Staff Software Engineer

For over four decades, PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR) has been a leader in restaurant technology, empowering brands worldwide to create lasting connections with their guests. Our innovative solutions and commitment to excellence provide comprehensive software and hardware that enable seamless experiences and drive growth for over 100,000 restaurants in more than 110 countries. Embracing our "Better Together" ethos, we offer Unified Customer Experience solutions, combining point-of-sale, digital ordering, loyalty and back-office software solutions as well as industry-leading hardware and drive-thru offerings. To learn more, visit partech.com or connect with us on LinkedIn, X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, and Instagram.

Staff Software Engineer

Reporting To

Engineering Manager

Location

Jaipur / Gurugram, India

About the Role

We are looking for a highly skilled Staff Software Engineer who is passionate about building scalable, high-quality software and mentoring engineering teams. This role requires a strong hands-on technologist with deep expertise in Ruby on Rails, experience designing distributed systems, and the ability to lead by example in a fast-growing, high-scale environment.

What You’ll Do

· Coach and mentor engineers, helping develop some of the best technical talent in the industry.

· Design, develop, test, release, and maintain core components of PAR/Punchh products.

· Build high-quality, scalable, and reliable software that is widely adopted by customers.

· Architect and scale features to handle 2x–4x annual growth, managing systems with millions of records and terabytes of data.

· Play a key role in technical design and architectural decisions, building toward an efficient microservices-based distributed architecture.

· Drive best practices around code quality, performance, security, and maintainability.

· Take ownership of deliverables and obsess over engineering excellence and craftsmanship.

What You’ll Need

· 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.

· Strong hands-on expertise in Ruby on Rails (mandatory).

· Excellent design and coding skills in:

o Ruby on Rails (must-have)

o Golang

· Experience with Java, C#, or other backend languages is a plus.

· Strong computer science fundamentals, including:

o Design Patterns

o Data Structures & Algorithms

o Operating Systems

· Experience working with large-scale data systems, including both relational and NoSQL databases.

· Proven ability to solve complex technical problems with a hands-on mindset.

· Experience with microservices architecture and platform migration to modern architectures.

· Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS or similar), including:

o Cost optimization

o Multi-region deployments

· Solid understanding of web technologies, including:

o HTTP lifecycle

o REST APIs (hands-on)

o Caching strategies

o Messaging technologies

o API security

· Experience building and scaling large, performant enterprise applications.

· Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership skills

Interview Process

· Interview 1: Phone Screen with Talent Acquisition Team

· Interview 2: Hiring Manager Interview (MS Teams)

· Interview 3: Technical Interview with the Team (MS Teams/F2F)

· Interview 4: Department Head Interview (MS Teams/F2F)

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