Development Lead – .NET, Azure & MS SQL

Bosch Global Software Technologies Private Limited is a 100% owned subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH, one of the world's leading global supplier of technology and services, offering end-to-end Engineering, IT and Business Solutions. With over 27,000+ associates, it’s the largest software development center of Bosch, outside Germany, indicating that it is the Technology Powerhouse of Bosch in India with a global footprint and presence in the US, Europe and the Asia Pacific region. Roles & Responsibilities : We are looking for an experienced Development/Technical Lead – .NET & Azure to lead the design, development, modernization, and technical delivery of enterprise applications. The ideal candidate should bring strong hands-on expertise in C#, .NET / ASP.NET Core, Microsoft Azure, MS SQL Server, Stored Procedures, REST APIs, and DevOps , along with the ability to guide development teams, review technical designs, resolve complex issues, and drive engineering best practices. The role also requires a foundational understanding of AI/Generative AI concepts and the ability to identify opportunities for incorporating AI capabilities into enterprise applications. Key Responsibilities .NET Development/Technical Lead - Lead the design and development of enterprise applications using C#, .NET, ASP.NET Core, Web API, Entity Framework Core , Angular and related technologies. - Provide hands-on technical guidance to developers throughout design, development, testing, deployment, and production support. - Perform code reviews, technical design reviews, and root-cause analysis for complex application issues. - Establish coding standards and promote SOLID principles, design patterns, clean architecture, reusable components, and maintainable code . - Guide developers and mentor team members to strengthen overall engineering capability. - Support technical estimation, sprint/release planning, dependency management, and technical risk identification. MS SQL Server & Stored Procedures The candidate should have strong hands-on database development experience , not merely application-level exposure to SQL. - Strong expertise in Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL) . - Hands-on experience designing and developing complex Stored Procedures, Functions, Views, Triggers, and SQL scripts . - Strong understanding of T-SQL , joins, subqueries, CTEs, transactions, temporary tables, indexing, and data manipulation. - Experience analyzing and optimizing complex SQL queries and Stored Procedures for performance. - Ability to troubleshoot database performance issues including inefficient queries, locking, blocking, deadlocks, and long-running transactions. - Good understanding of execution plans, indexing strategies, query optimization, and database performance tuning . - Experience integrating .NET applications with SQL Server using Entity Framework Core, ADO.NET, or similar data-access approaches . - Ability to review database code and establish SQL development and database design standards. - Understanding of data integrity, security, transaction management, backup/recovery, and database design principles. Microsoft Azure - Hands-on experience developing and deploying applications using Microsoft Azure . - Understanding of cloud-native architecture, scalability, resiliency, high availability, security, and cost considerations . - Experience modernizing traditional or legacy .NET applications toward modern .NET and Azure-based solutions . API & Integration - Strong experience designing and developing RESTful APIs and Web APIs . - Understanding of synchronous and asynchronous integration patterns. - Experience with enterprise application integration and messaging. - Knowledge of authentication and authorization concepts such as OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, and Microsoft Entra ID . - Ability to design secure, scalable, reusable APIs and integration components. DevOps & Engineering Practices - Experience with Azure DevOps and/or GitHub . - Strong understanding of Git, branching strategies, pull requests, CI/CD, automated builds, testing, and deployment . - Experience with automated unit and integration testing. - Knowledge of code-quality, dependency, and security scanning practices. - Exposure to Docker, Bicep, Terraform, or Infrastructure as Code is advantageous. - Experience establishing application logging, monitoring, alerting, and observability. AI & Generative AI Fundamentals The candidate is not expected to be an AI/ML specialist , but should have a good understanding of modern AI concepts and their relevance to application development. Security & Quality - Drive secure coding practices covering authentication, authorization, secrets management, vulnerability remediation, and API security. - Ensure adequate unit testing, integration testing, code coverage, and quality gates . - Drive resolution of technical debt and application vulnerabilities. - Ensure applications meet agreed performance, reliability, maintainability, and security expectations. Technical Lead Responsibilities - Act as the primary technical point of contact for the development team. - Translate functional/business requirements into appropriate technical designs. - Make technical decisions within the application/team scope and escalate architecture-level decisions when required. - Work closely with Solution Architects, Product Owners, Business Analysts, DevOps, Cloud and Infrastructure teams . - Mentor developers and support knowledge sharing within the team. - Coordinate technical delivery across development and supporting teams. - Identify technical risks and dependencies early and drive appropriate mitigation. - Support production troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for critical technical issues. Education & Experience - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering , or a related discipline. - Preferably 8+ years of software development experience , with substantial hands-on development in the Microsoft technology stack. - Strong hands-on experience in .NET/C#, MS SQL Server, Stored Procedures, REST APIs, and Microsoft Azure . - Demonstrated experience working as a Technical Lead or Senior Developer with technical leadership responsibilities . Experience leading technical delivery and mentoring software developers Educational qualification: Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science or equivalent Experience : 12-14 Yrs in Software development cycle in Microsoft Technologies Lead a team of 6-8 developers in the current / past role Mandatory/requires Skills : C# - .NET / ASP.NET Core - MS SQL - Stored Procedures - Web API / REST - Angular, TypeScript - SQL Server / T-SQL - Azure, Azure SQL - Microsoft Entra ID / SSO - OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect Preferred Skills : - Docker / Containers - Azure Functions - Microservices - On-premises to Azure migration experience