Mainframe Applications Engineer
Mainframe Applications Engineers at McMaster-Carr build technologies that create an enjoyable experience for customers and coworkers. They demonstrate interest in mainframe technology and value the opportunity to expand their knowledge and contribute across a variety of initiatives and technologies. McMaster-Carr employees experience an intentionally inclusive and equitable work environment that champions diversity of identity, perspective, and background.
Culture of Development
Mainframe Applications Engineers are highly capable, versatile engineers. We're committed to a culture that builds careers around learning, and provides many opportunities to learn different technologies, work on interesting projects, and build relationships with teammates.
- Structured onboarding program
- Ongoing professional development through tech conferences and workshops
- Learn Before Lunch seminars and Town Halls
- 1-1 and group mentoring opportunities
- Employee Resource Groups like Women in Tech, Mi Gente, Black Employees and Pride Alliance
Imagine What You Could Build at McMaster-Carr!
McMaster-Carr is a digital-first company offering more than half a million products used to keep businesses in motion. High-quality publications, product design, and technology bring over 300,000 customers to our website each day to innovate and solve problems.
Joining McMaster-Carr is an opportunity to take on projects like:
- Building state of the art automation systems fueled by back-end integrations with 3rd party industry leaders to seamlessly scale distribution center operations.
- Enhancing operational excellence in distribution centers with custom software and algorithms that right-size work for distribution center capacity or select a box size.
- Preparing our systems to open new distribution facilities.
What You'll Be Doing
As a Mainframe Applications Engineer you will:
- Use software to automate call center and distribution center activities to make work safer and more efficient.
- Write code to connect modern web applications to Mainframe systems to bring value to customers.
- Leverage data to support product development and marketing decisions.
- Build technical knowledge through learning groups, book clubs, and one-on-one mentoring.
Are you Set Up For Success?
McMaster-Carr encourages you to apply and share your unique experience even if you don't meet 100% of the qualifications below. We look forward to your application.
- At least 2 years of experience, writing clean, thoughtful, and functional code.
- Interest in working with the z/OS ecosystem and writing code using COBOL, JCL, or REXX, interacting with DB2 and CICS systems.
- Knowledge in C# or any object-oriented programming is a plus.
- Familiarity with technology that integrates open systems with z/OS such as CICS web services and DB2 connect.
- Ability to thrive in a highly collaborative team environment with agile practices, rapid code iteration, and integrated deployment pipelines.
- Curiosity and a passion for creating exceptional customer experiences.
- Excellent communication, time management, and organizational skills.
- Interest in developing skills to lead projects and mentor other engineers is a plus.
Our Tech Stack
We implement the technology that best solves our business challenges, including COBOL, DB2, CICS, JCL, .Net, C#, React, Python, Kotlin, Swift, MongoDB, SQL Server, and others.
Cash Compensation
- Total cash compensation is generally around $180,000 to $250,000 and includes a profit sharing based on company profitability.
- You will also receive a relocation stipend and signing bonus.
Benefits
- 100% tuition reimbursement
- Medical, dental, pharmacy, and vision plans with no monthly premiums
- Industry leading company-funded retirement accounts
- Informal and formal mentorship
- Employee resource groups
- Inclusive, all-gender benefits
- First-time home buyer assistance
- Paid parental leave for all new parents
- Adoption and surrogacy assistance
- Paid time off for vacation and personal time
To Apply: www.mcmaster.com/apply
For more information on McMaster-Carr, please visit: https://www.mcmaster.com/careers
EOE/M/F/VET/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
This position is not eligible for work authorization sponsorship by McMaster-Carr.
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What the Team is Saying
What We Do
McMaster-Carr is an e-commerce company offering more than half a million products used to keep business in motion. With more than 300,000 daily visits to our website, customers from a variety of industries turn to us when they need to build, design, repair or maintain just about anything because we are the complete, one-stop source for industrial supplies.
Technology teams play a vital role in McMaster-Carr’s success. The software that drives our business is developed in-house by a growing team of versatile engineers. Whether the project is automating distribution operations, improving browsing features on our app or integrating a new data center to serve five national facilities, people flourish when they love to learn and pursue ambitious goals.
McMaster-Carr’s diverse business creates the opportunity to explore new technologies and develop expertise that is both broad and deep. Growth is supported by an inclusive culture of development seen in mentorship, reading groups, guilds and town halls that create community. They pursue career growth through learning and advancement in technical and project leadership.
Why Work With Us
Curious people thrive at McMaster-Carr. Engineers build technical knowledge through learning groups, book clubs, and one-on-one mentoring. Diverse projects offer experience with a wide range of technologies to encourage career-long learning. Great work is celebrated in an inclusive workplace dedicated to equity, growth and employee well-being.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Lead Software Engineers and other technology roles benefit from a mix of onsite collaboration with teams and remote work. Other roles may be fully onsite depending on responsibilities.
