Professional Resume Template for
Middleware Developer
Liam J. Carter
Chicago, IL
(312) 555-0189
liam.carter@email.com
linkedin.com/in/liam-j-carter | github.com/liamjcarter | liamcarter.dev
Professional Summary
Systems-focused Middleware Developer with a 5-year background in designing, developing, and maintaining enterprise integration solutions. Proficient in service-oriented architecture (SOA) and microservices using Java, Spring Boot, Apache Camel, and Red Hat Fuse. Adept at optimizing API performance, configuring message brokers like RabbitMQ and ActiveMQ, and orchestrating containerized deployments with Docker and Kubernetes. Successfully improved message delivery reliability by 24% and reduced system integration latency by 32%.
Work Experience
Middleware Developer — Apex Integration Technologies
Chicago, IL | August 2023 – Present
- Developed and optimized 15+ integration workflows using Apache Camel and Spring Boot, reducing data transfer latency by 28%.
- Orchestrated the migration of 4 legacy SOAP services to RESTful APIs, improving client system connection speeds by 34%.
- Configured and managed RabbitMQ message clusters handling 3.2M messages daily, ensuring zero message loss over an 18-month period.
- Designed Docker containers and Kubernetes deployment manifests for 8 middleware components, accelerating release deployment times by 22%.
Integration Engineer — Quantum Data Systems
Naperville, IL | July 2021 – July 2023
- Maintained and updated 12 WebSphere Application Server profiles, achieving 99.98% runtime uptime for core banking application integrations.
- Created 20+ automated Python script solutions to monitor middleware queues, reducing average troubleshooting ticket response times by 30%.
- Collaborated with 3 development teams to standardise JSON data schemas, reducing API payload size requirements by 18%.
- Integrated third-party payment gateways using SOAP/REST protocols, executing testing scripts that identified and resolved 14 bottleneck points.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Illinois Institute of Technology · Chicago, IL · 2021
Skills
Enterprise Application Integration (EAI), Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microservices, Java, Spring Boot, Apache Camel, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, WebSphere, IBM MQ, REST APIs, SOAP, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Git, Linux scripting, SQL, JSON, XML
Projects
Enterprise Message Hub Migration
Role: Lead Integration Developer
Tools: ActiveMQ, Spring Boot, Java, Kubernetes, Prometheus
Led the migration of a legacy messaging system to ActiveMQ, processing 5M+ daily messages and reducing message delivery latency by 45%.
API Gateway Optimization Campaign
Role: Middleware Developer
Tools: Kong Gateway, Docker, Java, REST APIs
Configured rate limiting and token caching on Kong API Gateway, reducing server response times by 35% across 22 microservices.
Certifications
- Red Hat Certified Specialist in Enterprise Microservices Development (2023)
- MuleSoft Certified Developer - Level 1 (2022)
Additional information
- Languages: English (Native), German (Conversational)
- Volunteer Work: Tech mentor at Chicago Coder Kids club (2022-present)
- Availability: 2 weeks notice
Job Market Insights
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Middleware Developer
Job Market Insights
$110,000
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$170,000
Avg:
$138,000
Growth Outlook:
The demand for Middleware Developers remains strong as enterprises continue to transition legacy architectures to cloud-based microservices and hybrid cloud environments. Integration infrastructure is key to connecting disparate databases, cloud applications, and legacy systems, making middleware developers critical to modern IT strategy. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 15% job growth rate for software developers and integration specialists between 2024 and 2034, driven by the expanding adoption of AI, cloud architecture, and e-commerce platforms.
15% growth over 10 years
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