Principal Staff Software Engineer

Ignite Your Future

As a Principal Staff Software Engineer you will serve as the chief visionary and architect for our Integration Platform. You will operate as a high-leverage Individual Contributor defining the technical blueprint setting the technical direction and engineering a highly scalable ERP-agnostic connectivity tier.

Active use of AI-native development workflowsCursor Claude Code and CodeRabbit or equivalentis a baseline requirement not a nice-to-have. We treat AI augmentation as the standard engineering operating model. P6 leaders are expected to lead by example championing these tools to exponentially scale their architectural output.

The Mission: What Youll Be Building

You will be the foundational technical leader responsible for building a resilient next-generation integration platform. Your primary mission is to make our platform radically ERP-agnostic designing a system where new enterprise ERP systems can be fully onboarded within a strict 12 week target. You will architect the backbone that seamlessly connects QADs core with major enterprise ecosystems like SAP Oracle Infor and custom legacy deployments.

Your Impact / What you will be doing:

• Platform Architectural Ownership: Act as the ultimate technical authority for our Adapter Library Canonical Data Model (CDM) and automated Schema Mapping Engine. Abstract ERP-specific quirks flawlessly without losing metadata or data fidelity.

• Define the Integration Vision: Design and build production-grade reusable connectors and framework layers utilizing REST Model Context Protocol (MCP) and event-driven integration patterns.

• Methodology Innovation: Conceptualize implement and refine the automated 12 week ERP onboarding technical methodologyproviding the tools automated testing strategies and blueprints for delivery teams.

• Technical Influence & Governance: Act as the primary technical partner to the Integration Engineering Manager setting execution goals for the squad. Provide technical direction to Staff Engineers and cross-functional engineering teams without direct people management overhead.

• Scale & Resilience: Set the gold standard for performance cross-cloud reliability security and low-latency data streams. Review and audit critical system architectures across the broader adaptive enterprise platform.

Qualifications :

The Mindset:

• Ecosystem Thinker: Deep understanding of how diverse distributed global enterprises scale. You can step back look at the entire supply chain enterprise web and abstract complex behaviors into clean architectural interfaces.

• AI-First Pioneer: Eagerly pushes the boundaries of engineering using AI-native tooling. You dont just use AI; you figure out how AI agents can interact with enterprise APIs via MCP.

• Strategic Catalyst: Devises world-class solutions based on limited data or precedent. You use evaluation judgment and interpretation to drive consensus on highly complex technical decisions.

• Frictionless Collaborator: Works seamlessly with Product Management Core Architecture QA and DevOps to ensure integration capabilities are standard pillars of our SaaS platform.

What we are looking for:

• Experience: Typically requires a minimum of 15 years of professional software engineering and enterprise-scale integration architecture experience.

• Integration Mastery: Proved track record designing enterprise-grade iPaaS frameworks complex event-driven architectures or middleware systems (e.g. heavily extending or building foundational layers akin to MuleSoft Boomi or custom high-scale engines).

• Enterprise ERP Depth: Profound hands-on architectural experience mapping ingesting and connecting to heavy ERP/CRM environments (SAP Oracle Infor). Familiarity with QAD ERP ecosystems is a significant differentiator.

• API & Interoperability Expertise: Mastery in distributed integration patterns GraphQL REST gRPC and next-gen integration frameworks like MCP (Model Context Protocol).

• Technical Foundations: Absolute mastery of Data Structures Algorithms Object-Oriented Principles cloud-native architectures (AWS/Azure) and database modeling (SQL/NoSQL).

• Education: Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering or a related technical discipline.

• Location: This is a hybrid opportunity based out of Pune (requiring 3 days in-office weekly).

Additional Information :

Why QAD

• Structured Mentorship: Benefit from a structured program and training designed for rapid career development.

• Inclusive Culture: Join a collaborative and inclusive environment that champions learning growth and diverse perspectives.

• Ready to step into the future of manufacturing Apply now and start building a System of Action!

Company Description:  

QAD is redefining manufacturing and supply chains through its intelligent adaptive platform that connects people processes and data into a single System of Action. With three core pillars Redzone (frontline empowerment) Adaptive Applications (the intelligent backbone) and Champion AI (Agentic AI for manufacturing) QAD Redzone helps manufacturers operate with Champion Pace achieving measurable productivity resilience and growth in just 90 days. 

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. QADs DEI program is driving higher levels of diversity equity and inclusion so that employees can bring their whole self to work.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race color sex age national origin religion sexual orientation gender identity status as a veteran and basis of disability or any other federal state or local protected class. 

About QAD:

QAD  Redzone is redefining manufacturing and supply chains through its intelligent adaptive platform that connects people processes and data into a single System of Action. With three core pillars Redzone (frontline empowerment) Adaptive Applications (the intelligent backbone) and Champion AI (Agentic AI for manufacturing) QAD Redzone helps manufacturers operate with Champion Pace achieving measurable productivity resilience and growth in just 90 days.

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. QADs DEI program is driving higher levels of diversity equity and inclusion so that employees can bring their whole self to work.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race color sex age national origin religion sexual orientation gender identity status as a veteran and basis of disability or any other federal state or local protected class. 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time