Senior Clipper/XBase Developer
⚲ Brussels
Do uzgodnienia
Wymagania
- Git
- Microsoft Excel
- business requirements
- Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
Opis stanowiska
Job Title: Senior Clipper/XBase Developer
Contract Type: Full-time | Hybrid (2 days at the office / 3 days remote) | Long-term assignment (approximately 4 years)
Role Overview
A Senior Clipper/XBase Developer is needed to support the maintenance, enhancement, and evolution of a core back-office application. The successful candidate will work on existing developments, implement new functionalities, and resolve incidents within a business-critical environment.
Main Responsibilities
• Maintain and enhance existing applications, primarily developed in Clipper/XBase++ and VBA.
• Analyze business requirements and develop new functionalities and processes.
• Troubleshoot and resolve application issues in collaboration with business users.
• Investigate and fix software bugs.
• Contribute to the ongoing improvement and stability of the core backend system.
Key Requirements
• Minimum 10 years of hands-on experience developing applications in Clipper.
• Extensive experience working with DBase III tables and indexes.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Access, Outlook).
• Experience with VBA and Microsoft Office automation.
• Solid understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a user-oriented mindset.
Nice to Have
• Experience with XBase++.
• Knowledge of Git.
• Experience with Altova.
Other Details
The position is based in a hybrid environment and involves a long-term assignment, which is expected to last for approximately 4 years.
Contract Type: Full-time | Hybrid (2 days at the office / 3 days remote) | Long-term assignment (approximately 4 years)
Role Overview
A Senior Clipper/XBase Developer is needed to support the maintenance, enhancement, and evolution of a core back-office application. The successful candidate will work on existing developments, implement new functionalities, and resolve incidents within a business-critical environment.
Main Responsibilities
• Maintain and enhance existing applications, primarily developed in Clipper/XBase++ and VBA.
• Analyze business requirements and develop new functionalities and processes.
• Troubleshoot and resolve application issues in collaboration with business users.
• Investigate and fix software bugs.
• Contribute to the ongoing improvement and stability of the core backend system.
Key Requirements
• Minimum 10 years of hands-on experience developing applications in Clipper.
• Extensive experience working with DBase III tables and indexes.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Access, Outlook).
• Experience with VBA and Microsoft Office automation.
• Solid understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a user-oriented mindset.
Nice to Have
• Experience with XBase++.
• Knowledge of Git.
• Experience with Altova.
Other Details
The position is based in a hybrid environment and involves a long-term assignment, which is expected to last for approximately 4 years.
🔍 Dekoder Ogłoszenia
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support the maintenance, enhancement, and evolution of a core back-office application
Główny nacisk będzie położony na utrzymanie i poprawki istniejącego, prawdopodobnie starego systemu, a nie na tworzenie czegoś zupełnie nowego.
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primarily developed in Clipper/XBase++ and VBA
Praca będzie się koncentrować na bardzo niszowych i przestarzałych technologiach, co może ograniczać możliwości rozwoju zawodowego w nowszych obszarach IT.
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approximately 4 years
Choć ogłoszenie sugeruje długoterminowe zaangażowanie, rzeczywisty czas trwania projektu może być krótszy lub dłuższy, w zależności od potrzeb firmy.
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user-oriented mindset
Oznacza to, że będziesz musiał dużo rozmawiać z użytkownikami biznesowymi i tłumaczyć im techniczne aspekty, co może być czasochłonne.
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Minimum 10 years of hands-on experience developing applications in Clipper
Poszukiwany jest specjalista z bardzo wąską i specyficzną wiedzą, co może oznaczać trudności w znalezieniu odpowiedniego kandydata lub bardzo wysokie oczekiwania finansowe.