QAD Inc.: Senior Principal Staff Software Engineer (Technical Architect) — Pune, India

About QAD Inc.

QAD Inc. develops enterprise resource planning software for manufacturers. Its QAD Adaptive ERP covers finance, manufacturing, inventory, supply chain and related business functions, delivered on cloud and other models, and is built around the operating needs of manufacturing and supply-chain companies. The company works globally from United States bases and operates an Indian engineering and delivery centre in Pune, which its announcements describe as a centre of excellence for engineering and delivery.

The position and its setting

QAD Inc. lists Senior Principal Staff Software Engineer (Technical Architect) in Pune, India, under reference REQ-02647. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Department: Engineering
• Employment type: Full-time
• Employer listing date: 23 October 2026
• Brands: QAD, Inc.

Responsibilities and work described

• Ignite Your Future: Strategic Leadership
• Are you a distinguished technical leader ready to own the cross-stack architectural vision for an intelligent, adaptive SaaS platform?
• Sitting directly above our Senior Staff Engineering roles, you will serve as the chief technical authority for our full stack systems
• At QAD, we are redefining the supply chain through a single System of Action that connects people, processes, and data
• As a Full Stack Technical Architect, you will bridge high-level strategy with hands-on execution—driving architecture across frontend, backend, microservices, and cloud infrastructure while setting technical standards across engineering teams
• The Mission: Defining the Platform's Future
• Be the executive driver in setting the technical north star for the platform, translating the company's business strategy into a multi-year engineering roadmap, and ensuring architectural alignment across all product pillars
• Leadership: and mentorPrincipal-level engineers, leverage executive-level expertise in highly specialized fields to innovate at scale, and govern the development standards for cloud-native architectures, microservices, and Agile product development across all teams
• Be instrumental in ensuring the platform delivers on its core pillars:
• Adaptive Applications: The intelligent backbone powering the manufacturing enterprise
• Champion AI: Agentic AI for manufacturing that drives measurable productivity and growth
• End-to-End System Architecture: Define, govern, and execute the multi-year technical vision and architectural roadmap across the complete application lifecycle—from modern frontends to resilient backend microservices
• Full Stack Standards & Governance: Establish and enforce enterprise-wide design patterns, API contracts, micro-frontend/microservices blueprints, and code governance standards
• Hands-on Technical Leadership: Conduct deep design reviews, author architectural decision records (ADRs), resolve systemic performance bottlenecks, and write critical reference code
• Next-Gen AI & Platform Integration: Architect robust full stack frameworks that support Adaptive Applications and Agentic AI workflows embedded directly into user-facing enterprise applications
• Cross-Functional & Strategic Alignment: Collaborate with Product Leadership, Engineering Directors, DevOps/SRE, and Senior Staff Engineers to translate complex business objectives into scalable architectures

Essential requirements and candidate background

• Frontend Architecture: Advanced mastery of modern web frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue.js), micro-frontends, design systems, state management, and web performance optimization
• Backend & Microservices: Deep architectural expertise in distributed systems, REST/GraphQL APIs, event-driven designs, and runtimes like Java, Node.js, Python, or Go
• Data & Cloud Infrastructure: Extensive experience with relational & NoSQL databases, message brokers (Kafka/RabbitMQ), and cloud-native architecture (AWS/GCP/Azure)
• Core Engineering & Governance: Foundational expertise in Data Structures, System Design, Security (OAuth/OIDC), CI/CD automation, and high-availability design
• The Mindset:
• Strategic Visionary: conceptual and strategic thinking to understand the most advanced issues and implications, applying this knowledge to define and execute the future direction of the platform
• Exercises independent executive judgment in setting organization-wide methods and evaluation criteria
• Organizational Leader: Demonstrates end-to-end responsibility for the architectural and organizational health of the entire function
• Capable of driving complex, multi-year solutions and influencing critical company-wide technology choices
• Adaptability & Innovation: Eagerness to rapidly assess and strategically adopt cutting-edge technologies that create a competitive advantage
• Proactive Executive: Takes initiative to anticipate future organizational, technical, and business needs, risks, or improvements without explicit direction, establishing new executive standards where necessary
• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• 14+ years of hands-on software development experience, including 5+ years acting as a Technical Architect or System Architect overseeing multi-team systems
• Location: On-site technical leadership role based in Pune (3–4 days in-office per week)

Location, schedule and contract conditions

• Work arrangement: On-site
• Advertised location: Pune, India

Pay and application dates

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How to apply to QAD Inc.

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Practical preparation: Python

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Relevant skills

• Python
• Java
• NoSQL
• Kafka
• CI/CD
• AWS
• GCP
• Azure
• REST APIs
• APIs
• AI/ML
• React
• Angular
• Node.js
• Google Cloud