Engineering Manager (10340)

.NET Technical Engineering Manager Location: Pune Experience: 11–20 Years Employment Type: Full-Time Team Handling: Required About the Role We are looking for an experienced .NET Technical Architect with 11–20 years of software development and architecture experience to lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable enterprise applications. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in the Microsoft technology stack, hands-on architecture experience, and proven team handling and technical leadership capabilities. The candidate will work closely with engineering, product, QA, DevOps, and business teams to define technical solutions, establish development best practices, and drive successful delivery of complex software projects. Key Responsibilities  Define and own the technical architecture with team handling experience for scalable, secure, and high-performance .NET applications.  Lead the design and development of enterprise applications using C#, .NET Core/.NET 6+ and ASP.NET Core.  Translate business and functional requirements into robust technical solutions.  Lead and mentor a team of developers, providing technical direction, code reviews, and architectural guidance.  Manage technical deliverables, task allocation, technical risks, and dependencies within the team.  Design and implement RESTful APIs, microservices, distributed systems, and enterprise applications.  Define coding standards, design principles, architecture guidelines, and development best practices.  Conduct architecture and code reviews to ensure quality, scalability, maintainability, and security.  Collaborate with Product Managers, Business Analysts, QA, DevOps, and other stakeholders.  Identify technical challenges and provide effective solutions for complex problems.  Drive modernization, performance optimization, refactoring, and migration initiatives.  Provide technical estimates and contribute to project planning and resource planning.  Support CI/CD, cloud adoption, containerization, and DevOps initiatives.  Ensure applications follow security, reliability, performance, and compliance standards.

 Stay current with emerging technologies and recommend suitable technology adoption. Mandatory Technical Skills  11–20 years of experience in software development with strong expertise in Microsoft .NET technologies.  Strong hands-on experience with C# and .NET Core/.NET 6+.  Excellent knowledge of ASP.NET Core, Web API and REST services.  Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming, SOLID principles, Design Patterns, and Clean Architecture.  Experience designing microservices and distributed applications.  Strong knowledge of SQL Server, database design, stored procedures, indexing, and query optimization.  Experience with Entity Framework / Entity Framework Core.  Good understanding of authentication and authorization, preferably OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect and JWT.  Experience with Azure/AWS or other cloud platforms.  Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes is preferred.  Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.  Good understanding of Git and modern software development practices.  Experience with application performance, scalability, logging, monitoring, and troubleshooting. Team Leadership & Management  Proven experience handling and mentoring technical teams.  Ability to lead teams of developers and provide technical ownership.  Experience conducting technical interviews and evaluating engineering talent.  Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.  Ability to resolve technical conflicts and drive consensus on architecture decisions.  Experience in sprint planning, technical task allocation, estimation, and delivery tracking.  Ability to build a strong engineering culture focused on quality, innovation, and continuous improvement. Preferred Skills  Experience with Azure services, Azure Functions, App Services, AKS, Service Bus, or similar cloud technologies.  Knowledge of Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis, Elasticsearch, or other distributed technologies.