R&D Team Leader - DOT NET - IDC

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Tech Lead with 10+ years of software development experience to lead the technical design and development of our comprehensive Energy Trading and Risk Management (ETRM) platform. This role requires a strong full-stack developer with expertise in enterprise application architecture, database design, and team leadership.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years of full-stack software development experience and is comfortable working across frontend interfaces, backend services, APIs, business logic, SQL Server databases, automated testing, code reviews, and production issue resolution. Also, have 4+ years of experience in leading and guiding people with relevant directions.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Design, develop, and enhance features for enterprise business applications.

• 2+ years leading/mentoring development teams

• Build clean, maintainable, and efficient code following established engineering standards.

• Develop and support frontend interfaces, backend services, APIs, and database components.

• Work with Microsoft SQL Server to ensure data integrity, reliable access, and performance.

• Participate in code reviews, unit testing, debugging, and continuous improvement activities.

• Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, QA, DevOps, and product stakeholders to deliver reliable features.

• Analyze and resolve issues across environments, including production support when required.

• Contribute to documentation, knowledge sharing, and compliance with applicable internal and external procedures.

• Demonstrate Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity by taking responsibility for your actions while caring for colleagues and the business.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent, with 10+ years of relevant software development experience and minimum 2+ years of leading team.

• Hands-on experience with C#, .NET, PHP, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, and modern JavaScript frameworks such as Angular or React.

• Experience developing RESTful APIs, web services, third-party integrations, and business logic for enterprise applications.

• Working knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server, including queries, joins, indexing, performance considerations, and data integrity.

• Understanding of object-oriented programming, design principles, application architecture, and structured workflows.

• Mandatory experience with Git-based version control and familiarity with CI/CD pipelines.

• Exposure to unit testing frameworks such as xUnit or PHPUnit.

• Strong problem-solving, debugging, communication, and ownership skills, with the ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment.

• Experience with Azure services such as App Services, Key Vault, Virtual Machines, Load Balancer, Azure SQL, or Azure SQL Managed Instance.

• Exposure to Docker, Kubernetes, Helm Charts, Grafana, or Prometheus.

• Knowledge of advanced T-SQL, CDC, query optimization, and performance tuning.

• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, custom agents, or AI-enabled engineering practices.

• Domain knowledge in Energy Trade and Risk Management is an advantage.