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Principal Engineer (Warehouse Engineering)

Quince· Logistics Engineering
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Hybrid (Bengaluru)full-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Define the technical vision and architecture for Quince’s warehouse technology ecosystem, leading the architecture of the warehouse integration platform, a proprietary Warehouse Management System (WMS), and a returns platform across a rapidly scaling supply chain network.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and build a standardized integration platform connecting Quince with third-party warehouse operators and WMS platforms.
  • Define integration contracts, APIs, data models, and engineering standards that minimize bespoke development for new warehouse partners.
  • Build scalable mechanisms for monitoring, reconciliation, error handling, and operational visibility across warehouse integrations.
  • Establish platform capabilities that simplify warehouse onboarding and improve reliability across the warehouse network.
  • Define the architecture and technical strategy for Quince’s proprietary Warehouse Management System.
  • Build systems supporting inbound, outbound, inventory, fulfillment, and warehouse execution workflows.
  • Design the platform to support both Quince-operated facilities and third-party warehouse operators.
  • Establish scalable multi-tenant architecture, including data isolation, configuration management, access controls, and extensibility.
  • Define architectural patterns that allow the WMS to evolve into a scalable platform for external warehouse operators.
  • Drive the architecture and evolution of Quince’s end-to-end returns platform.
  • Design systems supporting return intake, inventory reconciliation, restocking, refurbishment, replenishment, and disposition.
  • Build operational capabilities that provide visibility into reverse logistics workflows and enable efficient throughput.
  • Ensure returns systems meet high standards for reliability, scalability, observability, and data integrity.
  • Drive the adoption of AI-native engineering practices across warehouse technology.
  • Identify opportunities to apply AI to exception management, warehouse operations, workflow automation, and operational decision-making.
  • Partner with Data Science and Operations Research teams to productionize AI and optimization models within warehouse systems.
  • Establish reliable architecture patterns for integrating AI capabilities into operational workflows while maintaining correctness and reliability.
  • Define the long-term technical vision, architecture principles, and roadmap for warehouse engineering.
  • Lead architecture reviews and provide technical direction across warehouse, logistics, supply chain, and platform teams.
  • Establish engineering standards around scalability, reliability, observability, data integrity, and operational excellence.
  • Identify architectural risks, technical debt, and systemic opportunities across warehouse technology.
  • Make high-impact technical decisions while balancing immediate business needs with long-term platform scalability.
  • Mentor senior and staff engineers and raise the technical bar across the engineering organization.
  • Partner closely with warehouse operations, logistics, product, and business stakeholders to translate operational challenges into scalable technical solutions.
  • Influence technical strategy across multiple teams and domains without relying solely on organizational authority.
  • Contribute to hiring, talent development, and building a high-performing engineering organization.
  • Represent warehouse engineering in broader technical and organizational initiatives.

Qualifications

  • 12+ years of software engineering experience building large-scale operational, supply chain, logistics, warehouse, or similar systems.
  • Proven experience architecting and scaling distributed systems and event-driven architectures in production.
  • Deep expertise in designing highly reliable systems where data integrity, consistency, and operational correctness are critical.
  • Experience designing integration platforms and replacing bespoke integrations with standardized, scalable frameworks.
  • Strong understanding of multi-tenant architecture, data isolation, API design, configuration management, and platform extensibility.
  • Experience setting technical direction across multiple engineering teams or business domains.
  • Strong understanding of inventory management, fulfillment workflows, and operational system design.
  • Experience balancing scalability, performance, reliability, observability, and operational complexity.
  • Strong technical communication skills with the ability to influence senior engineering and business stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor senior engineers and drive engineering excellence across teams.
  • Experience working with AI-enabled development workflows and/or integrating AI capabilities into production systems.
  • Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment with significant ambiguity and ownership.

Skills

Required:Software architecture

Benefits

  • WHY QUINCE? Joining Quince means being part of a mission-driven team reshaping retail. You will work alongside talented colleagues, tackle meaningful challenges, and contribute to building a more sustainable, accessible future for customers and partners alike.
Last updated Sep 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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