Staples

Engineering Transformation Lead

Staples

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaPermanentPosted Jun 29, 2026

Job description

This role focuses on embedding AI across the software development lifecycle (SDLC) to improve developer productivity, enhance code quality, and reduce manual effort. The expectation is not limited to AI-assisted coding, but to systematically integrate AI across planning, development, testing, and release workflows, while establishing consistent and reusable engineering practices.

Key Responsibilities

Leverage AI-assisted tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, code agents) as an integral part of engineering workflows, not as isolated accelerators. Apply AI across the end-to-end SDLC (planning → coding → testing → deployment) to improve speed, quality, and consistency of delivery. Drive adoption of AI beyond development into areas such as: Requirement understanding and design support Test generation and validation Code review and defect detection Design and implement AI-driven workflows that reduce manual steps, minimize rework, and improve overall engineering efficiency.

Establish and scale standardized, reusable patterns, including: Prompt frameworks Coding and design accelerators AI-enabled development workflows Ensure consistent, high-quality code output across teams, independent of individual developer variability, improving maintainability and adherence to enterprise standards. Use AI to enhance quality engineering practices, including: Increasing test coverage Enabling early defect identification Supporting structured and consistent code reviews Enable context-aware development, leveraging codebase, documentation, and work item context (tickets, user stories) to drive more accurate and aligned implementations.

Reduce context gaps and inefficiencies, improving developer decision-making, productivity, and alignment to business and architectural intent.

Requirements

What This Role Specifically Emphasizes AI applied to engineering workflows, not just model building End-to-end SDLC integration, not isolated tool usage Standardization and scale, not individual productivity hacks Quality and consistency, not just speed Primary Skills

  1. AI-Driven SDLC Thinking
  2. Engineering Workflow Optimization
  3. Standardization & Scale Mindset Secondary Skills (Important Differentiators)
  4. Quality-First Engineering Approach
  5. Context-Aware Problem Solving
  6. Adoption & Influence Across Teams