Tech Lead .NET

This role is for one of Weekday’s clients

Salary range: Rs 2000000 - Rs 3000000 (ie INR 20 - 30 LPA)

Min Experience: 10+ years

Location: Bangalore

JobType: full-time

We are looking for a hands-on Tech Lead - .NET to lead the development of scalable, high-performance lending applications. The role involves driving technical architecture and development, managing and mentoring a team of engineers, and ensuring high-quality software delivery.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in C#, .NET, ASP.NET Core, microservices, distributed systems, and SQL Server, along with a strong understanding of lending or financial technology applications. This position requires a balance of technical leadership and hands-on development, with approximately 50-60% involvement in coding.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of lending modules, APIs, and microservices.
• Drive low-level design, technical implementation, coding standards, and engineering best practices.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure code quality, maintainability, scalability, and performance.
• Optimize application performance and database queries, particularly within SQL Server environments.
• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of 5-10 developers, providing technical guidance and supporting their professional growth.
• Handle production issues, conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and implement performance and reliability improvements.
• Design and maintain robust, scalable, and resilient distributed systems.
• Drive CI/CD practices, DevOps adoption, and continuous improvement across the software development lifecycle.
• Encourage the use of AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity and code quality.
• Collaborate with product, architecture, and business teams to translate requirements into effective technical solutions.

Required Technical Skills

Backend Development

• Strong proficiency in C# and .NET 6/7/8.
• Hands-on experience with ASP.NET Core Web API.
• Expertise in Entity Framework Core (EF Core), Dapper, and advanced SQL Server.
• Strong understanding of asynchronous programming, multithreading, and concurrency.

Architecture and Distributed Systems

• Experience designing and developing microservices and distributed systems.
• Working knowledge of Domain-Driven Design (DDD), SOLID principles, Saga patterns, and Idempotency.
• Experience with messaging technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or Azure Service Bus.
• Familiarity with resilience patterns and libraries such as Polly, retry mechanisms, and circuit breakers.

DevOps and Engineering Practices

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Strong understanding of coding standards, code reviews, and software delivery processes.

Required Experience and Qualifications

• 12-16 years of overall IT experience.
• At least 3 years of experience in a Technical Lead role.
• Proven experience managing and mentoring teams of 5-10 developers.
• Ability to remain hands-on, with approximately 50-60% involvement in coding.
• Experience in Lending, FinTech, BFSI, or related financial services environments is preferred.

Must-Have Skills

• C#
• .NET 6/7/8
• ASP.NET Core Web API
• SQL Server
• Microservices and Distributed Systems
• Entity Framework Core and Dapper
• Kafka, RabbitMQ, or Azure Service Bus
• CI/CD and DevOps

Good-to-Have Skills

• Lending and FinTech domain experience.
• GitHub Copilot.
• Gemini Code Assist.
• Experience with AI-assisted software development.