QAD, Inc.

Principal Staff Software Engineer

QAD, Inc.
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Responsibilities

  • Define, govern, and execute the multi-year technical vision and architectural roadmap across the full application lifecycle.
  • Establish enterprise-wide design patterns, API contracts, micro-frontend and microservices blueprints, and code governance standards.
  • Conduct deep design reviews, author architectural decision records, resolve systemic performance bottlenecks, and write critical reference code.
  • Architect full-stack frameworks supporting Adaptive Applications and agentic AI workflows in enterprise applications.
  • Collaborate with product leadership, engineering directors, DevOps/SRE, and Senior Staff Engineers on scalable architectures.
  • Mentor Senior Staff, Principal, and Lead Engineers and drive engineering excellence across multiple feature pods.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
  • 14+ years of hands-on software development experience.
  • 5+ years acting as a Technical Architect or System Architect overseeing multi-team systems.
  • Advanced mastery of modern web frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.js, along with micro-frontends, design systems, state management, and web performance optimization.
  • Deep expertise in distributed systems, REST/GraphQL APIs, event-driven designs, and runtimes such as Java, Node.js, Python, or Go.
  • Extensive experience with relational and NoSQL databases, message brokers such as Kafka or RabbitMQ, and cloud-native architecture on AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Expertise in data structures, system design, security using OAuth/OIDC, CI/CD automation, and high-availability design.
  • Strong strategic thinking, executive judgment, organizational leadership, multi-year technical ownership, and the ability to influence company-wide technology decisions.

Benefits

  • Health and well-being programs supporting work-life balance.
  • Opportunity to join a growing business during its expansion and transformation.
  • Collaborative culture with supportive colleagues.
  • Growth and advancement opportunities with idea-sharing prioritized over hierarchy.
  • Hybrid Pune-based position requiring 3–4 days of in-office collaboration per week.
QAD, Inc.

About QAD, Inc.

1,001-5,000 employees

QAD builds cloud-based ERP and supply chain software for manufacturing companies, with offerings like QAD Adaptive ERP and the Redzone Connected Workforce platform, sold primarily by subscription with professional services. Its products target mid-market firms across automotive, industrial, food & beverage, life sciences, and consumer goods, embedding workflow and shop-floor capabilities. Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Miami, QAD is privately held and owned by Thoma Bravo.

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