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# Softwareentwickler - COBOL & Modernisierung

- **Company:** Amadeus FiRe AG
- **Location:** Köln, Germany (Remote available)
- **Salary:** €45,000.0 - €55,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** HTML, Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), C Sharp (Programming Language), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), COBOL (Programming Language), Software Quality, Software Architecture, Backend, Information Technology, Front End Software Development, Restful APIs, Code Restructuring, Microservices
- **Published:** August 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.de/details/5833556259

## About the Role

* Abgeschlossenes Studium der Informatik, Wirtschaftsinformatik oder vergleichbare Qualifikation
 * Fundierte Erfahrung in der Entwicklung mit COBOL sowie ausgeprägtes Interesse an Legacy-Systemen
 * Gute Kenntnisse in mindestens einer modernen Programmiersprache (z. B. Java, JavaScript, C#)
 * Erfahrung in Fullstack-Entwicklung sowie Webtechnologien (HTML, CSS, REST APIs)
 * Verständnis für Softwarearchitekturen und Integrationsszenarien
 * Teamfähigkeit, analytisches Denken und strukturierte Arbeitsweise

## Description

* Weiterentwicklung und Modernisierung bestehender Anwendungen auf COBOL-Basis (zentrale Kerntechnologie)
 * Entwicklung moderner Frontend- und Backend-Komponenten (z. B. Java, JavaScript oder vergleichbare Technologien)
 * Integration von COBOL-Legacy-Systemen in moderne Architekturen und Schnittstellen (APIs, Microservices)
 * Analyse, Optimierung und Refactoring bestehender Anwendungen hinsichtlich Performance und Wartbarkeit
 * Enge Zusammenarbeit mit Fachbereichen sowie Architektur-, Test- und Betriebsteams
 * Sicherstellung der Codequalität durch Reviews, Tests und Dokumentation


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