Role L Software Engineer III (iSeries Engineering)

Location : Staples India Business Innovation Hub, Chennai.

About the Role :

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced RPG Developer to join our Order Management Systems (OMS) team.

This role is ideal for a technical expert passionate about building and maintaining high-performance applications using RPG on IBM i (AS/400, iSeries) systems.

You will play a critical role in designing, enhancing, and maintaining Order Management solutions that support business-critical operations across multiple domains with primary focus on B2B Order Creation and Management.

Responsibilities :

- Design, develop, test, and maintain RPG-based applications on IBM i platforms.

- Lead enhancements and bug-fixes in Order Management Systems (OMS), with deep understanding of customer account management, order entry, order fulfillment, billing, and returns modules.

- Translate business requirements into high-quality, scalable, secure, and maintainable code.

- Work collaboratively with Product Owners, QA, and multiple application and infrastructure teams located in USA and India to deliver end-to-end OMS solutions.

- Conduct root cause analysis and performance tuning of the applications.

- Modernize legacy RPG code (e.g., RPG III to RPG IV/ILE/Free Format) where necessary.

- Create and maintain technical documentation, including code reviews and release notes.

- Comply with Change Management, PCI, PII, SOX policies and best practices.

- Provide technical mentorship to junior developers.

Required Skills & Qualifications :

- 8+ years of experience in RPG development, including RPG IV, RPG ILE, and Free Format RPG.

- Strong hands-on experience with IBM i (AS/400, iSeries) platforms.

- Deep understanding of Order Management business processes.

- Proficiency in CL, DDS, DB2/400, and service programs/modules.

- Solid experience with EDI, APIs, and integrations between RPG-based and external systems.

- Proven track record in performance tuning and troubleshooting RPG applications.

- Ability to work independently and drive development in a fast-paced environment.

- Strong communication skills and experience working with cross-functional teams.

Preferred (Nice to Have) :

- Experience with modernization tools like Visual Studio Code, RDi, Implementer, SQL, APIs, web services on IBM i, and AI.

- JAVA, Sterling OMS, Cloud (Azure, GCP), Microservices, EDA, DevOPS, CICD, ServiceNow, Jira, Confluence, Snowflake, Power BI, Copilot, Python.

- Familiarity with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)/Scrum/Kanban frameworks.

- Exposure to e-Commerce, Retail, Logistics domains.