Software Engineer Principal I

We are Progress (Nasdaq: PRGS) - a trusted provider of software that enables our customers to develop, deploy and manage responsible, AI powered applications and experiences with agility and ease.

We’re proud to have a diverse, global team where we value the individual and enrich our culture by considering varied perspectives because we believe people power progress. Join us as a Software Engineer, Principal I and help us do what we do best: propelling business forward. Know more about us.

In This Role, You Will

• Architect, design, and develop advanced capabilities for OpenEdge Development Tools, leveraging strong analytical and problem-solving skills to deliver modern, AI-enabled developer experiences.
• Lead the evolution of development tooling features, improving performance, usability, diagnostics, and integration with next-generation AI workflows.
• Drive the research, design, and integration of AI-powered features—including RAG-based developer assistance, model-context protocol (MCP) integrations, intelligent code insights, and automated diagnostics—within the OpenEdge Developer Tools ecosystem.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship across the team, applying systems thinking to solve complex business and technical challenges while ensuring adherence to best-in-class coding, architectural, and design standards.
• Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Architects, QA, and UX teams to deliver robust, scalable, and human-centered developer solutions enhanced by AI.
• Analyze and optimize performance issues using industry-standard profiling tools, AI-assisted diagnostics, and telemetry-driven insights.
• Ensure quality and maintainability through automated testing, AI-augmented code reviews, and continuous integration pipelines.
• Stay current with emerging technologies in IDE tooling, AI-assisted development, LLM-driven workflows, developer productivity tooling, and performance optimization.
• Adhere to Agile methodologies, contributing actively to all ceremonies and promoting an iterative, learning-focused mindset.
  
  

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent is required.
• 8+ years of experience in a product development organization, with a proven record of designing and delivering scalable, high-quality software solutions.
• Strong proficiency in Java, with openness to expand into JavaScript, TypeScript, and other AI-relevant technologies.
• Demonstrated experience developing VS Code extensions or Eclipse plugins, with solid understanding of LSP, DAP, and modern developer platform architectures.
• Strong foundation in web technologies—HTML, CSS, JavaScript, REST services—and modern frameworks such as React or Angular.
• Deep expertise in algorithms, data structures, object-oriented design, and software architecture.
• Solid understanding of database concepts, query optimization, and performance tuning for reliability and scale.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, CodeWhisperer), using them to enhance productivity, code quality, test generation, and documentation workflows.
• Familiarity with AI integration patterns such as RAG, vector search, embeddings, context orchestration, and model-driven features in developer tooling.
• Working knowledge of Node.js and modern JavaScript frameworks used in IDE tooling or developer platforms.
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines, build automation, and version control systems like Git.
• Expertise in profiling, diagnostics, and memory/performance optimization on the JVM or similar platforms.
• Awareness of software security practices, including identification and mitigation of vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10, dependency scanning, secure coding).
• Experience applying static and dynamic analysis tools to ensure secure, maintainable code.
• Comfortable working across Unix/Linux and Windows environments.
• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and collaborate in cross-functional teams, driving architecture, planning, and delivery of sophisticated AI-driven features.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with a systems-thinking approach to technical and business challenges.
• Strong commitment to Agile principles, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence.
  
  

• Competitive remuneration package
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan Enrolment
  
  

• 30 days of earned leave
• An extra day off for your birthday
• Various other leaves like marriage leave, casual leave, maternity, and paternity leave
• Premium Group Medical Insurance for employees and five dependents, personal accident insurance coverage, life insurance coverage
• Professional development reimbursement 
• Interest subsidy on loans - either vehicle or personal loans
• Health club reimbursement