Technical Lead, C++/C#

Refinitiv; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Career development

Mental health days

Tuition reimbursement

Employee incentive programs

Job summary

Thomson Reuters is seeking a Lead Full-Stack Engineer to drive the engineering charge on a cutting-edge video streaming platform. You will lead a team across C++, C#, Node.js/TypeScript, and Docker, shaping how a trusted news organisation delivers media at scale.

The role involves technical leadership, hands-on development, and collaboration across front-end and back-end components within a hybrid model based between UK and India time zones.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience in C++ and/or C#, across both languages.
• 8 - 10 years of experience in software engineering.
• Track record of technical leadership and mentoring teams.
• Code reviews and commitment to quality and best practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex cross-system problems.
• Experience contributing to architectural discussions and design decisions.
• Familiarity with JavaScript / TypeScript front-end tech.
• Solid SDLC understanding and strong communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of junior and senior developers and drive technical direction.
• Conduct code reviews and maintain high code quality.
• Troubleshoot root causes of cross-system issues.
• Work across codebase with frequent context switching.
• Lead architectural discussions shaping platform direction.
• Collaborate with front-end components using JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and Docker-based workflows.

Job description

About the Role

Technical Lead, C++/C#: lead the engineering charge on a cutting-edge video streaming platform and shape how the world’s most trusted news organisation delivers media at scale. We need a full-stack C++ / C# Lead Engineer to join our video streaming team on a hybrid basis, ideally based between UK and India time zones.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive technical leadership across a team of junior and senior developers.
• Conduct thorough code reviews and maintain high standards of code quality across the codebase.
• Troubleshoot and identify root causes of complex, cross-system issues.
• Work fluidly across multiple areas of the codebase, managing frequent context switching with confidence.
• Contribute to and lead architectural discussions that shape the platform’s direction.
• Work hands-on across our core stack: C++, C# (.NET Framework, Windows Forms, Interop), Node.js / TypeScript, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines via GitHub Actions.
• Collaborate with front-end components using JavaScript / TypeScript.

About You

You’re a fit for the role of Lead Full-Stack Engineer if your background includes:

• Strong hands‑on experience in C++ and/or C#, with the ability to work confidently across both.
• 8 - 10 years of experience.
• A track record of technical leadership – you’ve guided and mentored teams of developers and taken ownership of engineering outcomes.
• Solid experience with code reviews and a genuine commitment to code quality and best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex, cross-system problems.
• Experience contributing to or leading architectural discussions and design decisions.
• Familiarity with front-end technologies, particularly JavaScript / TypeScript.
• Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), software architecture, data structures, and critical thinking.
• Excellent communication skills – you can bridge the gap between technical complexity and team clarity.
• A collaborative mindset, with the ability to lead without losing sight of the people around you.

Nice to have

• Experience with media encoding or streaming tools (e.g. FFmpeg, ImageMagick).
• Experience with distributed systems.
• Experience with Hono (Node.js framework).
• Exposure to cloud platforms, particularly AWS.

What’s in it for You?

• Hybrid Work Model: 2-3 days a week in the office, with work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year.
• Flex My Way: Supportive workplace policies that help manage personal and professional responsibilities.
• Career Development and Growth: Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach to help you learn, lead, and thrive.
• Industry Competitive Benefits:
  • Flexible vacation
  • Two company-wide Mental Health Days off
  • Access to the Headspace app
  • Retirement savings
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Employee incentive programs
  • Resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• Culture:
  • Obsess over our Customers
  • Compete to Win
  • Challenge (Y)our Thinking
  • Act Fast / Learn Fast
  • Stronger Together
• Social Impact: Two paid volunteer days off annually, pro-bono consulting projects and ESG initiatives.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news. We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them.

Equal Employment Opportunity

To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. More information on requesting an accommodation here.