Senior Software Engineer at Progress developing AI-powered tools and experiences. Leading technical development with a focus on high-quality software solutions.
Responsibilities
Design and develop advanced capabilities for OpenEdge Development Tools, leveraging strong analytical and problem-solving skills to deliver modern, AI-enabled developer experiences.
Contribute to the evolution of development tooling features, improving performance, usability, diagnostics, and integration with next-generation AI workflows.
Participate in 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.
Play technical leadership role and provide 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.
Requirements
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent is required.
4+ 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).
Familiarity with AI powered assistants such as Copilot to improve Engineering productivity.
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.
Benefits
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
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