Lead .NET Engineer

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Lead .NET Engineer to take ownership of a squad responsible for core platform services, APIs, and payment integrations. In this role, you will combine hands-on software engineering with technical leadership. You will define technical direction, partner with Product on roadmap delivery, mentor engineers, and help drive the adoption of AI-assisted development practices across the software delivery lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Own squad-level architecture and technical decision-making.
• Lead the design, development, and operation of backend services and APIs.
• Ensure high standards of code quality, performance, security, and reliability.
• Drive incident management and operational excellence.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers and stakeholders to deliver roadmap priorities.
• Mentor engineers through coaching, technical guidance, and regular feedback.
• Participate in hiring and team growth activities.
• Promote and implement AI-assisted development tools and best practices.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering processes, CI/CD, and platform capabilities.

Must-have requirements

• 6–10+ years of experience building and operating production software systems.
• Proven experience in a Technical Lead, Lead Engineer, or similar leadership role.
• Strong backend development experience with C#/.NET.
• Working knowledge of frontend technologies such as React or Vue.
• Experience designing and operating distributed systems and microservice architectures.
• Strong SQL and database design skills.
• Experience working within payments, financial services, or other regulated environments.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services:
  • SQS
  • DynamoDB
  • S3
  • ECS
  • Lambda
• Experience owning and improving CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to have

• Experience building large-scale payment platforms or fintech products.
• Previous people-management responsibilities.
• Experience with platform modernization and cloud transformation initiatives.
• Experience implementing AI-powered engineering tools and workflows.

Tech Stack

• C#
• .NET
• AWS
• ECS
• Lambda
• SQS
• DynamoDB
• S3
• SQL
• Microservices
• REST APIs
• CI/CD
• React / Vue
• AI-assisted Development

What we offer

• Long-term engagement in a strategic product initiative.
• High-impact technical leadership role.
• Opportunity to shape engineering standards and architecture.
• Exposure to modern AI-assisted development practices.
• International environment and collaboration with US-based teams.
• Fully remote work after onboarding period in the US.