Job Description & Scope
Job description 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 CertifiedTM. 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 The team consists of collaborative, high-performing engineers with the mandate to build/enhance/maintain algorithms to optimize complex supply chains. Our algorithms move the global economy-- in seconds, not hours, or days. Our customers have terabytes of data that needs to be analyzed for the largest supply chains imaginable. If you are interested to solve these complex problems at scale, this is the place to be. What you will do Lead an engineering team dedicated to creating and maintaining the SCE product. Guide your team to design, build, and automate applications to meet the roadmap. Collaborate closely with agile team members and other stakeholders in India and globally. Assist in producing detailed functional requirements and specifications for features. Promote software development best practices and participate in code reviews. Set challenging and achievable goals for team members and provide feedback on performance. Proactively seek opportunities to learn and develop, including participation in mentoring programs, technical training, attending conferences, etc. Keep apprised of technology trends and recommend opportunities to leverage them to accelerate R&D. What we are looking for Bachelor s degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent related discipline. Total 14+ years of industry experience, predominantly in building enterprise Java applications for the web. 5+ years in leading an engineering team. At least 3 years of experience in building enterprise software products. Good to advanced understanding of modern CI/CD pipelines and containerization, Docker, Kubernetes. Advanced knowledge of open-source frameworks including Spring and Hibernate. Commitment to helping every member of your team perform better. Excellent communication and presentation skills. Knowledge of transactional systems like Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Transportation Management Systems (TMS). Logistics knowledge and understanding of supply chain processes. Experience working with stakeholders and distributed teams across the world. Willingness to jump in and code if the situation demands. #Senior #LI-RJ1 #Fulltime 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 a
