Principal (Lead) Software Engineer Full Time

About the job
Organization OverviewCompany Description

QAD is building a world-class SaaS company, and we are growing. We are looking for talented individuals who want to join us on our mission to help solve relevant real-world problems in manufacturing and the supply chain.

We are a virtual first company and your primary work experience will be virtual / working from your home. Occasional travel to a physical office may be required to enhance working relationships, collaboration, design, strategy and alignment.

Job Description

QAD is seeking a Principal (Lead) Software Engineer, Progress 4GL who will work on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors. Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to establish appropriate action. Provides problem resolutions to the reported defects in the form of problem analysis, coding and testing as per Maintenance support procedures and practices. Build enhancements to existing QAD software products in line with the functional specifications provided.

What You’ll Do

Examination and fixing of assigned customer incidents related to QAD core products post training
Translate high level business analysis into physical code. Maintain defined quality standards and procedures
Write Unit and System test plans/specifications and perform testing
Code review (self & peer) to ensure conformance to quality standards and specifications
Analyze, design, develops, test, troubleshoot and debug enhancements to the product
Participate in the Patch Release activities

Qualifications

IT background (BE, B.Sc IT, M.Sc, BCA, MCA) or Non IT background with appropriate certification. Cleared your graduation in the first attempt
Experience of 11+ yrs with Progress language and QAD products is mandatory
Good understanding of Progress 4GL
Basic knowledge of Linux/Unix, RDBMS is mandatory
Functional and general concept of Supply chain and / or ERP is good to have
Good spoken & written English skills
Basic understanding of client server and API architecture
Basic understanding of XML
Working knowledge of any one Development IDE – Visual Studio,OpenEdge Architect,Spring Tool,Eclipse
Basic knowledge of any one software source control like Git,CVS,SVN,VSTS)
Preferred basic knowledge of any one build tools like Jenkins,Maven, Gradle,Bamboo

Additional Information

Your health and well being are important to us at QAD. We provide programs that help you strike a healthy work-life balance.
Opportunity to join a growing business, launching into its next phase of expansion and transformation.
Collaborative culture of smart and hard-working people who support one another to get the job done.
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

About QAD

QAD Inc. is a leading provider of adaptive, cloud-based enterprise software and services for global manufacturing companies. Global manufacturers face ever-increasing disruption caused by technology-driven innovation and changing consumer preferences. In order to survive and thrive, manufacturers must be able to innovate and change business models at unprecedented rates of speed. QAD calls these companies Adaptive Manufacturing Enterprises. QAD solutions help customers in the automotive, life sciences, packaging, consumer products, food and beverage, high tech and industrial manufacturing industries rapidly adapt to change and innovate for competitive advantage.

QAD is committed to ensuring that every employee feels they work in an environment that values their contributions, respects their unique perspectives and provides opportunities for growth regardless of background. QAD’s DEI program is driving higher levels of diversity, equity and inclusion so that employees can bring their whole self to work.