About Persistent
We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what’s next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.
Our disruptor’s mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We reported $1,654.4M FY26 revenue with 17.4% Y-o-Y growth. We have delivered 24 sequential quarters of growth with $436.0M in Q4 FY26 revenue, up 3.2% Q-o-Q and 16.2% Y-o-Y growth. Our 27,500+ global team members, located in 18 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We have been recognized as the Fastest Growing IT Services Brand Globally in the 2026 Brand Finance IT Services 25 Report. We named a Leader in the Everest Group Private Equity (PE) Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2026 and Software Product Engineering PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2026.
About Position:
We are looking for a highly skilled RPG Lead with experience in Design, develop, and maintain applications on the IBM i (AS/400) platform using RPG IV/ILE and CL.
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Role: RPG Developer
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Location: Bangalore, Chennai
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Experience: 5 to 10 Years
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Job Type: Full -Time Employment
What You'll Do:
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Lead and manage a team of RPG developers to deliver high-quality software solutions.
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Collaborate with business analysts and stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements.
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Design, develop, and maintain applications on the IBM i (AS/400) platform using RPG IV/ILE and CL.
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Ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and project timelines.
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Conduct code reviews and provide technical guidance to team members.
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Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in existing applications.
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Participate in system architecture planning and performance tuning.
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Coordinate with cross-functional teams for integration and deployment activities.
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Prepare technical documentation and user manuals.
Expertise You'll Bring:
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15+ years in software engineering, distributed systems, enterprise architecture or large-scale platform architecture.
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Strong enterprise architecture experience across business capabilities, application portfolios, integration landscapes, data architecture, cloud adoption and technology governance.
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Deep experience defining enterprise reference architectures, architecture principles, standards, reusable patterns and governance processes across multiple teams.
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Cloud architecture expertise across AWS and/or Azure; ability to guide serverless, containerized, event-driven, API-led and data-intensive architectures at enterprise scale.
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Good experience with Agentic AI & Gen AI in productivity enhancements & product enhancements. Understanding of how architecture patterns are consumed by AI systems such as pipelines, agents, templates and automated review tools etc.
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Integration architecture depth — APIs, messaging, streaming, event-driven patterns, service boundaries, canonical data models, contracts, retries, idempotency and failure handling.
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Data architecture knowledge across relational, document, key-value, search and analytics stores; ability to define ownership, access patterns, lineage, quality and governance considerations.
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Security and compliance-by-design mindset including identity, access, secrets, data protection, auditability, threat modelling and secure SDLC practices.
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Architecture governance across full SDLC — architecture review boards, design approvals, technical risk management, production readiness and exception management.
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Ability to reason from existing code, architecture artefacts and operational telemetry; not limited to greenfield architecture design.
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Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills; ability to simplify complex technical trade-offs for business and delivery leadership.
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Experience guiding architecture in transformation programmes involving modernization, migration, platform consolidation, technical debt reduction or operating model change.
Benefits:
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Competitive salary and benefits package
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Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
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Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
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Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
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Annual health check-ups
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Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents
Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:
Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.
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We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
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Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
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If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment
Let’s unleash your full potential at Persistent - persistent.com/careers
“Persistent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.”
