AS400 / RPG Software Developer

AS400 / RPG Intermediate Software Developer

Full Time / Job Location : Mississauga, ON

Reporting To : Development and Infrastructure Manager

MUST HAVEs : iSeries (AS / 400), RPG ILE

Description

The successful candidate will join our Transportation Management Systems product team. The team is an entrepreneurial unit handling the complete development life-cycle of our products. Team members work every phase of development from requirements and design to production roll-out and test, as well as support. This is an opportunity to join a diverse, industry-knowledgeable, technically skilled group.

Knowledge of transportation management systems or applications is a definite plus but not a requirement. Superb application development skills, a strong user-orientation, and creativity are requirements. This person must be a strong team player, with excellent communication skills but also have the discipline to work independently.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or Software Engineering preferred.
• Have 3-5 years experience in software development ideally in Transportation / Logistics.
• Familiarity with Agile, DevOps, CI / CD, TDD and other modern development practices.
• Solid Understanding of Data Structures, Algorithms, and Object-Oriented design.
• Practical Experience with Unit / Regression / Scenario Testing.
• Proficient in source control management with Git.
• Proven experience working in web development on both front and back end (full stack).
• Understanding of web security, session management, and best development practices.
• Have a good understanding of UX design and performance optimization.
• Exposure to one or more of IBM i, Linux, BSD, Windows Server and Windows.
• Possess strong database skills with experience with data analysis and data modeling.
• Experience in database design and optimization with IBM i DB2 or SQL Server.
• Knowledge of one or more of ILE RPG / Free, LANSA VL Web, CL , C / C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, JSON and XML.
• Some knowledge of X12 EDI, Web Services (REST / SOAP), FTP, SFTP and AS2 would be an asset.
• Knowledge of web frameworks / environments such as .NET Core, Node.js, Express.js, React, etc.
• Experience with Crystal Reports a definite asset.
• Nice to haves : exposure to build automation tools, containers (Docker), and cloud platforms (Azure or AWS).

Responsibilities