Position Details

Type Not Specified

Experience senior

Exp. Years Not specified

Education Not specified

Category Software Engineering

About this role

Maintain and enhance a large-scale Visual Basic 6.0 desktop application used by municipalities, including diagnosing issues in a complex codebase. You’ll support multi-tenant database operations, GIS integrations, data imports, and Windows-based build/release workflows while enabling incremental modernization.

Key Responsibilities

Maintain and enhance Visual Basic 6.0 desktop application
Work within modular architecture using COM-based DLLs
Diagnose and resolve issues across complex lightly documented codebase
Manage multi-tenant SQL Server database environments including schema updates and migrations
Support GIS integrations, data import/integration, and Windows build/release processes

Technical Overview

This role focuses on legacy modernization for a Windows desktop application built with Visual Basic 6.0 and COM-based DLLs in a modular architecture. You will work with SQL Server for relational data, support schema migrations in multi-tenant environments, integrate GIS/spatial capabilities, and maintain build/packaging/release processes in a Windows-based environment.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior engineer with strong Visual Basic 6.0 experience maintaining and enhancing large, long-lived Windows desktop systems. They have hands-on experience with SQL Server relational databases, COM/ActiveX components, and incremental modernization—while supporting multi-tenant environments and GIS/spatial integrations.

Must-Have Skills

Visual Basic 6.0COM-based DLLs (Component Object Model-based DLLs)Windows-based application architecturerelational databasesSQL Server

Tools & Platforms

WindowsSQL Server

Required Skills

Visual Basic 6.0COM-based DLLsActiveXWindows-based application architecturedebuggingrelational databasesSQL Serverdatabase schema updatesdatabase migrationsGIS integrationsspatial data functionalitydata import and integrationbuild packaging and release processesWindows-based environmentdatabase analysis scriptsmulti-tenant database environmentsdata consistency

Hard Skills

Visual Basic 6.0COM-based DLLs (Component Object Model-based DLLs)ActiveXWindows-based application architectureDebuggingrelational databasesSQL Serverdatabase schema updatesdatabase migrationsGIS integrationsspatial data functionalitydata import and integrationbuildpackagingand release processesWindows-based environmentdatabase analysisoperational efficiency scriptsdata consistency

Soft Skills

ownershipsolving complex challengescollaborationdiagnostic/problem-solving mindsetattention to stability and continuityincremental modernization mindsetcustomer and stakeholder collaboration

Industry & Role

Industry Government/Public Sector

Job Function Legacy desktop software maintenance and incremental modernization for municipal workflows

Role Subtype Software Architect

Tech Domains Windows Server, SQL / PostgreSQL

Keywords for Your Resume

Senior Software EngineerVisual Basic 6.0COMCOM-based DLLsComponent Object ModelActiveXWindows-based application architecturedebuggingrelational databasesSQL Serverdatabase schema updatesdatabase migrationsGIS integrationsspatial datadata import and integrationbuildpackagingrelease processesWindows-based environmentmulti-tenant database environmentsincremental modernization

Deal Breakers

Strong experience working with Visual Basic 6.0, Experience with COM/ActiveX (COM-based DLLs / Component Object Model), Proficiency with relational databases, including SQL Server

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