Senior RPG Developer

Who we are:

Grocery Outlet (www.groceryoutlet.com) is the leading extreme value retailer in the United States, serving bargain seeking customers since 1946. The Grocery Outlet Bargain Market brand currently includes 300 independently operated stores in California, Nevada, Oregon, Idaho, Washington and Pennsylvania. Privately held, Grocery Outlet generates annual revenues exceeding $2 Billion and employs ~1000 people across the US. Headquartered in Emeryville, California, Grocery Outlet has been family operated for almost 70 years and has a rich history of putting customers and employees first.

About the team:

The members of our IT team push the boundaries of technology and go above and beyond to support stores and customers. The three sections within IT: Application Development, Store Systems and IT Infrastructure, work closely together to delivery timely solutions to benefit the entire Grocery Outlet ecosystem. Our Helpdesk and support team works with cutting-edge tools and systems. We are problem-solver, go-getter and service-oriented! Our team is driven by passion, embraces creativity, hard work and promotes collaboration. We are focused on solving important problems and committed to WOWing our customers! An ideal addition to the team will bring passion, dedication, humor, energy, attention to details and deep expertise.

About this role:

The Senior RPG Developer is expected to be able to design, code, test and implement applications based on direct input and feedback of users. Must be fluent in all versions of RPG from RPG III, ILE, Free Form RPG as well as IBM i CL. Although not required to manage direct reports, this person is expected to manage projects of small to medium size. Management of projects includes coordinating the activities and progress of other team members and gathering information and project specifications from people in other departments. Sr. RPG Developer is expected to provide hands on technical support with enthusiasm and be available to less experienced staff for assistance. Person is expected to provide after-hours system support on a rotating basis with other developers.

This role is involved in specific areas but not limited to:

• Application design and development of complex systems
• Maintenance and enhancement of complex systems
• Manage DB2 as required for applications
• Become fluent in Grocery Outlet’s EDI infrastructure to on-board new trading partners and diagnose problems.
• Work directly with end users during design and development
• Should keep informed of new IBM i technologies and their applicability to Grocery Outlet
• Perform other duties as assigned.

About you:

• You have extensive knowledge of all versions of RPG and associated IBM i languages
• Excellent knowledge of SQL and DDL
• Know fundamentals of IBM i work management, i.e. job control, system messages, etc.
• Experience with EDI transaction sets required
• Self-motivated worker and learner
• Must be able to work independently

Pluses:

• Knowledge of IBM i IFS API’s a plus
• Knowledge of web development a plus

An exciting future ahead!

Grocery Outlet is on a very aggressive expansion strategy in all six states we operate with an overall growth goal of 350 stores by 2019. We are actively pursuing various other new markets with a vision of a potentially nationwide scope in the near future. Our growth is powered in part by Hellman & Friedman, a private equity firm that acquired Grocery Outlet in September 2014. With the powerful synergy between them and our corporate team, we provide above-and-beyond support to our owner-operator network of stores while maintaining an unparalleled reputation in the supplier community as a company that can move inventories and deliver prompt, on time payment. We are the first call for many suppliers who know that if they have overstocked items, they can quickly turn them into cash with us.