Senior IBM i Software Engineer - RPG Modernization & AI

9025 CVS Shared Services Resources LLC; Tennessee; On-site; USD 83,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Bonus program

Retirement plan

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer specializing in IBM i application development and RPG modernization to lead design, development, and modernization of mission critical IBM i applications. You will mentor engineers, drive API development, integration efforts, and AI powered software delivery across business functions.

The role emphasizes strong communication, architectural leadership, and delivering innovative, high quality solutions in a highly visible setting.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of IBM i application development experience.
• Expert level proficiency in RPG IV, RPGLE, Free Format RPG, CLLE, DB2 for i, and Embedded SQL.
• Proven experience modernizing large IBM i applications and reducing technical debt.
• Experience designing and developing APIs, web services, and enterprise integrations.
• Strong understanding of architecture, design patterns, and software engineering best practices.
• Experience mentoring developers and providing technical leadership.
• Hands on experience utilizing AI powered development tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude Code, or similar platforms.
• Experience building, implementing, or leveraging AI agents to improve software development, testing, documentation, and productivity.
• Strong problem solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and enhance enterprise IBM i applications using RPG IV, RPGLE, Free Format RPG, CLLE, SQL, and DB2 for i.
• Lead modernization of legacy IBM i applications through modular architecture and APIs.
• Analyze, design, code, test, implement, and support business critical applications.
• Identify and reduce technical debt while improving scalability, maintainability, and performance.
• Design and optimize DB2 for i database solutions using Embedded SQL and advanced SQL capabilities.
• Develop and support APIs, web services, and integrations between IBM i and enterprise platforms.

Skills

IBM i development

RPG IV

RPGLE

Free Format RPG

CLLE

DB2 for i

Embedded SQL

APIs & web services

AI tools

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

GitHub Copilot

ChatGPT

Claude Code

AI agents

Job description

CVS Health is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer specializing in IBM i application development and RPG modernization to lead design, development, and modernization of mission critical IBM i applications. You will mentor engineers, drive API development, integration efforts, and AI powered software delivery across business functions.

The role emphasizes strong communication, architectural leadership, and delivering innovative, high quality solutions in a highly visible setting.