBM MQ queues, channels, and messaging infrastructure supporting integration flows
  • Ensure integration security, message reliability, and transactional integrity across interfaces
  • Perform capacity planning, performance tuning, and monitoring of middleware components
  • Diagnose and resolve production integration incidents with timely root-cause analysis
  • Document integration designs, interface specifications, and deployment procedures

Requirements

Must-Have Requirements

  • 7+ years of hands-on experience with IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE) or IBM Integration Bus (IIB)
  • Strong knowledge of ESQL, message flow design, and IBM MQ
  • Proficiency in Java, XML/XSD, REST, and SOAP web services
  • Mandatory prior experience delivering middleware/integration solutions within a bank or financial institution
  • Experience with WebSphere and Linux/Unix environments
  • Strong troubleshooting skills for production integration issues

Nice to Have

  • Experience with Apache Kafka or other event-streaming platforms
  • Exposure to API Gateway/API Connect solutions
  • IBM App Connect / Integration Bus certification

Why Join Us

  • Work on mission-critical integration systems for a leading Saudi banking client
  • Be part of CodeNinja's forward-deployed engineering model, recognized among Clutch's 100 fastest-growing technology companies of 2026
  • Direct exposure to enterprise-scale banking infrastructure and Vision 2030-aligned digital transformation work
  • Competitive contract terms with extension potential

Disclaimer

This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the role and is not exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, or qualifications required. CodeNinja reserves the right to modify duties and responsibilities at any time.

CodeNinja Inc.

About CodeNinja Inc.

CodeNinja is a Middle Eastern–American Software & AI company helping businesses build AI systems and learning architectures for mission-critical workloads.

With offices in Seattle, San Francisco, Riyadh, and Lahore, our work centers on enabling organizations to develop capabilities across workplaces and factory floors using both open-source and proprietary AI models, spanning generative and deterministic systems.

We believe most workplaces and factory floors are not ready for the post-AGI era of work. Our mission is to help enterprises reimagine how work itself is organized and executed so that human talent and automation not only coexist but thrive. We call this mission: “Reimagining Workplaces for Post-AGI Readiness.”

At the core of our approach is Hyper Tools, our integrated Platform + Services model, designed to accelerate the creation of AI applications and agents in complex domains. Hyper Tools reduces the generality of large models through reinforcement learning, rapid development workflows and purpose built synthetic and manual Data creation.

Our focus spans four core thrust areas:

Physical AI Systems – Building AI/ML systems for physical infrastructure. Some of the world’s leading chemical and energy companies rely on CodeNinja’s outcome-based, vendor-independent models to enhance operational efficiency and revenue.

Work AI – Developing agentic AI systems that transform workplace processes into adaptive, intelligent experiences.

Hyper Core – Enabling enterprises to build software and automation layers in-house instead of outsourcing to Software Services Vendors.

Global Capability & AI Centers – Partnering with universities and developer communities in South Asia and South America to build AI and research talent pipelines, helping global companies scale their capabilities sustainably.

Founded by 4 Engineers and incredible team of operators, CodeNinja is united by this mantra of " Inspiration and Innovation for every knowledge worker in the world"

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Austin, Texas
Year Founded
2014
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