Principal Software Engineer

Great people. Greater business impact.

About CAI

CAI Software builds digital work execution platforms and software solutions that help manufacturing businesses operate with greater clarity and control. Our people bring structure to complexity by replacing fragmented, paper-based processes with connected digital workflows that improve visibility, compliance, and decision-making in real industrial environments. With 45+ years of experience and a presence across 10+ countries, CAI combines deep industry understanding with practical technology. Our teams work across 15 core industries and support 5,000+ customers, guided by sound judgment, long-term thinking, and outcomes that endure.

CAI India

CAI India is a strategic investment in the company’s future. Our Bangalore Center of Excellence is a place of ownership, expertise, and accountability. Teams in India work on global products end to end, contribute to key decisions, and influence how CAI evolves as a business. This is not a support-led model, but rather a center designed to lead through knowledge, responsibility, and trust.

About the Role

This role is part of CAI Software's Graphics Communications BU and will contribute to Tharstern Desktop. The position is based in Bangalore with a hybrid work model (2 days per week in-office, remainder remote).

The Senior Software Engineer will serve as a key technical contributor for ERP and Print MIS platforms, building and maintaining business-critical software that supports complex print and enterprise workflows end to end. This role combines strong hands-on engineering expertise with a solid understanding of print industry and ERP domains, operating across integration-heavy and performance-sensitive systems.

You will work closely with product managers, architects, QA engineers, and business stakeholders to design, develop, and evolve solutions across order management, production workflows, pricing, scheduling, and system integrations. In addition to delivering high-quality code, you will influence technical decisions, contribute to modernization initiatives, and help ensure the platform remains scalable, maintainable, and aligned with long-term business needs.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Act as a senior software engineer within a cross-functional engineering team to design, develop, and maintain high-quality, scalable software solutions for ERP and Print MIS platforms


• Lead the development of business-critical modules across order management, production workflows, pricing, scheduling, and integrations


• Design, develop, and optimize applications using .NET / C# and C++ with MFC, ensuring performance, reliability, and maintainability, accounting knowledge will be a great plus


• Build and maintain integration layers between Print MIS systems, ERP platforms, and external services


• Collaborate closely with product managers, architects, QA, and business stakeholders to understand functional and non-functional requirements


• Drive technical design decisions, code structure, and best practices across the team


• Review code, enforce engineering standards, and advocate for clean, maintainable, and secure coding practices


• Identify opportunities to modernize legacy systems and improve performance, scalability, and extensibility


• Accurately estimate development effort and deliver work commitments on time with high quality


• Troubleshoot complex issues across application, integration, and data layers


• Contribute to overall project plans by collaborating with team members and the broader engineering organization


• Perform work across multiple concurrent engineering initiatives with minimal supervision


• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers


• Present technical designs, solutions, and progress updates to engineering and stakeholder teams

You will be a good fit if you are:

• 10+ Yrs of relevant experience (guideline).


• .Net/C#& C++ with MFC Development experience with ERP/Print MIS development knowledge


• Strong in .NET / C# development, with hands-on experience in C/C++ for system-level or performance-critical components


• Accounting knowledge will be a great plus


• Experienced in developing or supporting ERP systems and/or Print MIS platforms


• Knowledgeable about print industry workflows such as job lifecycle, prepress, production, finishing, billing, and fulfillment


• Comfortable working with complex business logic, configuration-heavy systems, and legacy codebases


• Experienced in building APIs, integrations, and service-oriented architectures


• Analytical, detail-oriented, and capable of solving complex technical problems


• A strong communicator who can collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders


• Self-motivated, ownership-driven, and able to work independently in fast-paced environments

We would welcome (but not required):

• Experience with specific Print MIS platforms (e.g., EFI Pace, Monarch, PrintSmith, Heidelberg, HP PrintOS, Kodak)


• Experience with major ERP platforms (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Infor, or similar)


• Exposure to modernization or migration of legacy ERP / MIS systems


• Experience working in Agile or hybrid delivery models


• Experience working in a global or distributed engineering organization


• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated builds, and deployment practices

Remuneration & Benefits

• Receive a competitive salary


• Be enrolled on our Employee Benefits Scheme


• Generous holidays and other employee benefits


• Get the opportunity to be part of a rapidly growing business, providing an unrivalled opportunity to develop your skillset


• Be part of a collaborative, values-led team that is working hard to grow our business, our partner’s businesses and enable our customers to survive and thrive!


• Enjoy a great progression plan with opportunities for a long-standing career within our business


• Fantastic opportunity to hire & develop your own team in the future as the business grows and requires additional resource.

Equal Employment Opportunity

CAI Software is an Equal Opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression), religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by local, state or federal law

Disability Accommodation

CAI Software endeavours to make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities and disabled veterans pursuant to applicable federal and state law. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use the online application process and need an alternative method for applying, please contact us at [email protected] or send an e-mail with your specific accommodation request.