Location: Remote
Department: Finance Technology / Information Technology
Reports to: Chief Information Officer
About Us
For over 110 years, FTD has helped people give with meaning for life's most important occasions through fresh florals, plants and gifts. With cutting-edge software, our mission is to deliver the best gifting experience online by processing millions of orders a year, enabling small businesses to win big in the ecommerce space. We focus on solving tomorrow's challenges in partnership with our nationwide network of trusted, expert florists. We're made up of a diverse group of big thinkers and decision makers who influence how we operate and the results we deliver. By consistently testing, implementing and celebrating new ideas, we're committed to growing your career from within. Together, we can continue to provide a meaningful experience for our customers, partners and our most valuable asset: our employees.
Overview
The Senior Software Engineer is responsible for the design, development, maintenance, and support of business‑critical financial systems running on the IBM i (iSeries) platform using Oracle JD Edwards World (7.3-7.4)). This role partners closely with Finance, Accounting, and Operations stakeholders to ensure reliable, secure, and scalable application functionality supporting core enterprise processes.
This position is hands on requires deep technical expertise in RPG (RPGLE / Free), CL, DB2/SQL, and JD Edwards World, along with the ability to analyze business requirements, develop high‑quality solutions, and support production environments.
Responsibilities:
- Review, analyze, and translate business and financial requirements into technical designs and solutions within JD Edwards World.
- Design, develop, enhance, and maintain applications on the IBM i (iSeries) platform, including programs, reports, tables, and interfaces.
- Develop and modify code using RPG III, RPG IV, RPGLE, Free‑Form RPG, SQLRPGLE, CLP/CLLE, and DB2 SQL.
- Perform unit testing, system testing, and support user acceptance testing to ensure quality and accuracy of deliverables.
- Troubleshoot and resolve application issues in JD Edwards, related systems, and integrations; participate in a rotational on‑call support model.
- Create and maintain technical documentation including program specifications, design documents, and support procedures.
- Collaborate with internal developers, external vendors, and consultants on enhancements, upgrades, and platform initiatives.
- Support continuous improvement of development standards, SDLC practices, and system performance.
- Provide operational stability and peak-season support to ensure system reliability during high-volume transactional periods such as Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of hands on development experience with Oracle JD Edwards World as well as supporting IBM i / AS400 environments; preferably in legacy and/or e-commerce, retail or high transaction environment
- Strong proficiency in RPG (RPGLE / Free‑Form), CL, SQL, and DB2 on IBM i.
- Experience supporting JD Edwards 7.3 or 7.4 (required)
- Experience supporting financial and operational modules such as:
- Accounts Receivable (AR)
- Accounts Payable (AP)
- General Ledger (GL)
- Sales Order Processing
- Inventory / Manufacturing / EDI (as applicable)
- Experience using modern IBM i development tools such as RDi, Eclipse‑based IDEs, WDSC, or similar.
- Strong understanding of relational database concepts, SQL joins, views, stored procedures, and performance tuning.
- Ability to analyze business processes and translate them into reliable technical solutions.
- Experience supporting production ERP environments; including ERP migration
- Expert level system documentation and process mapping experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in Finance Technology or ERP environments supporting accounting and financial operations
- Experience with system upgrades, platform migrations, or cloud‑hosted IBM i environments
- Familiarity with change management, audit controls, and SOX‑impacted systems
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances
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What We Do
For over 110 years we’ve been helping people across the country do more than just send flowers and gifts. Along with our network of expert florists, we help you give joy, strength and love. And most importantly, we help you give it with meaning
