South GeeksRemote
Senior Software Engineer (VB6 / Legacy Modernization)
United States of America
Full Time
1 week ago
No H1B
Key skills
VB6COM/ActiveXSQL ServerRelational database designDebugging in production environmentsAI coding toolsPython scriptingLegacy codebase navigationPythonSQLAIClaudeJenkinsGitHub ActionsGitHubCI/CD
About this role
South Geeks partners with high-growth companies to provide elite software engineers from Latin America. The role involves working on a large VB6 legacy codebase, modernizing it incrementally using AI tools and building new components in Python and SQL.
Responsibilities:
- 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
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills in production environments
- Ability to read and understand VB6, COM/ActiveX, or equivalent legacy technologies
Requirements:
- 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
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills in production environments
- Ability to read and understand VB6, COM/ActiveX, or equivalent legacy technologies
- 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