Senior Developer Web application

Daimler Trucks North America LLC; Chennai; On-site; INR 4,200,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Daimler Trucks North America LLC is seeking a senior technical leader in Chennai to co-manage a web engineering team. You will own hands-on full-stack development with Next.js and .NET/ASP.NET Core, architect backend services, and design PostgreSQL and SQL Server databases.

You will also design CI/CD pipelines, manage Azure/AWS deployments, and drive Agile delivery with strong stakeholder communication. Exceptional leadership and cloud architecture experience are required.

Qualifications

• 8–10 yrs in web application development with delivery focus.
• Proficient in Next.js and .NET / ASP.NET Core for full-stack and backend work.
• Experience with backend design, service-oriented or event-driven architectures, and async processing.
• Strong PostgreSQL capabilities: advanced queries, indexing, performance tuning, migrations.
• SQL Server experience: T-SQL, stored procedures, optimization, schema management.
• Familiarity with ORMs like EF Core and/or Dapper.
• Cloud proficiency across Azure, AWS, or GCP; PaaS/IaaS/serverless concepts.
• CI/CD expertise with GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI, or Jenkins.
• Docker and Kubernetes at scale; containerized microservices.
• Security awareness: OWASP Top 10, secure SDLC, GDPR/ISO 27001.
• Agile/Scrum leadership and solid stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of front-end and back-end engineers.
• Hands-on development in Next.js and .NET / ASP.NET Core.
• Architect REST APIs, background workers, messaging, and middleware.
• Design and optimise database schemas; tune performance.
• Manage data access via EF Core, Dapper, or SQL.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines; manage cloud deployments on Azure/AWS.
• Implement Docker & Kubernetes-based microservices infrastructure.
• Ensure application security: OAuth/JWT, Azure AD, Key Vault, OWASP.
• Drive Agile delivery cadence, sprint planning, and stakeholder reporting.

Skills

Web development experience

Next.js

ASP.NET Core

Backend design

Event-driven architecture

Security best practices

Agile / Scrum leadership

Stakeholder communication

NoSQL databases

GraphQL

gRPC

Tools

PostgreSQL

SQL Server

EF Core

Dapper

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure

AWS

GCP

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

Job description

Tasks

Senior technical leader to co-manage the web engineering team — owning hands-on full-stack development, backend services, database design, cloud operations, delivery, and stakeholder engagement across enterprise Next.js/React and .NET applications.

Will lead the set of external team members for project delivery

• Lead and mentor a team of full-stack and backend engineers

• Hands-on development in Next.js and .NET / ASP.NET Core

• Architect backend services: REST APIs, background workers, message queues, middleware

• Design and optimise PostgreSQL & SQL Server schemas, indexes, stored procedures, query tuning

• Manage data access via Entity Framework Core, Dapper, or raw SQL as appropriate

• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)

• Manage cloud deployments on Azure / AWS — AKS, App Services, serverless

• Implement Docker & Kubernetes-based microservices infrastructure

• Own application security: OWASP, OAuth 2.0, JWT, Azure AD, Key Vault

• Drive Agile delivery cadence, sprint planning, and stakeholder reporting

Qualifications

Required Skills & Experience

• 8–10 yrs in web application development with a strong delivery track record

• Strong in Next.js and .NET / ASP.NET Core — full-stack and backend services

• Backend: service-oriented design, event-driven architecture, async processing

• PostgreSQL — advanced queries, indexing, partitioning, performance tuning, migrations

• SQL Server — T-SQL, stored procedures, query optimisation, schema management

• ORMs: Entity Framework Core and/or Dapper

• Cloud: Azure (preferred), AWS, or GCP — PaaS, IaaS, serverless

• CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI, or Jenkins

• Containers: Docker, Kubernetes at scale

• Security: OWASP Top 10, secure SDLC, GDPR / ISO 27001 awareness

• Agile / Scrum team leadership or co-lead experience

• Strong stakeholder communication and project management skills

Nice to Have

• Azure (AZ-204 / AZ-400), AWS, PMP, or PRINCE2 certifications

• NoSQL: MongoDB, Redis, CosmosDB

• GraphQL / gRPC; APM tools (Datadog, New Relic, App Insights)

• IaC: Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates