Software Development Lead (C#, Azure)

At HEINEKEN, we are on a journey to become the best‑connected brewer in the world, with Digital Commerce playing a central role in this ambition. Digital Commerce is responsible for designing, developing and scaling the IT solutions that serve our customers better, faster and smarter across the entire Route‑to‑Consumer ecosystem. After successfully building our software engineering organization, we are now entering the next stage of our evolution by accelerating the growth of Digital Commerce. We deliver digital products that directly support company revenue while elevating customer experience. Join us in shaping the technological capabilities that power HEINEKEN’s global Commerce strategy. 


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As the Software Development Lead, you will be responsible for leading a team of highly skilled software developers within the Order Tribe. You will collaborate closely with Product Owner(s), Product Architect(s), and other DevOps teams to ensure the development of scalable, high-performance, and secure IT solutions aligned with the company's business and technology strategy. You will play a key role in driving engineering excellence, setting technical direction, and ensuring adherence to best practices, methodologies, and coding standards. Your role will also include mentoring and coaching developers to ensure continuous professional growth and technical proficiency.

Your responsibilities would include:

• Technical Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of software engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, technical excellence, and innovation
• Architecture & Design: Collaborate with product architects to define the technical strategy, design, and roadmap for enterprise-scale solutions based on Dynamics 365 Commerce and Azure
• Code Review & Best Practices: Establish coding standards, review code quality, and enforce best practices in software development and DevOps methodologies
• Integration & Scalability: Oversee and guide complex system integrations, ensuring seamless connectivity between front-end applications, global ERP systems, and third-party services
• Performance & Security: Define strategies for performance tuning, scalability, security compliance, and resilience of software solutions
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with business stakeholders, product owners, and UX designers to translate business needs into technical deliverables
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvements, automation, and innovation in software development lifecycle (SDLC) and deployment pipelines.

You are a good candidate if you have:

• 10+ years of experience in software development, with at least 3 years in a leadership role
• strong expertise in Azure services, microservices architecture, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices
• extensive experience in C#, SQL/NoSQL databases, and API development
• deep knowledge of security best practices, compliance frameworks (GDPR, CCPA), and performance tuning techniques
• excellent leadership, mentorship, and stakeholder management skills, with a focus on collaboration and decision-making.

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