Job Description

At FTD (NASDAQ:FTD) we continually evolve the business by promoting a culture where solutions from the technology group help transform our lines of business through customer-meaningful solutions, innovative technologies and business-impacting projects.

The Sr Software Engineer - RPG is a hands on design and development position supporting JD Edwards world and custom applications on iSeries/IBMi using RPG & SQL on DB2. The key individual will also support the integration to the emerging e-commerce and ERP platforms.

What you will contribute:

• Participate in the analysis, design, implementation and support of FTD's internal applications and its commercial software for florists and florist impacted businesses.
• Responsible and accountable for the quality and cohesion of solution architecture components within custom applications, JD Edwards and iSeries/IBMi framework and alignment with the future-state ERP
• Serve as an architect providing direction and guidance to the ERP development team, iSeries/IBMi administrators and ensure appropriate integration with partnering technologies. (Maxava, Patrick Townsend, Cloud & etc.)
• Lead technical architecture and design reviews and technical signoff at both design and development phases of projects
• Define standards and guidelines, aligning solutions to the e-commerce application architecture.
• Facilitate the discussions related to process changes, impacts and potentially new functionality.
• Think creatively and understand complex and interconnected processes and systems.
• Serve as technical lead for proof of concept/pilot projects to research how specific technologies can be incorporated

What we seek

• Minimum 5 years iSeries/IBMi development experience
• Minimum 3 years JDE experience, including Admin functions
• RPG -- Free, LE, and III
• CL and CLLE
• SQL -- highly proficient, including performance analysis and tuning
• DB2/400 -- including triggers and SQL views
• Stored Procedures
• Credit card encryption and tokenization
• Prior experience as a Dev team lead
• Managed, or at least worked within, an IBMi Waterfall SDLC environment
• Proponent of the use of modules and in-house developed functions
• Developed and implemented programming standards
• Performed/managed Code Reviews
• Use/administration of MKS Implementer
• Able to work with a custom, proprietary development framework
• Patrick Townsend security, encryption, and secure FTP tools
• Showcase Query
• DR Replication software -- MaxAva, MIMIX, etc.
• EDI applications
• IB I API's and webServices

What we offer:

• Exciting opportunity to be a part of a team that builds and evolves high performance, scalable order processing systems handling large transactional volumes: processing more than 50,000 orders a day, close to 5 million payment transactions a week; handling more than 1.5 million customer notifications in a day etc.
• We encourage and welcome out of the box ideas in all areas like artificial intelligence, data processing and information retrieval, voice capabilities, automation, computer vision, etc.
• Enjoy all the benefits of working for a publicly traded company (stock purchase plan, flexible hours and a healthy vacation plan).
• A relaxed work environment (shorts and sandals always welcome, onsite gym with classes).
• An annual bonus up to 10% of your base salary.
• The blending of cultures across multiple cities and 3 continents where you can be part of helping shape our future.
• Lines of business and a technology organization ready to embrace your role and the business value it brings.
• A "flat" organization where you will spend time with business leaders, managers, developers, product management and executive leadership.
• Career opportunities! Those that have positive impact, with a positive approach, have a very bright future as we change, grow, expand and explore new and exciting experiences for our global customer base.