Lead Software Engineer

Job Title: Lead Software Engineer – .NET Full Stack (Azure | React | Kafka | Terraform)

Location: Hyderabad, India | On-site Experience: 8–12 Years

Employment Type: Full-time | Immediate to 30 Days Notice Preferred

About the Role

We are hiring a Lead Software Engineer for a high-growth Global Capability Centre (GCC) in Hyderabad. This is a senior individual contributor and team lead role — you will own end-to-end delivery, drive architectural decisions, and mentor engineers while staying hands-on with code. The stack is Azure-first, event-driven, and cloud-native.

What You'll Do

• Lead end-to-end design and delivery of enterprise-grade cloud-native applications
• Architect and build microservices and event-driven systems using Kafka and Azure-native services
• Develop scalable backend APIs using .NET Core and C# with clean architecture principles
• Build and maintain React-based frontends integrated with robust backend systems
• Own infrastructure-as-code delivery using Terraform on Azure
• Containerise and orchestrate services using Docker and Kubernetes
• Define and enforce CI/CD pipeline standards across the team
• Write and enforce integration testing standards for production-grade quality
• Mentor 3–6 engineers through code reviews, design sessions, and technical guidance
• Collaborate with product, architecture, and DevOps stakeholders across geographies

What We're Looking For

Mandatory:

• 8–12 years of hands-on software engineering experience
• Expert-level .NET Core / ASP.NET Core and C# development
• Strong React and TypeScript with production delivery experience
• LINQ proficiency for data access and manipulation
• Kafka — producer/consumer design, event-driven architecture
• Azure cloud depth — Azure Functions and Azure App Services
• Terraform for infrastructure provisioning on Azure
• Docker/containerisation and CI/CD pipeline ownership
• Integration testing as a discipline, not an afterthought
• Demonstrated team lead or tech lead experience

Good to Have:

• Kubernetes / AKS at scale
• Azure Solution Architect or Developer certification
• Micro-frontend architecture experience
• Experience working in GCC or product engineering environments
• SpecFlow / BDD testing frameworks

Why Join

• Architecture-level ownership from day one
• Lead a high-calibre engineering team in a GCC with global exposure
• Modern event-driven stack with real scale and complexity
• Strong growth path toward Principal Engineer or Architect roles

Keyskills: NET Core · React · Azure · Terraform · Kafka · Docker · Microservices · CI/CD