Lead Engineer

Staples India; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Staples India Business Innovation Hub Private Limited is seeking a Lead Engineer (Full Stack, Finance Systems) to drive design, development, and support of core finance applications and integrations. You will coordinate with a distributed team, influence architecture, and ensure regulatory compliance across financial, tax, and reporting functions.

You will lead full-stack development with Java/Spring Boot, build microservices, and guide cloud-native deployments on Azure (AKS) while ensuring

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• 6+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 2+ years in a lead/mentoring role.
• Strong experience with Finance/ERP systems (Oracle EBS/Cloud, HCM, billing, tax).
• Hands-on development skills in Java, Spring Boot, Python, or similar full stack frameworks.
• Expertise in API design, microservices, and ERP integrations.
• Experience with Azure services, Kubernetes/AKS, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of financial data compliance, controls, and reporting requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of integrations between billing, tax, ERP, and compliance reporting systems.
• Architect and guide development of full-stack applications using Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and microservices.
• Drive cloud-native adoption by designing and deploying containerized applications on Azure (AKS, PostgreSQL, Service Bus) and GCP.
• Implement and optimize event-driven architectures leveraging Solace for high-performance, asynchronous communication.
• Champion coding standards and CI/CD automation, defining best practices for pipelines and deployments.
• Drive observability adoption, ensuring services include logging, metrics, tracing, and alerting with Splunk, New Relic, etc.
• Ensure SOX, IRS, and other audit/regulatory requirements through robust design and controls.
• Partner with Finance, Tax, and Audit teams to deliver scalable, auditable, high-performance solutions.
• Oversee production support for Oracle HCM/ERP and related Finance systems; escalation point.
• Mentor junior engineers and supervise offshore contractors; ensure timely, high-quality deliverables.
• Engage in vendor/product evaluations and contribute to roadmap discussions.

Skills

ERP/Finance integrations

Billing & tax systems

Azure Cloud & AKS

Data compliance/reporting

Java, Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

Cloud-native / CI/CD

Observability: Logging/metrics/tracing

Splunk / New Relic

SOX / IRS regulatory knowledge

Oracle EBS/Cloud (HCM, billing, tax)

Leadership / mentoring

Azure, Kubernetes/AKS

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Systems

Tools

Azure

AKS

PostgreSQL

Service Bus

Splunk

New Relic

Oracle HCM/ERP

Kubernetes

Job description

Staples India Business Innovation Hub Private Limited | Permanent

As aLead Engineer (Full Stack, Finance Systems), you will serve as the technical leader for design, development, and support of Staples core Finance applications and integrations. You will coordinate with a distributed team (onshore + offshore), drive architecture and technical decisions, and ensure compliance with financial, tax, and reporting requirements. This role requires deep hands‑on expertise inERP/Finance integrations, billing & tax systems, Azure Cloud & AKS, and data compliance/reporting, combined with strong leadership skills to guide contractors and junior engineers.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of integrations between billing, tax, ERP, and compliance reporting systems.
  
• Architect and guide development of full-stack applications using Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and microservices.
  
• Drive cloud-native adoption by designing and deploying containerized applications on Azure (AKS, PostgreSQL, Service Bus) and GCP.
  
• Implement and optimizeevent‑driven architecturesleveragingSolacefor high-performance, asynchronous communication.
  
• Champion coding standards and CI/CD automation, defining best practices for pipelines and deployments.
  
• Drive observability adoption, ensuring services include robust logging, metrics, tracing, and alerting with Splunk, New Relic, and related tools.
  
• Ensure compliance withSOX, IRS, and other audit/regulatory requirementsthrough robust design and controls.
  
• Partner with Finance, Tax, and Audit teams to deliver scalable, auditable, and high-performance solutions.
  
• Oversee production support for Oracle HCM/ERP and related Finance systems; serve as escalation point.
  
• Assign and review work for offshore contractors; ensure deliverables are timely, high quality, and aligned.
  
• Mentor junior engineers, providing technical guidance and enforcing development standards.
  
• Engage in vendor/product evaluations and contribute to roadmap discussions.
  

Requirements

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
  
• 6+ yearsof software engineering experience, with at least2+ years in a lead/mentoring role.
  
• Strong experience withFinance/ERP systems(Oracle EBS/Cloud, HCM, billing, tax).
  
• Hands‑on development skills inJava, Spring Boot, Python, or similar full stack frameworks.
  
• Expertise inAPI design, microservices, and ERP integrations.
  
• Experience withAzure services, Kubernetes/AKS, and CI/CD pipelines.
  
• Understanding offinancial data compliance, controls, and reporting requirements.
  
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Cloud DevOps experience, particularly with Kubernetes.
  
• Experience withVertex O Seriesor other tax engines.
  
• Knowledge of billing, reconciliation, and financial close processes.
  
• Cloud security/IAM exposure with role‑based access control.
  
• Experience with Splunk, NewRelic, or equivalent monitoring tools.
  
• Certifications in Azure, Oracle, or cloud‑native architectures.