Wolters Kluwer - Lead Product Software Engineer - .Net/React.js

Position Summary :

You will lead by example, mentor team members, and collaborate closely with product managers, architects, and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality, scalable web applications built on .NET (C#), ReactJS, and Azure.

Broad expectations from this role are as follows :

- Hands on Technical expertise in MS Technology, C#/.NET, SQL/No-SQL DBs, React JS, Web App, PWA, REST Web API, HTTP, and Cloud patterns, Azure.

- Provide technical guidance and leadership to innovation initiatives like building PoC.

- Work with product management to confirm functional and non-functional requirements (performance,

security, high availability, scalability, disaster recovery etc.

- Work with architects to finalize technical architecture and solutions.

- Own end-to-end delivery of the product delivery (complete SDLC).

- Be a part of senior management team in Pune in supporting local initiatives.

Experience :

- Extensive knowledge of product development and software development methodologies.

Technical Experience :

- Deep technical knowledge in Microservices and/or Service-Oriented Architecture design.

- Experience in Agile Methodologies/Scrum, Test Driven Development (TDD) & Unit Testing.

- Deep understanding of SOLID design principals and patterns.

- Understanding and experience HTML5, CSS, JSON and JS libraries like AngularJS/ReactJS.

- Understand functional and non-functional requirements (performance, security, high availability, scalability, disaster recovery, etc.

- Strong experience in understanding how data flows within the application components, how it impacts usability, and user experience.

- Provide technical guidance and leadership to innovation initiatives like building PoC.

- Experience with DevOps practices and tools (CI/CD, Git, pipelines, deployments).

- Azure services (App Services, Functions, Key Vault, Azure DevOps, etc.)

- Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.

- Strong communication skills and experience in stakeholder collaboration.

- Ability to lead and mentor a development team effectively.

- Quality and test first development mindset.

- Able to coordinate technical standards within a development team.

- Ability to strongly influence peers and technical staff within the team.

- Experience in localization and globalization, security, performance, integration with third party components and applications.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

- Lead an Agile team of .Net developers, UI developers, QA engineers to drive the development of our business critical (24/7/365) cloud-based application.

- Take ownership and responsibility of the Agile team and technical project delivery.

- Drive the appropriate use and implementation of technology to deliver high quality solutions that delight our customers.

- Play an important role as a technical leader defining the framework, technology, processes / best practices and culture.

- Strong experience in designing and developing RESTful APIs and microservices.

- Good knowledge of SQL Server, data modeling, and performance tuning.

- Strong in object-oriented design and development using software development best practices.

- Defining technical approach for the feature and implement it with team members.

- Strong knowledge of multi-threading and application clustering, scalability, performance, application security, code analysis and optimization.

- Guide the development and delivery of maintainable and highly scalable multi-tier SaaS applications with web-based clients on the Microsoft technology stack.

- Develop and deploy applications to Azure using Azure DevOps and Azure PaaS.

- Contribute in necessary Architecture documentation, participate in gate review to include Infrastructure, security and performance.

- Ensure that deliverables are self-certified prior to transitioning to the downstream consumers of the deliverable (QA and customers).

- Ensure best design practices and processes are followed for continuous improvement of product.

- Deliver application feature required code, DB, design, storage related changes within decided timelines.

- Actively troubleshoot and resolve technical issues, ensuring production stability.

- Stay current with emerging technologies and evaluate their applicability to business needs.

- Understand, estimate and design technical approach for features to be developed.

- Identify any internal tool, utility needed.

- If yes, develop it.

- Taken ownership and delivery of applications from technical requirements till production deployment.

- Generate innovative approaches and solutions to complex issues.

- Evaluate new development tools and drive their implementation within our development teams.

- Mentor less-experienced staff by providing daily guidance and direction.

Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.