Role: Lead .Net Engineer
Location: Hyderabad, Telangana
Department: Engineering
Employment Type: Full-Time
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Lead .NET Engineer to join our platform engineering team. You will lead the design and development of high-performance backend services that power real-time operational systems and enterprise platforms. In this role, you will own core service architecture, mentor a small engineering squad, and ensure production-grade reliability, scalability, and maintainability across the platform.
Working closely with solution architects, data engineers, DevOps, and product teams, you will translate complex business and operational requirements into robust distributed systems built on modern .NET technologies.
Core Platform Stack
Backend & APIs
- C# 12, .NET 9.0
- NET Core for RESTful and gRPC services
- gRPC & Protocol Buffers for high-performance service-to-service communication
Data & State Management
- PostgreSQL for relational data storage
- Entity Framework Core for ORM and data access
- Redis for caching, session state, and working memory
Cloud-Native & DevOps
- Docker for containerization
- Kubernetes for orchestration and service scaling.
- CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment
Architecture & Design
- Microservices and modular monolith patterns
- Event-driven and asynchronous processing
- System design for high availability, resiliency, and performance
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and evolution of backend services using C# 12, .NET 9.0, and ASP.NET Core
- Architect and implement gRPC-based services and Protocol Buffers contracts for low-latency communication
- Design scalable data access layers using PostgreSQL and Entity Framework Core
- Implement Redis-based caching and working memory strategies for performance optimization
- Define service boundaries, API contracts, and domain models aligned with business needs
- Ensure system reliability through proper error handling, retries, idempotency, and observability
- Containerize services using Docker and deploy to Kubernetes with production-grade configurations
- Drive performance tuning, load testing, and capacity planning for critical services
- Establish and enforce coding standards, architectural guidelines, and best practices
- Lead and mentor a team of 35 engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and technical guidance
- Collaborate with data engineers to integrate services with Kafka and operational data platforms
- Partner with product and architecture teams to translate requirements into technical solutions
- Own technical delivery for assigned modules and ensure sprint commitments are met
- Support production systems through monitoring, troubleshooting, and incident resolution
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across engineering practices and platform architecture
Preferred Qualifications
- 8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience with strong expertise in .NET
- 4+ years of experience building production-grade systems using ASP.NET Core
- Proven experience designing and implementing gRPC services and Protocol Buffers
- Strong experience with PostgreSQL and Entity Framework Core
- Solid understanding of Redis for caching and distributed state management
- Experience deploying and operating containerized workloads on Kubernetes
- Demonstrated system design expertise for scalable, distributed architectures
- Prior experience leading or mentoring a small engineering team (35 engineers)
- Strong understanding of API security, authentication, and authorization patterns
- Experience working in agile, cross-functional product teams
Highly Desirable
- Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka or similar)
- Experience with real-time or high-throughput backend systems
- Experience implementing observability (OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana)
- Prior ownership of mission-critical, high-availability production systems
- Experience working with distributed, multidisciplinary teams
