Progress

Progress Software Corporation builds AI-powered infrastructure software that allows organisations to develop, deploy and manage AI-powered applications and digital experiences. Founded in 1981 by Joseph Alsop, Clyde Kessel, Mary Székely and Chip Ziering - four software pioneers who started the company in a dining room - Progress has since grown into a global supplier. The company went public in 1991 and trades on NASDAQ under the symbol PRGS, with headquarters in Burlington, Massachusetts and operations across Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Its portfolio spans several technical domains: AI and data platforms for building and managing responsible AI-powered applications; digital experience solutions for creating and running digital experiences; infrastructure management software; and UI/UX development tools used by technologists to power applications. The products support application development and deployment across industries including chat and messaging, banking and financial services, retail and e-commerce, and gaming, and are used by businesses of all sizes.

Progress reports that its software reaches hundreds of thousands of organisations worldwide, with millions of developers and technologists using its products and billions of people as end users of the applications they power. Engineering roles at the company sit close to a customer base made up largely of developers and technologists.