South Geeks

Government Technology

SeniorSoftwareEngineer(VB6/LegacyModernization)

Port Hueneme, California, United States; United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Senior Software Engineer (VB6 / Legacy Modernization) at South Geeks. Skills: VB6, Python, SQL Server, AI coding tools. Work on VB6 legacy codebase. Incremental modernization”

Industry & Context.

Government Technology
Problems you'll solve

Debugging and problem-solving skills in production environments

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Comfort working daily with AI coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, or similar), Solid experience with SQL Server and relational database design, Experience navigating and contributing to large, complex legacy codebases, Debugging and problem-solving skills in production environments, Ability to read and understand VB6, COM/ActiveX, or equivalent legacy technologies

Nice to Have

Experience with GIS technologies (ESRI MapObjects, ArcSDE), Familiarity with Jenkins or GitHub Actions for CI/CD, Python scripting for automation or tooling, Prior exposure to legacy-to-modern migration projects, Multi-tenant database architecture experience

What You'll Do.

Work on VB6 legacy codebase

Incremental modernization

Use AI tools to read code

Understand complex legacy code

Build new components in Python

Build new components in SQL

Diagnose production issues

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate directly with client engineers; Collaborate with client product leaders; Integrate seamlessly into client team

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