Senior Principal Software Engineer - Progress 4GL

Job Description

As an Expert Software Engineer specializing in Progress / OpenEdge, you’ll lead the modernization of core ERP systems through architectural innovation, deep reverse engineering, and strategic integration efforts. Your role is pivotal in shaping the technical roadmap, elevating engineering capability, and enabling long-term product scalability and sustainability. This is a high-impact, cross-functional role requiring deep technical insight and organizational influence.

Key Responsibilities

Lead strategic modernization of legacy Progress ERP components, identifying systemic issues and architecting scalable redesigns.

Reverse-engineer legacy logic to uncover root causes of technical debt and performance bottlenecks, informing refactoring priorities.

Architect and implement resilient, modular integrations with external systems including finance platforms, logistics providers, and data pipelines.

Act as a technical advisor and working lead, coaching engineers across multiple teams and accelerating team maturity.

Champion next-generation engineering practices including CI / CD pipelines, AI-assisted development tools, and automated testing frameworks.

Drive architectural consistency and innovation in collaboration with enterprise architects, QA, DevOps, and Product.

Co-lead the development of a new Engineering center in Pune, India.

Qualifications

12+ years of experience in Progress / OpenEdge ABL, with proven success in modernizing legacy systems.

Demonstrated architectural leadership in redesigning complex ERP applications and integrations.

Extensive experience with enterprise-grade system integrations via APIs, custom middleware, or messaging systems.

Recognized for elevating team performance and coaching engineers to operate at higher levels of autonomy and quality.

Skilled in hybrid collaboration models and influencing across globally distributed teams.

Bonus : Experience with containerized environments, GitHub Copilot, Jenkins, or test automation frameworks.

Preferred Stack & Tools

Languages / Frameworks : Progress / OpenEdge ABL, JavaScript, REST APIs

Tools : GitHub, Jenkins, GitHub Copilot, JIRA

Integrations : REST, XML / JSON, SQL, custom middleware

Methodologies : Agile, CI / CD, architectural reviews, automated testing

Additional Information

We offer an amazing culture and comprehensive suite of health and wellness benefits so that employees can focus on helping customers reach our vision for them : the Effective Enterprise.

Opportunity to join a growing business, launching into its next phase of expansion and transformation.

The collaborative culture of smart and hard-working people who support one another to get the job done.

Our employees tell us they love working for a global organization focused on collaboration, teamwork and customer outcomes.

Your health and well being are important to us at QAD. We provide programs that help you strike a healthy work-life balance.

An atmosphere of growth and opportunity, where idea-sharing is always prioritized over level or hierarchy.

Compensation packages based on experience and desired skill set.