Tech Lead .NET - Staff Software Engineer

Core Responsibilities

• Writes clean, maintainable code which sets the standard for other engineers in their team using .NET C#, along with other modern tools such as Kafka and ElasticSearch.

• Delivers high-quality, working software as part of a software development team.

• Builds a deep, expert understanding of the team’s codebase.

• Provides comprehensive code reviews with an eye towards bigger-picture concepts.

• Ensures documentation exists for all critical systems, writing technical guides used widely by engineers.

• Helps define SRE standards for effective application monitoring and incident response.

• Drives technical decision-making, identifying trade-offs, risks, and organization-wide alignment.

• Diagnoses root causes of complex bugs, providing fixes and automated regression tests.

• Provides direction and vision for technical improvements.

• Mentors, coaches, and empowers other engineers, sharing knowledge through demonstrations.

Key Requirements

• Expert (10+ years) C#.NET experience and expertise.

• Understanding of microservice architectures and expert knowledge of patterns and techniques.

• Significant (2+ years) experience with event-driven architectures and tools like Kafka.

• Experience using NoSQL databases, especially ElasticSearch.

• Proven ability to identify best practice improvements and drive change across teams.

• Ability to tackle complex technical problems independently.

• Experience driving complex technical decisions involving multiple stakeholders.

• Ability to pre-empt technical risks and coordinate mitigation efforts.

• Strong knowledge of deploying cloud applications, including Docker and Kubernetes.

• Experience working in an Agile environment.

• Technical leadership experience (3+ years), including mentoring engineers.