QA Engineer I

We’re Progress – we offer the best platform for building and deploying tomorrow’s applications quickly and easily. We are bold, forward-thinking innovators who build things that work and care about our customers. We invent and reinvent every day, work together as one, value and respect each other and cheer our wins. Join us as a Software Development Engineer in Test for our OpenEdge product group. This is a hybrid role so you'll be splitting your time between working in our Burlington MA headquarters and your home office.

The OpenEdge Database is the core of the Progress OpenEdge product line, providing a high-performing, scalable and cost-effective platform allowing customers to build powerful business applications on premise and in the cloud.

This position will involve working as a Software Development Engineer in Test to test the OpenEdge Database and its various clients and utilities. The projects this person will be working on will require them to use the OpenEdge Advanced Business Language (ABL) and SQL clients in testing new Database functionality. The OpenEdge Database is the core of the Progress OpenEdge product line, providing a high-performing, scalable and cost-effective platform that allows our customers to build powerful transactional business applications deployed both on-premise and in the cloud.

WHAT YOU WILL DO IN THIS ROLE:

• Attend and actively participate in regular Test and Development team meetings
• Assist Senior Engineers in writing and implementing test plans, create test cases and automate test cases for the verification of new product functionality
• Track and report status against assigned tasks
• Perform product regression testing of software prior to product releases
• Work closely with developers to facilitate the tracking of bugs and enhancements
• Work closely with the development team to review product requirements and design

A IDEAL CANDIDATE HAS:

• Applicable experience as a Test Engineer
• Hold a bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent field of study
• Have a working understanding of Database technologies
• Knowledge of software quality assurance and validation methodologies
• Have knowledge and experience of high-level programming languages (Java, C/C ), and be comfortable working on both UNIX and Windows operating systems
• Ability to learn new technologies independently
• Ability to work independently and meet tight deadlines
• Have excellent interpersonal skills in order to interact with peers

• Medical, dental, vision, life & disability, and financial benefits (including 401(k) retirement savings plan. Tuition Reimbursement program. Additional voluntary benefits including crucial illness/hospital indemnity, identity theft protection, auto & home insurance, legal, and pet insurance. 
• Competitive salary, bonus, and best-in-class Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) with a 27-month lookback
• Flexible paid vacation time, paid day off for your birthday, and company holidays. A variety of leave plans, including Parental Leave.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and an employee well-being program focusing on physical, mental, and financial health. 

Progress is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer!
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