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)
PAR is proud to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. We also provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable laws. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, or for your role at PAR, please contact [email protected]. If you’d like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, please visit the US Department of Labor's website.
Skills Required
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong hands-on expertise in Ruby on Rails
- Excellent design and coding skills in Ruby on Rails
- Excellent design and coding skills in Golang
- Strong computer science fundamentals, including design patterns, data structures and algorithms, and operating systems
- Experience with large-scale relational and NoSQL data systems
- Experience with microservices architecture and migration to modern architectures
- Strong knowledge of AWS or similar cloud platforms, including cost optimization and multi-region deployments
- Strong understanding of HTTP lifecycle, REST APIs, caching strategies, messaging technologies, and API security
- Experience building and scaling large, performant enterprise applications
- Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership skills
- Experience with Java, C#, or other backend languages
PAR Technology Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about PAR Technology and has not been reviewed or approved by PAR Technology.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Policies highlight unlimited PTO for many roles, paid holidays and sick time, and generous parental and family leave. Time-off flexibility is emphasized alongside hybrid/remote options.
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Retirement Support — Offerings include a 401(k) with company matching and access to retirement-oriented savings programs. Financial benefits are presented as part of a comprehensive total rewards package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — The benefits suite includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, mental health support through an EAP, wellness days, and fitness/wellness reimbursements. Additional perks such as stipends, snacks, and flexible work arrangements support day-to-day wellbeing.
PAR Technology Insights
What We Do
PAR is a leading global provider of software, systems, and service solutions to the restaurant and retail industries. Today, with 50+ years of experience and point of sale systems in nearly 100,000 restaurants and more than 110 countries, PAR is redefining the point of sale through cloud software and bringing technological innovation to all corners of the enterprise. PAR Technology Corporation's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PAR. For more information, visit www.partech.com. PAR Technology was founded in 1968 and its current CEO is Savneet Singh. Since its inception 55 years ago, PAR Technology has grown to 1500 employees.
Why Work With Us
At PAR, we believe we’ll win or lose through the culture we build. Our culture is built on 4 values: Speed, Ownership, Focus and Winning Together. For PAR to win, we need our customers, our employees, our suppliers, our shareholders, and our community to succeed. We believe by committing to these values in all our endeavors.
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