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We always put the Customer First. Headquartered in London and wholly owned by Tesco, dunnhumby employs nearly 2,500 experts in offices throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas, working for transformative, iconic brands such as Tesco, Coca-Cola, Meijer, Procter & Gamble and Metro. \nOur mission: to enable businesses to grow and reimagine themselves by becoming advocates and champions for their customers. With deep heritage and expertise in retail - one of the world’s most competitive markets, with a deluge of multi-dimensional data - dunnhumby today enables businesses all over the world, across industries, to be Customer First. dunnhumby helps retailers and brands deliver better experiences through Customer First strategies. \nAbout Tesco Media \nRetail Media is transforming how advertisers connect with consumers through personalized and targeted campaigns across retailers' digital and physical touchpoints. Retail Media Measurement plays a pivotal role in ensuring the effectiveness of these campaigns, driving value for advertisers, retailers, and consumers alike. \nTesco Media is building a world-class, self-serve B2B advertising platform that enables retailers and brands to plan, activate, and measure omnichannel retail media campaigns. \nThe role \nWe are seeking a talented Lead Engineer with .NET expertise to lead development of a product that helps retailers transform their Retail Media business in a way that helps them achieve maximum ad revenue and enable massive scale. \nAs a Lead Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in designing and delivering high-quality software solutions. You will be responsible for contributing to system architecture and ensuring adherence to engineering best practices. Your technical expertise, leadership skills, and ability to drive results will be key to the success of our products. \nWhat will you be doing? \nDesign and deliver .NET Core solutions within a microservices architecture, ensuring adherence to compliance, security, and quality standards. \nImplement best practices in coding, CI/CD, and DevOps while balancing delivery timelines with technical excellence. \nConduct regular performance reviews, provide actionable feedback, and drive innovation through continuous improvement and process enhancements. \nFocus on improving developer productivity and coachjunior team members to achieve their full potential. \nCollaborate with product managers and architects to define technical roadmaps. \nWhat would you need to be successful in the role? \nProven experience leading technical teams and delivering complex projects. \nStrong understanding of object-oriented programming, data structures, and algorithms. \nStrong technical expertisein C# and .NET Core, with experience building RESTful APIs and a deep understanding of design patterns, SOLID principles, system design, and engineering best practices. \nStrong experience designing distributed systems using microservices and event-driven architecture. \nFamiliarity with microservices and event-driven architecture using tools like RabbitMQ, Google Pub/Sub and Kafka, as well as containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes. \nHands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes (K8s); cloud platforms (GCP / Azure / AWS); relational databases (Postgres preferred) and analytical databases (BigQuerypreferred); and testing frameworks (xUnit/ NUnit/ Cypress). \nExperience using DevOps tools like GitLab CI/CD and leveragingcloud platforms, particularly GCP or Azure, for scalable solutions. \nA deep understanding of distributed systems, cloud-native applications, and Unix/Linux environments, alongside expertisein testing strategies, code quality, and secure coding tools like SonarQube and Checkmarx. \nProficiencywith version control systems like Git. \nAdept at using observability tools like New Relic to monitorsystems, with solid knowledge of SDLC, Agile methodologies, and strong interpersonal and leadership skills to effectively motivate teams. \nGood to have \nKnowledge of Redis and Elasticsearch. \nFamiliarity with the AdTech or Retail domain. \nWork experience, preferably in a product company. \nIndia benefits and perks \nAlongside a competitive rewards package, colleagues in our Gurugram office enjoy: \nMedical, dental and eye insurance \nCab / shuttle services and a car lease option \nYour birthday off as a paid day \nLog out 3 hours early on the last Friday of every month \nLearning access through our tie-ups with Coursera and Udemy \nCrèche support \nInternet allowance \nFlexible working hours \nWhat you can expect from us \nWe won’t just meet your expectations. We’ll defy them. So you’ll enjoy the comprehensive rewards package you’d expect from a leading technology company, but also a degree of personal flexibility you might not, plus thoughtful perks like flexible working hours and your birthday off. You’ll also benefit from an investment in cutting-edge technology that reflects our global ambition, with a nimble, small-business feel that gives you the freedom to play, experiment and learn. \nAnd we don’t just talk about diversity and inclusion. We live it every day, with thriving networks including dh Women’s Network, dh Proud, dh Parent’s & Carer’s, dh One and dh Thrive as the living proof. Everyone’s invited. \nOur approach to flexible working \nAt dunnhumby, we value and respect difference and are committed to building an inclusive culture by creating an environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work. We believe that you will do your best at work if you have a work/life balance. 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