Lead Engineer

Role Overview

We are seeking a dynamic Technical Lead Software Engineer to guide a local development team within a globally distributed organization. This position involves hands-on development and leadership to craft scalable SaaS solutions integrated with IoT technology in a secure, cloud-native setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a local developer team, ensuring adherence to technical standards and alignment with global engineering practices.
• Serve as the primary technical authority on architectural decisions, design assessments, and best practice implementation.
• Develop cloud-based SaaS platforms focusing on scalability, security, dependability, and high performance.
• Integrate IoT devices with cloud infrastructure, facilitating telemetry data ingestion, device management, and over-the-air firmware updates.
• Promote CI/CD and DevOps methodologies to streamline production delivery and shorten deployment cycles.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, quality assurance, security, and operations teams across multiple locations to deliver superior solutions.
• Participate actively in crafting technology roadmaps and foster continuous process enhancement.

Required Qualifications

• Over a decade of professional software development experience.
• Expertise in C# and .NET Core (version 6 or higher) with experience building production-level services and APIs.
• Practical know-how of modern cloud environments, preferably Microsoft Azure, including compute, serverless components, storage, eventing, IoT services, and infrastructure as code.
• Experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines using tools like Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions, including branching strategies and automation.
• Proven capabilities in designing scalable, multi-tenant SaaS systems.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in technical roles involving mentoring, code quality oversight, and team guidance.
• Familiarity with frontend technologies such as TypeScript and React, emphasizing component design, state management, API integration, testing, and optimization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background with IoT device connectivity and protocol knowledge including MQTT, AMQP, TLS, and provisioning mechanisms.
• Experience with microservices architecture, containerization using Docker, and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes or AKS.
• Understanding of event-driven systems and messaging platforms such as Service Bus, Event Grid, or Kafka.
• Knowledge of cloud security standards, identity solutions including OAuth2 and OpenID Connect, and encryption best practices.
• Skills in tuning performance for SaaS platforms at scale.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong capability in architectural design, system level thinking, and evaluating technical trade-offs.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills coupled with a proactive approach.
• Effective communicator and leader able to align diverse stakeholders across locations.
• Experience thriving within agile, distributed teams and advocating engineering best practices.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to lead a skilled local team while engaging on global projects with significant impact.
• Chance to innovate at the intersection of SaaS and IoT through advanced cloud solutions.
• Competitive salary, benefits, and pathways for personal and professional growth.