Position Overview
We are seeking a highly experienced Lead Software Engineer to design, develop, and support enterprise-grade procurement and workflow integration solutions. This role requires a hands-on technical leader with deep expertise in backend engineering, system integrations, and workflow automation. The ideal candidate will work closely with procurement, sourcing, finance, and cross-functional teams to build scalable, secure, and reliable integration frameworks that streamline business processes and improve operational efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain backend integrations supporting procurement, intake, approval, and purchasing workflows.
Build scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions that connect enterprise applications, ERP platforms, and workflow management systems.
Collaborate with business stakeholders, product teams, and technical teams to gather requirements and translate them into robust technical solutions.
Analyze existing business processes, identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies, and implement automation and integration improvements.
Develop and support API-based, event-driven, and middleware-driven integrations across enterprise systems.
Ensure accurate data synchronization, transformation, validation, and mapping between multiple platforms.
Troubleshoot integration issues, monitor system health, and optimize performance and reliability.
Create technical designs, architecture documentation, implementation plans, and operational support documentation.
Participate in testing, deployment, release management, and knowledge transfer activities.
Provide technical leadership and best practices for backend architecture, integration patterns, and workflow automation initiatives.
Required Qualifications
10+ years of professional software engineering experience with a strong focus on backend development and enterprise integrations.
Proven experience designing and implementing integrations for procurement, intake, workflow, ERP, or finance-related systems.
Strong expertise in REST APIs, web services, middleware platforms, and system-to-system integrations.
Experience with event-driven architectures, asynchronous processing, and modern integration patterns.
Solid understanding of procure-to-pay (P2P), procurement lifecycle, intake management, approval workflows, and related business processes.
Experience working with data transformation, validation, synchronization, and integration governance.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate business processes and recommend scalable technical solutions.
Ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Experience working independently in fast-paced, agile environments.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with procurement and workflow platforms such as Zip, Coupa, SAP Ariba, Oracle Procurement, or similar enterprise solutions.
Familiarity with ERP platforms including SAP S/4HANA, Oracle, NetSuite, or comparable enterprise systems.
Experience supporting vendor management, purchasing, invoicing, approval, and procurement operations.
Knowledge of cloud-native integration architectures and modern backend design principles.
Experience with enterprise data integration, workflow orchestration, and automation platforms.
Understanding of security, compliance, and governance considerations in enterprise integrations.
Technical Skills
Backend Application Development
Enterprise System Integration
RESTful APIs & Web Services
Event-Driven Architecture
Middleware & Integration Platforms
Data Mapping & Transformation
Workflow Automation
ERP & Procurement Systems
Cloud-Based Architecture
System Monitoring & Troubleshooting
Technical Documentation & Solution Design
Preferred Working Style
Self-driven and proactive problem solver.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Comfortable working with distributed teams in a remote environment.
Ability to balance technical excellence with business objectives and operational needs.
