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Progress Developer

Location
Ghent, Belgium
Work mode
Hybrid
Contract
Contract · Mid
Closed
24 Jun 2026

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About the mission

We are looking for an experienced Progress developer to maintain, modernize, and extend our business-critical applications. The role involves ABL development and working with API-driven architectures in a hybrid environment.

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We are looking for an experienced Progress developer. As a Progress OpenEdge Developer, you will play a key role in maintaining, modernizing and extending our business-critical applications. You work in a hybrid environment combining classic ABL development with modern API-driven architectures (PASOE). You will work alongside analysts, project managers and end users in a team with other progress experts.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and maintain applications in ABL (Advanced Business Language)
Design and optimize database access (OpenEdge DB)
Build and expose APIs via openedge studio
Analyze and improve performance (queries, locking, transactions)
Integration with internal and external systems

Profile

Must-have skills

Strong experience with Progress OpenEdge / ABL
Solid understanding of:
• Temp-tables, datasets, buffers
• Transactions and locking (NO-LOCK, SHARE-LOCK, EXCLUSIVE-LOCK)
Experience with OpenEdge database design and performance tuning
Knowledge of APIs
Experience with PASOE (Progress Application Server)

Nice-to-have

Experience with:
• .net
• Modern IDEs (Progress Developer Studio / PDSOE)
• APIDOG

Soft Skills

Analytical mindset and problem-solving skills
Strong communication skills
Structured, detail-oriented, and quality-driven
Strong team player with the ability to collaborate effectively across IT teams

What you'll do

  • Develop and maintain applications in ABL (Advanced Business Language)
  • Design and optimize database access (OpenEdge DB)
  • Build and expose APIs via openedge studio
  • Analyze and improve performance (queries, locking, transactions)
  • Integration with internal and external systems

What we're looking for

  • Strong experience with Progress OpenEdge / ABL
  • Solid understanding of Temp-tables, datasets, buffers
  • Experience with transactions and locking (NO-LOCK, SHARE-LOCK, EXCLUSIVE-LOCK)
  • Experience with OpenEdge database design and performance tuning
  • Knowledge of APIs
  • Experience with PASOE (Progress Application Server)
  • Experience with .net (nice-to-have)
  • Experience with Modern IDEs (Progress Developer Studio / PDSOE) (nice-to-have)
  • Experience with APIDOG (nice-to-have)
  • Analytical mindset and problem-solving skills
  • Strong communication skills
  • Structured, detail-oriented, and quality-driven
  • Strong team player with the ability to collaborate effectively across IT teams

Skills

  • Progress OpenEdge
  • ABL
  • OpenEdge DB
  • PASOE