Senior Software Engineer - ShareFile

Progress • Raleigh, NC

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Progress (Nasdaq: PRGS) is a trusted provider of software that enables customers to develop, deploy and manage responsible, AI-powered applications and experiences with agility and ease. The company prides itself on a diverse, global team that values individual perspectives. This role is for a Senior Software Engineer – Identity & Authentication, focused on propelling business forward. It is a hybrid position, requiring time split between a home office and the Raleigh, NC office. Candidates must already reside in the area as relocation assistance is not offered. The Senior Software Engineer will serve as a technical authority for the design, reliability, scalability, and security of ShareFile’s identity and authentication platform, contributing to the evolution of the authentication architecture to ensure secure, seamless access for millions of users across enterprise SaaS environments.

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience building and delivering production software
• Strong full stack development experience across backend services, APIs, and modern frontend applications
• Proficiency in one or more backend languages such as C#, Java, Go, or Node.js
• Experience building modern web applications using frameworks such as React
• Solid understanding of software design, system architecture, testing strategy, and engineering best practices
• Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, observability, and modern development workflows
• Experience troubleshooting production issues in distributed systems
• Ability to assess technical risks, communicate tradeoffs clearly, and make sound decisions in ambiguous situations
• Strong collaboration, communication, and mentoring skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience in SaaS or other cloud-based product environments
• Familiarity with security best practices in application development
• Experience creating technical documentation such as design docs, runbooks, or API documentation
• Experience improving developer productivity through automation, tooling, or lightweight process improvements
• Experience using AI tools effectively in software development workflows
• Strong problem-solving skills and a customer-focused mindset

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable full stack software solutions across frontend, backend, and APIs
• Take ownership of complicated, ambiguous, or open-ended technical problems and drive them through design and delivery
• Act as an owner of the codebase and services, balancing time, cost, quality, and long-term maintainability
• Drive technical design discussions within the team and make decisions that reduce the cost of future changes
• Partner with product, design, and engineering teammates to deliver solutions aligned with customer, business, and company goals
• Contribute to and improve engineering standards across development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and operational support
• Troubleshoot production issues, lead preventative follow-up improvements, and contribute to reliable on-call practices
• Use AI tools thoughtfully to accelerate prototyping, improve delivery workflows, and evaluate outputs for quality, risks, and maintainability
• Create and share reusable documentation, technical guidance, and team practices that help other engineers work more effectively
• Mentor junior engineers, provide actionable feedback, and contribute to a strong collaborative engineering culture
• Help drive technical visibility by communicating progress, risks tradeoffs, and limitations clearly to teammates and stakeholders
• Support project execution across multiple engineers and contribute to interviews, including problem-solving and technical design discussions

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees