Senior Software Developer - IND

About Kinaxis

Elevate your career journey by embracing a new challenge with Kinaxis. We are experts in tech, but it’s really our people who give us passion to always seek ways to do things better. As such, we’re serious about your career growth and professional development, because People matter at Kinaxis.  

In 1984, we started out as a team of three engineers based in Ottawa, Canada. Today, we have grown to become a global organization with over 2000 employees around the world, and support 40,000+ users in over 100 countries. As a global leader in end-to-end supply chain management, we enable supply chain excellence for all industries. We are expanding our team in Chennai and around the world as we continue to innovate and revolutionize how we support our customers.

Our journey in India began in 2020 and we have been growing steadily since then! Building a high-trust and high-performance culture is important to us and we are proud to be Great Place to Work® Certified TM . Our state-of-the-art office, located in the World Trade Centre in Chennai, offers our growing team space for expansion and collaboration.

Location

Bangalore, India (Hybrid)

About The Team

As a Senior Software Developer, you will be responsible for designing, testing, and implementing features in the logistics and order management space that are advanced in complexity and span across multiple teams and substantial areas of code. You will act as a guide and mentor to junior developers, providing technical advice to managers and team leads. You may also interact with customers and Global Customer Care teams in managing critical escalations.

What you will do

• Operate as a technical primary on assigned features and coordinate across teams to ensure requirements are met and implementation and execution are delivered with excellence.
• Design Kinaxis software components to support feature development, which may include multiple functional areas with complex design requirements.
• Identify, write, refactor, and implement significant features that span substantial areas of code and significant interdependencies.
• Log defects resulting from escalations and provide explanations for product behavior for multiple components. Suggest workarounds to customer support teams and resolve moderate to complex defects.
• Write effective functional and non-functional tests and augment test frameworks and tools to apply to features.
• Submit code for review and incorporate feedback. Review code of more junior developers, providing feedback and guidance.
• Actively engage with the team to develop and grow their skills through sharing experiences and results of research on the latest technology trends.
• Proactively seek opportunities to learn and develop, including participation in mentoring programs, technical training, attending conferences, etc.
• Keep apprised of technology trends and suggest opportunities to leverage them to accelerate R&D.
  
  

What we are looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of progressive software development experience in Java, and 2+ years working in an enterprise-grade software application, including experience leading development efforts on several features with advanced complexity.
• Experience with developing/testing micro-services in Java.
• Proficiency with open-source frameworks including Spring and Hibernate.
• Clear, concise, and professional communicator with the ability to present complex information and demonstrate knowledge with direct and indirect teams.
• Intermediate to advanced analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to make proposals and consider input from others to provide input into planning the best course of action.
• Knowledge of transactional systems like Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Transportation Management Systems (TMS).
• Logistics knowledge and understanding of supply chain processes.
  
  

Role Specific Skills And Qualifications

• Ability to write, refactor, and modify substantial areas of the code with significant interdependencies.
• Ability to solicit, productively discuss, and incorporate feedback from peers and provide meaningful constructive feedback to others.
• Demonstrate confidence with working in several testing frameworks and methodologies with limited guidance.
• Knowledge of test frameworks and tools. Ability to discern a defect from an enhancement with the guidance of the Product Management team.
• Design skills that consider multiple perspectives and identify trade-offs.
• Demonstrate attention to detail, ability to manage workloads, and adapt to new technologies and requirements.
  
  

#Intermediate

Work With Impact: Our platform directly helps companies power the world’s supply chains. We see the results of what we do out in the world every day—when we see store shelves stocked, when medications are available for our loved ones, and so much more.

Work with Fortune 500 Brands: Companies across industries trust us to help them take control of their integrated business planning and digital supply chain. Some of our customers include Ford, Unilever, Yamaha, P&G, Lockheed-Martin, and more.

Social Responsibility at Kinaxis: Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee weighs in on hiring practices, talent assessment training materials, and mandatory training on unconscious bias and inclusion fundamentals. Sustainability is key to what we do and we’re committed to net-zero operations strategy for the long term. We are involved in our communities and support causes where we can make the most impact.

People matter at Kinaxis and these are some of the perks and benefits we created for our team:

• Flexible vacation and Kinaxis Days (company-wide day off on the last Friday of every month)
• Flexible work options
• Physical and mental well-being programs
• Regularly scheduled virtual fitness classes
• Mentorship programs and training and career development
• Recognition programs and referral rewards
• Hackathons
  
  

For more information, visit the Kinaxis web site at www.kinaxis.com or the company’s blog at http://blog.kinaxis.com .

Kinaxis welcomes candidates to apply to our inclusive community. We provide accommodations upon request to ensure fairness and accessibility throughout our recruitment process for all candidates, including those with specific needs or disabilities. If you require an accommodation, please reach out to us at recruitmentprograms@kinaxis.com. Please note that this contact information is strictly for accessibility requests and cannot be used to inquire about application statuses.

Kinaxis is committed to ensuring a fair and transparent recruitment process. We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the initial step of the recruitment process to compare submitted resumes against the job description, to identify candidates whose education, experience and skills most closely match the requirements of the role. After the initial screening, all subsequent decisions regarding your application, including final selection, are made by our human recruitment team. AI does not make any final hiring decisions.