3 days ago
Pune, IndiaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Own the architecture and modernization roadmap for Adaptive ERP, including service decomposition, platform evolution, and customer-safe migration paths.
- Define engineering standards across Java services, backend and frontend architecture, API design, data, performance, resilience, and security.
- Design and improve CI/CD pipelines, release strategy, environment management, and engineering quality gates.
- Serve as the lead architect for Adaptive ERP and make, communicate, and defend major technical decisions.
- Mentor architects and senior engineers through coaching, design reviews, and clear technical standards.
- Build alignment across teams and leaders, resolve architectural conflicts, and guide shared technical decisions.
- Identify, pilot, evaluate, and scale valuable AI capabilities within ERP workflows.
- Lead build-versus-buy decisions and technology evaluations based on cost, risk, and maintainability.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 13+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant Staff, Senior Staff, Principal, or Architect-level experience.
- Hands-on expertise in enterprise application engineering, Java and Spring-style services, backend and frontend architecture, security, distributed systems, cloud-native deployment, and observability.
- Proven experience establishing or substantially improving CI/CD, release engineering, and quality practices for a large codebase or product.
- Professional experience building ERP products or enterprise applications, with exposure to platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Infor, Epicor, or similar.
- Experience leading architecture for a large, complex product or platform and mentoring architects or senior engineers.
- A track record of measurable improvements in release speed, reliability, performance, cost, or delivery.
- Preferred experience leading modernization, re-platforming, or cloud migration initiatives and exposure to AI or GenAI initiatives in enterprise software.
- Willingness to experiment with AI and GenAI in enterprise workflows and learn from unsuccessful approaches.
Benefits
- On-site opportunity in Pune requiring 3–4 days per week in the office; candidates must be willing to be based in Pune.
- Structured mentorship and development programs designed for career growth.
- Health and well-being programs supporting work-life balance.
- Collaborative, inclusive culture with growth and idea-sharing opportunities.
- Opportunity to join a growing business undergoing expansion and transformation.
- Compensation packages are based on experience and desired skill set.
About QAD, Inc.
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.