Job Summary:
YO IT Consulting is seeking experienced COBOL developers to work on tasks that help train and evaluate AI models on legacy software engineering workflows. The role involves reading, writing, and debugging production-quality COBOL code, as well as providing feedback to improve AI model performance on legacy code tasks.
Responsibilities:
• Read and interpret COBOL programs, copybooks, JCL, and related mainframe code.
• Write clean, correct COBOL code based on technical requirements.
• Debug COBOL logic and identify issues in existing programs.
• Explain code behavior, business logic, and data flow clearly.
• Review AI-generated COBOL solutions for correctness, completeness, and style.
• Create or evaluate test cases for COBOL programs.
• Provide high-quality feedback to improve AI model performance on legacy code tasks.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Strong hands-on experience with COBOL development.
• Ability to read and write COBOL code independently.
• Strong debugging and code review skills.
• Clear written communication in English.
Preferred:
• Familiarity with mainframe environments such as IBM z/OS is preferred.
• Experience with JCL, VSAM, DB2, CICS, or copybooks is a plus.
• Prior experience in banking, insurance, government, or enterprise legacy systems is a plus.
• Has worked on real-world COBOL systems, not just academic examples.
• Can explain legacy code clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Is comfortable evaluating code quality and reasoning through edge cases.
• Has experience maintaining or modernising large legacy codebases.
Company:
Our Core mission is to develop, deploy, or integrate artificial intelligence (AI) — including machine learning (ML), data analytics, automation, natural language processing (NLP), computer vision, and related technologies — to solve real-world problems, improve decision-making, automate repetitive tasks, and deliver intelligent solutions across industries. Founded in 2018, the company is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, AE, , with a team of 51-200 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.