Technical Lead

Company DescriptionNEC Software Solutions India Private Limited is based in Mumbai Worli Airoli and Bangalore with an employee strength of 1300 It is one of the foremost providers of end- to-end IT services across various sectors We work with diverse industry verticals which include publishing media financial services retail healthcare and technology companies around the world Our customers range from two-person startups to bn listed companies We have more than 30 years of experience in providing end to end IT services across the globe and have earned a reputation for delighting our customers by consistently surpassing expectations and helping them deliver robust market-ready software products that meet the highest standards of engineering and user experience Supported by more than 1300 exceptionally talented manpower we are a hub for offshore support and technology services OverviewWe are seeking a development team lead with a strong technical background in full-stack client-server development with Microsoft technologies in an enterprise environment We are looking for strong back-end and front-end design and development skills predominantly C NET SQL Server RESTful APIs web services service oriented component-based architectures and microservices web client and desk top client technologies - React JS TypeScript HTML CSS JavaScript WPF MVVM Experience of development for Cloud based SaaS applications would be a distinct advantage This is a leadership and hands-on role with line management and technical leadership of a team of software developers You will work closely with the Software Development Manager to enable the development team to achieve successful delivery of applications to time and budget In addition to your own development responsibilities you will be supporting the development of your team through coaching and mentoring You will use your technical skills to participate in architectural design decisions and the influencing of technologies considered within the current and future product suite Collaboration within the team with all disciplines including Business Analysis and QA is essential to the role as is the ability to work closely with Product Managers and Owners You will demonstrate personal qualities required to work within a high collaborative multi-disciplined with mixed onshore and offshore software development team to ensure that software products are built and maintained to the highest possible quality standards and in accordance with the agreed technical architecture and specification Key Responsibilities Providing leadership functional and line management of a team of onshore and offshore software developers ensuring that individuals are performing and delivering to the required standards Providing support and mentoring to software developers to ensure they can perform and deliver to the required standards Promptly and effectively dealing with any performance issues to maintain high productivity from the team at all times Ensure that all development work conforms to the agreed NEC quality processes and standards and that software is designed built and delivered to the highest level Actively identify opportunities for process improvement and take these to the Development Manager to agree next steps Ensure that all software developed conforms to the appropriate technical and design standards Hands-on full-stack software development of features within enterprise client-server applications utilizing the appropriate technology Participate in architectural design decisions and the influencing of technologies considered within the current and future product suite Participate in Agile SCRUM development ceremonies planning estimation design retrospectives and reviews Work closely with Business Analysts and the Product Owner to understand the functionality to be developed Work within the development governance framework including but not limited to adherence to coding standards code reviews unit and integration testing user experience UX guidelines automated testing Ensure development skills are kept up to date and maintain awareness of new developments in the software industry Essential Skills and Experience Proven experience of successfully leading complex software developments with a team of at least 10 developers through the entire development life cycle Proven experience of working with formal Agile software development methodologies including Scrum and Kanban Demonstrated ability to lead and manage distributed teams including onshore and offshore developers Excellent communication skills both verbal and written with the ability to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders The ability to lead and motivate a team to deliver high levels of performance at all times dealing with any issues promptly and effectively as they arise An ability to articulate solutions at all levels and to communicate both technical and non-technical information depending upon the audience Strong inter-personal skills with the ability to interact effectively with internal onshore offshore colleagues and stakeholders at all levels Able to demonstrate a dynamic and enthusiastic approach to software development with a focus on quality and continuous improvement Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills Minimum 10 years experience developing software for enterprise applications solutions with the following C with NET Framework 4 8 NET 8 0 Microsoft SQL Server Object Oriented design and development Developing high-performing multi-threaded real-time software Windows System Services RESTful APIs web services Unit testing mock framework libraries such as Moq dependency injection Source code version control Git TFS Microsoft Visual Studio and Microsoft Azure DevOps Continuous integration CI and continuous deployment CD Desirable Skills Experience Degree level qualification in a technology subject or appropriate equivalent industry experience and professional membership s Web client development with React TypeScript HTML CSS JavaScript Desktop client development with WPF MVVM Client and server design patterns e g Enterprise Application Architecture patterns React design patterns Responsive design Development of Cloud enabled SaaS products Secure development standards Microservices and containers Component-based architectures