Responsibilities
* Core Backend RPG Development (40%): You design, develop, test, and maintain IBM i applications using RPG Free‑Format and ILE RPG, focusing on stable and efficient backend business logic.
* High‑Performance DB2 / SQL Development (20%): You develop and optimise embedded SQL, stored procedures, and database access layers on DB2 for i, ensuring performance, reliability, and data integrity.
* Structured Technical Analysis & Solution Design (15%): You analyse functional and technical requirements and translate them into clear, maintainable technical specifications and solution designs.
* Robust API & Integration Development (10%): You design and implement REST APIs and web services to integrate IBM i systems with internal and external platforms.
* User‑Focused Display File Development (5%): You develop and maintain DSPF display files and support modernisation initiatives within the IBM i environment.
* Quality‑Driven Code & Modern Tooling Practices (5%): You apply modern development standards including Git‑based version control, IDE‑driven development (e.g. VS Code), and structured code reviews.
* Collaborative Knowledge Sharing & Mentoring (5%): You document technical solutions, share best practices within the team, and support the onboarding and development of colleagues.
Your Profile / Technical Skills
Expert skills in modular ILE programming, service programs, activation groups, and binding.
* RPG Free‑Format / ILE RPG: Strong experience with modular ILE programming, service programs, activation groups, and binding.
* DB2 for i / SQL: Advanced knowledge of embedded SQL, stored procedures, triggers, query optimisation, and database structures.
Advanced skills in
* IBM i Operating System: Confident handling of CL programs, job management, spool files, and object‑based architecture.
* REST APIs & Web Services: Experience designing and consuming REST services; JSON/XML handling in RPG; understanding of HTTP standards and security.
* Display Files / DDS.
* Git & Version Control.
* Modern IBM i Tooling: Experience with VS Code and non‑green‑screen development workflows.
Basic knowledge in Python and Agile/Scrum.
Your Personal & Social Competencies
* Proactive, clear, and reliable communication.
* Openness toward modernisation and change.
* Strong willingness to learn beyond core RPG topics.
* High level of autonomy and self‑organisation, especially in distributed teams.
* Team‑oriented, helpful, and adaptable, with strong intercultural skills.
* Ability to contribute through expertise and positive influence rather than formal authority.
Salary
Your Austrian starting salary will be based on your qualifications and experience and starts at EUR 3,500 gross per month (on a full‑time basis). If you have the appropriate qualifications, we are willing to offer a competitive salary above the market rate.
Location
You will be based either at our headquarters in Schwertberg, Austria, or at one of our branches: Logatec (Slovenia) / Sofia (Bulgaria) / Bascov (Romania) / Kragujevac (Serbia) / Jenec (Czech Republic) – please let us know in your application which branch you prefer.
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