Lead Engineer

Staplesindia; Chennai District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Staples India Business Innovation Hub Private Limited seeks a Lead Engineer (Full Stack, Finance Systems) to set technical direction for core Staples finance apps and integrations. You will coordinate a distributed team, drive architecture, and ensure compliance with financial and reporting requirements.

You will lead design of ERP/tax/billing integrations, build full-stack apps with Java/Spring Boot, and deploy containerized services on Azure AKS with GCP.

Qualifications

• Design and implement integrations between billing, tax, ERP and reporting systems.
• Lead full-stack apps with Java/Spring Boot and REST APIs.
• Drive cloud adoption using Azure AKS and GCP.
• Implement event-driven architectures with Solace.
• Establish coding standards and CI/CD automation.
• Foster observability with logging, metrics, tracing and alerting (Splunk/New Relic).
• Ensure SOX, IRS and regulatory compliance in solutions.
• Collaborate with Finance, Tax and Audit teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead design of integrations between billing, tax and ERP systems.
• Architect and guide development of full-stack applications using Java/Spring Boot.
• Deploy containerized apps on Azure AKS and service bus, with PostgreSQL.
• Drive event-driven design using Solace for async communication.
• Champion CI/CD practices and automation across pipelines.
• Improve observability with robust logging, metrics, tracing, alerts.
• Partner with Finance and Audit to ensure compliant solutions.
• Mentor engineers and oversee offshore contractors.

Skills

Full stack

Java

Spring Boot

Python

REST APIs

Microservices

Azure

AKS

CI/CD

Observability

Splunk

New Relic

SOX

ERP integrations

Oracle EBS

HCM

Billing

Tax

Event-driven

Solace

Kubernetes

Azure Cloud

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS

Tools

Azure

GCP

Service Bus

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.