Senior Software Engineer I (C programmer)

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Precisely is the leader in data integrity. We empower businesses to make more confident decisions based on trusted data through a unique combination of software, data enrichment products and strategic services. What does this mean to you? For starters, it means joining a company focused on delivering outstanding innovation and support that helps customers increase revenue, lower costs and reduce risk. In fact, Precisely powers better decisions for more than 12,000 global organizations, including 95 of the Fortune 100. Precisely's 2500 employees are unified by four company core values that are central to who we are and how we operate: Openness, Determination, Individuality, and Collaboration. We are committed to career development for our employees and offer opportunities for growth, learning and building community. With a "work from anywhere" culture, we celebrate diversity in a distributed environment with a presence in 30 countries as well as 20 offices in over 5 continents. Learn more about why it's an exciting time to join Precisely!

Precisely is an AI-first organization. All employees are expected to demonstrate proficiency in applying AI tools to accelerate their work, improve output quality, and eliminate low-value tasks. Candidates should be comfortable using generative AI tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT) in their day-to-day workflows, able to evaluate AI-generated outputs critically, and open to continuously adopting new AI capabilities as they emerge.

Overview:

Senior Software Engineer is responsible for solving complex issues and developing unique solutions to make our mainframe customers successful. Our customers depend on our highly skilled technical engineers in our Research & Development group to help drive their success. Strong problem-solving skills, communication, and the ability to develop creative solutions are a must.

What you will do:

• Design, develop and test new features or product changes.


• Use AI tools to accelerate development of new features or product changes.


• Work in a collaborative team environment following Agile development methodologies.


• Address and resolve issues quickly and effectively to ensure customer satisfaction.


• Investigate, analyze, debug and solve complex problems.


• Continuously learning new technology, tools, systems, and sharing knowledge within the team.


• Aide Services, Technical Pre-Sales and Support teams as needed.

What we are looking for:

Required:

• MS in Computer Science


• Minimum of 5 years development experience working with IBM Mainframes running z/OS operating system – DB2z, IMS or VSAM. Ideally, this is system level program development. 


• Minimum of 5 years’ IBM z Assembly language experience and C language experience 


• Proficiency in use of systems tools and utilities – JCL, SDSF, IDCAMS


• Working knowledge of major z/OS ecosystem and subsystem components - JES, DFSMS, WLM, DB2, CICS, RACF, SMF, VSAM, IMS and USS


• Experience with Kafka or other streaming technologies.


• Experience with Linux and Unix 

AI Skills/Knowledge:

• Exposure with AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor)


• Familiarity with LLM APIs or agentic workflows


• Understands responsible AI principles including bias, security, and explainability

Preferred Skills: 

• Experience with other languages such as Java and REXX a benefit

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