Lead Software Technologist - .Net Fullstack

Philips Iberica SAU; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Philips Bengaluru is seeking a Lead Software Technologist to own the design and implementation of cloud-native services, spanning backend APIs and React-based frontends, on a Kubernetes platform.

You will mentor a cross-functional Scrum team, apply TDD and automated tests, drive CI/CD, and collaborate with product, security, and platform engineers to deliver scalable, high-quality software.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/SE/IT.
• 15+ years of software engineering experience.
• Expert knowledge of C#, Python and REST/GraphQL/gRPC.
• Expert knowledge of React frontend development.
• Strong TDD, automated testing and clean coding practices.
• Experience with AWS (EKS, IAM, RDS, ElastiCache, EC2) and Kubernetes.
• Kubernetes CNCF ecosystem experience; ArgoCD/Helm/Crossplane/Prometheus stack.
• Infrastructure as Code with Terraform/OpenTofu, Crossplane.
• Hands-on with GitHub Actions and CI/CD pipelines.
• Multinational or regulated industry experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural design and cloud-native services on Kubernetes.
• Mentor a cross-functional Scrum team with deep code reviews.
• Deliver full-stack features with responsive front-ends and robust APIs.
• Apply TDD and build automated test suites (unit/integration/contract/ETL).
• Collaborate on CI/CD, observability, and deployment pipelines.
• Adopt data modeling across SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Drive quality goals and enforce coding standards across the team.
• Optimize performance and scalability to meet benchmarks.
• Work with product, design and security teams to ship features.

Skills

C#

Python

React

REST/GraphQL/gRPC

Kubernetes

AWS

Terraform/OpenTofu

GitHub Actions

CI/CD

Testing/QA

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s degree in Computer Science (optional)

Tools

Terraform/OpenTofu

Crossplane

Job description

Lead Software Technologist - .Net Fullstack

Job Description

Minimum required Education: Bachelor's / Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent.

Job title: One sentence description of role

Your role:

• Technical Stewardship: Contribute to the architectural design and implementation of cloud-native application services running on our Kubernetes-based platform.
• Team Mentorship: Act as a technical guide for a cross-functional Scrum team, conducting deep-dive code reviews and fostering a culture of engineering excellence.
• Full-Stack Delivery: Drive the development of responsive web front-ends and robust backend APIs, ensuring seamless integration across the entire stack.
• Quality Engineering:Apply Test-Driven Development (TDD) and other modern engineering practices to ensure application code is correct, stable, and maintainable before it reaches production. Build and maintain automated test suites (unit, integration, contract, end-to-end) to support rapid, safe delivery.
• Infrastructure Awareness: Collaborate with platform engineers to adopt platform capabilities and ensure smooth deployments through CI/CD pipelines.
• DevOps Mindset: Embrace a “you build it, you run it” approach by leveraging observability tooling and cloud-native patterns to maintain reliable services in production.
• Data Strategy: Design and optimize data models across SQL and NoSQL databases
• Sets quality goals and development practices with the team, driving continuous improvement and excellence in software development through rigorous standards and methodologies.
• Coordinates code reviews, providing constructive feedback to peers and ensuring adherence to coding standards and best practices to maintain code quality.
• Analyzes and optimizes application performance, identifying and resolving bottlenecks to enhance user experience and system efficiency, ensuring the software meets performance benchmarks.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, security engineers to define, design, code and ship new features, ensuring alignment with project goals and user needs.

You're the right fit if:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field
• Around 15+ years overall experience
• Experience Expert-level knowledge with modern backend languages (C#, Python) and REST/GraphQL/gRPC patterns
• Experience Expert-level knowledge with modern web frameworks (React)
• You believe quality is a discipline, not a phase—and you practice TDD, automated testing, and clean coding as part of your daily workflow
• Experience with AWS (EKS, IAM, RDS, Elasticache, EC2) of atleast 5+years
• Experience with Kubernetes and the CNCF ecosystem. Our techstack contains: ArgoCD, Helm, Crossplane, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, fluent-bit, Kyverno of atleast 3+ years
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/OpenTofu, Crossplane).
• Hands-on experience with GitHub Actions
• Experience with AWS and Kubernetes is a plus (expert-level not required)
• Quick and eager learner who can rapidly acquire new skills
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills with the ability to motivate and inspire
• Experience working in multinational and cross-functional organizations
• Experience working in a regulated industry such as medical device is a plus but not mandatory

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.

Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company's facilities.

Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

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About Philips

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others.

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• Discover our rich and exciting history.
• Learn more about our purpose.

If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care here.

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