**Introduction** A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences. **Your role and responsibilities** As an Application Developer specializing in Open Source, you will develop, support, and maintain applications using open source development platforms. You will utilize your expertise in open source technologies to analyze and resolve issues, collaborating with cross-functional teams to design and implement solutions. Your primary responsibilities will include: • Develop and Maintain Applications: Develop, support, and maintain applications using open source development platforms such as C, C++, Perl, Python, Node JS, and Django, ensuring high-quality solutions that meet client needs. • Analyze and Resolve Issues: Utilize expertise in open source technologies to analyze and resolve issues, providing timely and effective solutions to ensure minimal disruption to clients. • Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams: Work closely with cross-functional teams to design and implement solutions, providing technical guidance and support to ensure successful project outcomes. • Provide Technical Guidance: Offer technical guidance and support to clients on open source platform implementation, customization, and integration, ensuring seamless adoption and optimal usage. **Required technical and professional expertise** • Exposure to Open Source Development: Experience working with open source development platforms such as C, C++, Perl, Python, Node JS, and Django, with the ability to develop, support, and maintain applications. • Issue Analysis and Resolution: Exposure to analyzing and resolving issues using open source technologies, with the ability to provide timely and effective solutions. • Collaboration and Teamwork: Experience working with cross-functional teams to design and implement solutions, with the ability to provide technical guidance and support. • Technical Guidance and Support: Exposure to providing technical guidance and support to clients on open source platform implementation, customization, and integration. • Implementation and Integration: Experience working with open source technologies to implement and integrate solutions, with the ability to ensure seamless adoption and optimal usage. • Proficient in Japanese Language - reading, writing, speaking, listening. • Amenable to work on a client-based schedule (dayshift, mid-shift, night-shift) and in any IBM location in Quezon City (UP Ayala Technohub) or Cebu. **Preferred technical and professional experience** • Open Source Customization: Exposure to customizing open source platforms such as Django, with the ability to tailor solutions to meet client needs. • Advanced Issue Resolution: Experience working with open source technologies to analyze and resolve complex issues, with the ability to provide timely and effective solutions. • Cross-Platform Integration: Exposure to integrating open source technologies with other platforms, with the ability to ensure seamless adoption and optimal usage. • JLPT N1-N3 Certification 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.