Lead /Manager .Net Developer

Location: Chennai, India

Department: Products

Experience: 6 -12

Skills: Collaboration & Communication, Azure, strong coding, AWS, ci/cd pipelines, C#, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Docker, ASP.NET Core, MSSQLSERVER

• Lead the end-to-end development of backend services using .NET & C#.
• Own architectural decisions for microservices, distributed systems, and platform scalability.
• Drive and govern the migration of services from Node.js and Golang to .NET, ensuring performance, stability, and feature completeness.
• Mentor, guide, and upskill a team of developers through code reviews, pair programming, and technical coaching.
• Establish and enforce engineering best practices, coding standards, and architectural patterns.

• Collaborate with product, DevOps, architects, and frontend teams to deliver well-designed and stable product features.
• Optimize performance, reliability, and security across backend services.
• Oversee CI/CD processes, automated testing, and deployment strategies.
• Ensure observability through proper logging, monitoring, alerting, and error-handling frameworks.
• Participate in roadmap discussions, sprint planning, and cross-functional decision-making.

• Provide technical direction and project leadership to 4–10+ engineers.
• Facilitate communication between engineering, product, and stakeholder groups.
• Conduct performance reviews, capability assessments, and hiring interviews.
• Manage timelines, risks, and deliverables for complex backend initiatives.

• 6–12 years of professional experience in backend engineering, with strong expertise in C#/.NET.
• Demonstrated leadership experience: leading teams, mentoring developers, or managing projects.
• Proven track record building high-availability, distributed systems, or SaaS platforms.
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, microservices, event-driven architecture, async processing.
• Practical experience with Entity Framework Core, SQL databases (MSSQL/PostgreSQL), NoSQL (Redis/MongoDB), and caching patterns.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred; AWS/GCP acceptable).
• Proficiency with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud-native development.
• Experience migrating/modernizing legacy or non-.NET systems into .NET (highly preferred).
• Solid understanding of CI/CD (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Strong debugging, performance tuning, and system design skills.
• Excellent communication, leadership, conflict resolution, and stakeholder management abilities.

• Prior experience leading migrations from Node.js or Golang into .NET.
• Knowledge of DDD, clean architecture, CQRS, or advanced architecture patterns.
• Experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus, or other messaging systems.
• Exposure to frontend ecosystems (React/Angular) is a plus.
• Strong understanding of security best practices, auth, identity, and OWASP guidelines.

• Opportunity to lead a major platform migration and shape engineering direction.
• Ownership of complex technical problems and architecture decisions.
• A collaborative, product-driven engineering culture that values innovation.
• Competitive compensation, leadership growth, and career advancement opportunities.