Staff Software Engineer

Title: Staff Software Engineer

Type of Work: Full-time

Location: India - Chennai

About the Role

Kaleris is a private equity-backed software firm focused on supply chain optimization, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. We are a global leader in the supply chain execution market, focused on accelerating the transformation of digital supply chain for industrial and finished goods shippers and carriers by combining best-in-class solutions for challenges tied to yard management, shipment visibility, and asset management, across rail, truck, and multi-mode transportation.

We are seeking a talented Staff Software Engineer to join our team and drive our Rail Products to the next level. This role focuses on developing innovative solutions to address and enhance workflows at intermodal/inland rail facilities, optimizing the way cargo moves across rail networks. You will play a key role in shaping the architecture and expanding the functionality of our intermodal rail solutions, delivering high-impact software that improves efficiency, visibility, and performance for our global rail customers. We are offering a competitive remuneration package including several first-rate benefits such as bonus, health insurance, life insurance, onsite parking and flexible working arrangements.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical direction for key product features and own strategic areas of the codebase end-to-end

• Contribute to and influence architecture, system design, and technology decisions across the product area

• Socialize and champion best practices for coding, testing, and AI-assisted development across multiple teams

• Create new product features for global customers using test-driven development, setting the standard for quality and scalability

• Act as a technical multiplier - mentor engineers, lead design and feature reviews, and elevate team-wide engineering capability

• Collaborate across product management, professional services, and QA to deliver features that exceed end-user needs

• Work across the full stack (frontend to backend) and across functional boundaries with clarity and ownership

• Lead cross-team knowledge sharing, including workshops and documentation of architectural decisions

• Participate in the full development lifecycle from definition and design through to delivery and post-launch ownership

• Some international travel to customers and other offices may be required

Qualifications & Experience

• BE/BTech/MCA/MSC IT with 8+ years of experience

Requirements

• Deep proficiency in Java and full stack development, with demonstrated expertise in system design, scalability, and reliability

• Proven ability to contribute to strategic architecture decisions and drive technical direction for key services

• Strong expertise in Object-Oriented methodologies, design patterns, and enterprise application architectures

• Experience leveraging AI tools and engineering best practices to improve team productivity and code quality

• Hands-on experience with test-driven development and unit testing frameworks (JUnit, EasyMock)

• Solid experience with relational database modelling and queries

• Experience with open-source frameworks such as Hibernate and Spring

• Proficient with Git version control and CI systems such as TeamCity or Jenkins

• Exceptional debugging, problem-solving, and analytical skills — able to work across a wide set of problems with clarity

• Strong ability to communicate complex technical topics to varied audiences, including non-technical stakeholders

• Demonstrated experience mentoring and coaching engineers, establishing team norms and best practices

• Self-directed and effective working independently; comfortable driving decisions without close supervision

• Fluent in written and spoken English

Benefits & Compensation 

• Competitive compensation package

• Medical Insurance 

• Life/AD&D (paid for by Kaleris)

• Paid Time Off (Flex PTO, parental leave, volunteering time off)

• Broadband Allowance, IT gadgets Allowance

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Employee Assistance Program 

• Career growth and mentorship

The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned from time to time or the scope of the position may change necessary to business demands.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at Kaleris. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.