Senior Software Engineer – Enterprise Modernization & COBOL Platform
We are seeking a highly capable Senior Software Engineer to join our engineering organization working across our COBOL tooling, compilers, runtime environments, and Enterprise application replatforming technologies. As a senior engineer, you will take ownership of complex areas of the product, contribute to architectural decision-making, and mentor mid-level engineers while still driving hands-on technical execution. This role sits at the heart of our mission to modernize long-established, mission‐critical enterprise applications and to deliver stable, high-performance infrastructure relied on by global enterprises.
What You’ll Do
Technical Ownership
- Lead the design and implementation of key components across our COBOL development ecosystem and mainframe application replatforming stack.
- Take end-to-end ownership of complex features, including decomposition, estimation, design documentation, and production-quality implementation.
- Contribute to architectural discussions, propose improvements, and influence long-term technical direction.
Engineering Excellence
- Write clean, high-quality, maintainable code with strong test coverage.
- Debug and resolve challenging issues involving performance, concurrency, runtime behavior, compiler flows, or cross-platform compatibility.
- Improve engineering efficiency by refining build pipelines, automation, test frameworks, and development tooling.
Cross-Team Collaboration
- Partner with product management to refine requirements and align technical design with customer needs.
- Collaborate with QA, DevOps, and release engineering to deliver predictable, high-quality releases.
- Support escalations or complex customer scenarios by deep-diving into runtime or language-level issues as needed.
Mentorship & Leadership
- Provide informal mentorship and technical guidance to more junior team members.
- Help establish and uphold engineering best practices across code quality, testing, and design patterns.
- Participate in and sometimes lead design reviews, code reviews, and technical spikes.
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FAQ
- Is the Senior Software Engineer – Enterprise Modernization & COBOL Platform position at Rocket Software remote?
- Yes. This role was posted on Remote Frontend Jobs, a job board that lists exclusively fully remote positions.
- When was this Senior Software Engineer – Enterprise Modernization & COBOL Platform job posted?
- This listing was posted on March 17, 2026 and is still open for applications.
- How do I apply for the Senior Software Engineer – Enterprise Modernization & COBOL Platform position at Rocket Software?
- Use the apply button on this page — it takes you directly to the employer’s application page.