Lead Software Engineer

This position is responsible for the development, implementation and maintenance of net-based applications and components for the automotive marketing platform. This includes designing, developing, testing, analysing, and maintaining new software applications in support of the achievement of business requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, architecture, and development of applications using. NET Core, C#, SQL Server, Angular, VueJS, JavaScript, HTML5 Bootstrap, and related technologies.
• Architect and implement microservices and component-based solutions with a focus on scalability, performance, and security.
• Collaborate with developers, QA, product managers, and business partners to deliver robust and high-quality software solutions.
• Review and contribute to technical design documents, architecture diagrams, and solution strategies.
• Provide hands-on technical expertise in coding, performance optimisation, and troubleshooting.
• Mentor and coach junior engineers on software engineering guidelines, design principles, and coding standards.
• Drive technical decision-making and guide solution trade-offs for new features and initiatives.
• Create and maintain unit and integration tests, ensuring system reliability and maintainability.
• Act as a key responder for critical production issues and lead cross-team incident resolution.
• Contribute to process improvements, automation, and adoption of new tools and practices.
• Integrate AI/ML models within. NET applications to deliver intelligent, data-driven solutions.
• Work with cloud platforms (Azure/AWS) to design, deploy, and optimise applications in a scalable environment.

Requirements:

• 9+ years of software development experience with recent leadership in technical design/architecture.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Strong expertise in. NET Core, C#, ASP. NET, and SQL Server/Oracle.
• Proficiency in front-end frameworks (Angular, VueJS, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML5 Bootstrap).
• Experience in microservices, REST APIs, caching (Redis), and modern web architecture patterns.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure/AWS) and automation.
• Exposure to AI/ML concepts and integrating ML models into. NET applications.
• Knowledge of security standards (OAuth, OWASP, SAML, SSO).
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to mentor teams and deliver solutions in Agile/Scrum environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Visual Studio 2019+, Azure DevOps, Git, and NoSQL solutions.
• Familiarity with Service Bus architecture.
• Automotive marketing domain knowledge (a plus).
• Strong interpersonal, leadership, and time-management skills with a can-do attitude.