Ibm Rpg Programmer

TL;DR

IBM RPG Programmer: Contributing to the Hal Leonard US IT operations team by designing, developing, and maintaining IBM i (AS/400) applications with an accent on RPG (ILE), CL, and SQL. Focus on optimizing DB2 for i database objects, ensuring application performance, reliability, and security, and modernizing legacy code through API enablement and CI/CD improvements.

Location: Remote (US time zones)

Company

Muse Group empowers music makers by creating apps for playing, recording, and composing music, including Hal Leonard, a world leader in sheet music publishing and music education.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain IBM i (AS/400) applications using RPG (ILE), CL, and SQL.
• Analyze business requirements and translate them into technical specifications and robust solutions.
• Develop and optimize DB2 for i database objects, queries, and stored procedures.
• Maintain and enhance batch jobs, schedulers, and integrations (EDI, file transfers, APIs).
• Perform production support: troubleshoot incidents, resolve defects, and conduct root-cause analysis.

Requirements

• Proven experience of hands-on development on IBM i (AS/400 / iSeries) in production environments.
• Strong programming skills in RPG (ILE / free-format), CL, and embedded SQL.
• Solid experience with DB2 for i: data modeling, query optimization, indexing, stored procedures, performance tuning.
• Good understanding of IBM i architecture: libraries/objects, job subsystem concepts, journaling, commitment control.
• Experience with source control (e.g., Git) and structured release/change management.
• English proficiency sufficient for technical documentation and cross-team collaboration.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with integration patterns: flat files, FTP/SFTP, EDI (e.g., X12/EDIFACT), APIs (REST/SOAP).
• Knowledge of modern IBM i tooling (e.g., RDi, VS Code extensions) and basic scripting/automation.

Culture & Benefits

• Enjoy the flexibility of a remote work mode.
• Freedom to work remotely or at a co-working place.
• Make inspiring products for musicians, artists, and creators.
• Receive specialized training, language lessons, conferences, and learning materials.
• Access to therapy and assistance in difficult life circumstances.