Tech Lead .NET C# (w/m/d) - Darmstadt

- Ensuring architectural and modernization concept, development and scaling of our core systems (C#/.NET, MS SQL) into resilient, containerized services on Linux/Kubernetes - Targeted reduction of internal technical complexity while enhancing stability, resilience, and maintainability - Making informed architectural and platform decisions and further developing technical standards (modularization, interfaces, security, Infrastructure as Code) - Early embedding of non-functional requirements such as observability, performance, scaling, security, and deployment during scoping - Providing technical support to product managers in discovery and prioritization processes and explaining complex technical contexts clearly - Expanding and optimizing CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps) and establishing clean code practices, code reviews, and automated tests (unit and system tests) with a clear shift-left mindset - Increasing development speed (time-to-market) through measurably shorter development cycles and more frequent, reliable deployments - Ensuring sustainable quality improvements in software development, measured by how rarely productive features need to be rolled back or adjusted - Establishing AI/LLM-supported development in the engineering daily routine - Actively building knowledge across the team and ensuring knowledge is not bound to individuals - Creating structured, understandable, and up-to-date process and system documentation to make relevant architectures, decisions, and processes transparent - Developing and establishing practical best-practice guidelines, technical standards, and policies focused on quality and efficiency - Disciplinary leadership and coaching of developers in architecture, clean code, systemic thinking, and container and deployment responsibility - Empowering the team to make independent decisions within clear guidelines; making the decision when in doubt - Quick and effective onboarding of new team members through clear structures, good documentation, and systematic knowledge transfer - Promoting continuous learning, knowledge exchange, and constructive communication - Leading with empathy and fostering accountability for stability and production operations