Software Team Lead - C#/.NET

About the role

ESET is seeking a technical team leader who combines people management with hands‑on software engineering in C#. The role focuses on leading a group of nine engineers responsible for API gateways, Syslog export services, and integration management within the ESET XDR platform.

Key responsibilities

• Mentor, evaluate, and provide feedback to a team of nine engineers.
• Support technical design and architecture decisions.
• Drive delivery together with Product Owners and Scrum Masters.
• Collaborate with engineering teams in Kraków and Bratislava.
• Improve engineering practices, code quality, CI/CD pipelines, and observability.
• Stay hands‑on with coding, code reviews, debugging, and unblocking the team.
• Support production operations and continuous improvement of owned services.

Required profile

• Proven experience leading a software engineering team.
• Strong background in C# and .NET development.
• Experience designing and operating backend services and APIs.
• Understanding of distributed systems and software architecture principles.
• Experience with CI/CD, containerized applications, and production monitoring.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams.
• Fluent English for daily communication.

Required skills

• C#
• .NET
• Azure cloud services
• Kubernetes (AKS)
• Docker
• Jenkins
• CI/CD pipelines
• API gateways
• SIEM integrations
• Distributed systems
• Backend services and APIs
• Monitoring and troubleshooting production systems