QAD, Inc.

Senior Principal Staff Software Engineer (Technical Architect)

QAD, Inc.
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5 days ago
Pune, IndiaStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Define, govern, and execute the multi-year full-stack technical vision and architectural roadmap.
  • Establish enterprise-wide design patterns, API contracts, micro-frontend and microservices blueprints, and code governance standards.
  • Conduct design reviews, author architectural decision records, resolve systemic performance bottlenecks, and write reference code.
  • Architect frameworks supporting Adaptive Applications and Agentic AI workflows in user-facing enterprise applications.
  • Collaborate with product, engineering, DevOps/SRE, and senior technical leaders to align business objectives with 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 experience with React, Angular, or Vue.js; micro-frontends; design systems; state management; and web performance optimization.
  • Deep expertise in distributed systems, REST or GraphQL APIs, event-driven architectures, and Java, Node.js, Python, or Go runtimes.
  • Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, Kafka or RabbitMQ, and AWS, GCP, or Azure cloud-native architectures.
  • Expertise in data structures, system design, OAuth/OIDC, CI/CD automation, and high-availability design.
  • Strong strategic judgment, organization-wide technical leadership, and experience driving complex multi-year initiatives.

Benefits

  • Structured mentorship and training designed for rapid career development.
  • Collaborative, inclusive culture supporting learning, growth, and diverse perspectives.
  • On-site technical leadership role in Pune with 3–4 days in the office per week.
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