Developer of Language Parsers for Mainframe Applications Understanding

  • Software Engineering
  • Entry Level

Developer of Language Parsers for Mainframe Applications Understanding

  • Software Engineering
  • Entry Level

Introduction
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Your Role and Responsibilities

  • Maintain and develop language parsers written in C and C++.
  • Work in an agile, collaborative environment across software architecture, understanding both front-end and back-end concerns, while specializing in the back-end.
  • Develop using object oriented programming, multi-threading and concurrency.
  • Work with client-server architectures, networking protocols, application development, and databases.
  • Understand user and system requirements for multi user solutions.
  • Use and develop REST API services.


Required Technical and Professional Expertise

  • C & C++ developer with at least 5 years of proven recent experience in developing and debugging UNIX/LINUX/Windows based C/C++ programs/applications.
  • Deep understanding of C & C++ programming language data structures, common programming idioms, design patterns and algorithms (using common libraries like stl, boost).
  • Proficiency with SQL language, experience with relational databases and schema design.
  • Familiarity with Python language -for the internal tool-chain.
  • Performance-oriented developer with a passion and experience in finding most optimized, performing solutions. Experience in performance profiling, memory consumption investigations and the related tools.
  • Availability to learn common Mainframe specific concepts and languages: COBOL, PL/I, JCL, Assembler, transaction and hierarchical database systems (CICS, IMS) and availability to gain knowledge in lesser known languages and dialects (E.g.: Natural, IDMS, Adabas, DT Cobol, etc).


Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

  • Knowledge of lexing and parsing techniques and algorithms (E.g. top-down manual parsing, regex, grammar-based parser generators -Bison, ANTLR)
  • Experience with Agile development methodologies.
  • Experience with Linux specific C++ development tool-chain.
  • Experience with cross cutting aspects of authentication, authorization and security. Experience building API driven interfaces.
  • DevOps Experience (GitHub, CI/CD such as Jenkins, Automation such as Ansible/Python).
  • Exposure to software containerization and cloud technologies (E.g.: Docker, OpenShift, K8S)

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About Business Unit

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This job requires you to be fully COVID-19 vaccinated prior to your start date and proof of vaccination status will be required before your start date. During the Onboarding process you will be asked to confirm your vaccination status, in case you are unable to get vaccinated for any reason, you can let us know at that stage. Please let us know if you are unable to be vaccinated due to medical or religious reasons. IBM will consider such requests on a case by case basis subject to submission of required proof by the candidate before a stipulated date.

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Location Statement

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