Remote Senior Software Engineer - IBM i​/RPG

MEDHOST, a division of Harris, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, IBM i / RPG, to design, develop, modernize, test, and support enterprise healthcare software solutions on the IBM i platform, also known as AS/400 or iSeries. This remote role welcomes candidates anywhere in the US, and requires recent hands‑on experience developing and supporting RPG applications in a production IBM i environment.

Salary: 110K – 145K.

• Design, construct, test, debug, and support technical solutions on the IBM i platform.
• Develop and maintain applications using ILE RPG / RPGLE, CL, embedded SQL, Db2 for i, SQL procedures, and user‑defined functions.
• Own complex product enhancements, defect resolution, production issues, and assigned project components.
• Analyze existing IBM i applications and recommend practical improvements to reliability, maintainability, performance, and supportability.
• Contribute to modernization efforts by improving legacy RPG code structure, reducing technical debt, and supporting more modular, SQL‑driven application design.
• Apply engineering standards for code quality, testing, configuration management, documentation, security, and release readiness.
• Provide accurate effort estimates and deliver assigned work within agreed schedules.
• Troubleshoot and resolve high‑complexity application, data, batch, integration, and performance issues.
• Participate in architecture, design, and technical review discussions for IBM i applications and related integrations.
• Identify system, application, and engineering process deficiencies and recommend improvements.
• Help prioritize development tasks for junior and mid‑level staff.
• Mentor other developers through technical guidance, design review, troubleshooting support, and code quality feedback.
• Collaborate with product owners, QA, DBAs, architects, support, implementation, and other engineering teams to deliver reliable product changes.
• Maintain the effectiveness and implementation of the MEDHOST Quality Management System and meet applicable regulatory requirements as needed.
• Perform other duties as required to support organizational and product needs.

• May be asked to discuss a recent RPG/RPGLE enhancement personally delivered, including business purpose, technical components, testing approach, and deployment process.
• Must be able to clearly explain direct contributions to IBM i and RPG development projects.

• 7+ years of commercial software or enterprise application development experience.
• 5+ years of hands‑on IBM i development experience.
• Recent professional experience developing, maintaining, debugging, and supporting production RPG applications on IBM i, including RPG/RPGLE work within the last 3 years.
• Strong working knowledge of ILE RPG / RPGLE (fixed‑format and/or free‑form), CL, embedded SQL, Db2 for i, physical and logical files, source physical files, service programs, batch processing, and IBM i job troubleshooting.
• Strong SQL skills, including Db2 for i queries, joins, stored procedures, SQL functions, data analysis, and performance troubleshooting.
• Experience owning complex enhancements, defects, production issues, or modernization work in a long‑lived product or enterprise system.
• Experience participating in sprint planning, backlog refinement, story estimation, daily coordination, code review, and iterative software delivery.
• Experience with software version control, change management, controlled promotion, and release processes.
• Understanding of testing practices, including unit, system, integration, regression, and performance testing.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, communication, and technical writing skills.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor, coach, and guide other developers.
• Ability to work independently, manage priorities, communicate risks early, and deliver within agreed timelines.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
• Equivalent professional experience developing and supporting enterprise software solutions will be considered.

• Experience modernizing legacy RPG applications.
• Experience with…