Principal Software Engineer ( RUST)

We are Progress (Nasdaq: PRGS), the trusted provider of software that enables our customers to develop, deploy and manage responsible, AI powered applications and experience 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 Principal Software Engineer and help us do what we do best: propelling business forward. Learn More about us. 

In our Infra Product Group, we develop the world's best products for managing applications and infrastructure at scale, and we deploy them to solve real problems in all kinds of industries.

Our engineering model is shifting to leverage AI as a force multiplier across research, architecture, design, implementation, and verification - while our team remains accountable for technical judgment, system quality, security, maintainability, and production outcomes."

Our platform is used to enable billions of people around the world to chat, fly, present, bank, game, shop, and learn. Chances are the applications and devices you use every day to have infrastructure built, deployed, secured, and run with our code. 

 In this role, you will: 

• Support improvements to our core product like Infra client, habitat , CLIs, APIs as well as core development processes
• Design systems by defining intent, constraints, and architecture for each feature 
• Use AI agents and automation systems to design, implement, test, package, deploy, validate, monitor, and continuously improve features across the entire software development lifecycle  
• Own delivery from concept through production and customer impact 
• Operate across multiple workstreams, delivering multiple features in parallel
• Use customer feedback to improve system design, usability, and reliability 
• Manage and coordinate multiple AI agents to execute work efficiently and concurrently 
• Read, understand, and validate generated code and system behavior 
• Ensure outputs meet standards for scale, security correctness, performance, and maintainability

Your background:   

• Have a minimum of a Bachelors’ degree in Computer Science Plus 5+ years of experience or equivalent experience
• You have demonstrable deep software development skills in at least one systems development language such as Rust or Go. Rust experience preferred
• you are a full stack developer who wants to own features end-to-end instead of handing them off
• You  are using AI in your workflow and want it to be your default execution model
• Work in an engineering culture where ownership, system thinking, and AI-first execution are the norm.
• You have systems software development skills with experience with either Windows or Linux Operating Systems and are willing to learn the other
• Bash or PowerShell experience desired and are willing to learn the other
• Experience building and operating high-performance systems.
• Experience with Windows and Linux systems internals desirable
• Working experience with Containers and Container orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Have operations experience as a developer or as a member of an ops team
• You have experience with modern technology stacks with a bent for system level software

   Core Principle: 

• You are not responsible for writing every line of code  
• You are responsible for ensuring the system works, scales, and delivers value  
• The future engineer is not a programmer augmented by AI. 
  You are a systems designer who uses AI agents as the execution layer. 
• You will operate with depth in domain, system design, and orchestration, and responsibility across the full delivery lifecycle.  

If this sounds like you and fits your experience and career goals, we’d be happy to chat. What we offer in return is the opportunity to experience a great company culture with wonderful colleagues to learn from and collaborate with and also to enjoy: 

Compensation  

• Competitive remuneration package
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan Enrollment

Vacation, Family, and Health 

• 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

Apply now!

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Together, We Make Progress

Progress is an inclusive workplace where opportunities to succeed are available to everyone. As a multicultural company serving a global community, we encourage a wide range of points of view and celebrate our diverse backgrounds. Our unique combination of perspectives inspires innovation, connects us to our customers and positively affects our communities. It is only by working together and learning from each other that we make Progress. Join us!