Lead Software Engineer (m/f/d) - C#. NET (Stuttgart, Germany)

Lead Software Engineer (m/f/d) - C#. NET

Company Overview

Next Ventures is a multi-award winning, global I.T recruitment business, supplying specialist project teams to the Large Enterprise. We source local I.T talent internationally across five practice areas: - SAP- Business Applications - Cloud & Infrastructure- Development & Integration - Data Established in 2001 and now with 8 offices worldwide, our service is truly global with 70% of our business outside of the UK. Each of our offices is supported by a team of multi-lingual recruitment consultants who are all specialists in enterprise technology niches. Each consultant not only has excellent technology domain understanding, but a strong knowledge of local culture too, which underpins our ability to truly support our clients most challenging permanent and interim staffing needs. Visit us at: www.next-ventures.com

Job Summary

As a Lead Software Engineer at the company, you will play a key role in designing and delivering cloud-native platforms for large-scale, distributed monitoring systems. You will work on solutions that process real-time data from advanced sensor technologies, contributing to applications that support infrastructure optimisation, safety, and environmental protection. This is a senior, hands-on leadership role within a global and interdisciplinary environment, combining technical depth with architectural ownership and team collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure, cloud-native platforms for distributed monitoring systems.
• Develop scalable components, data models, APIs, and system interfaces.
• Evolve platform architecture to support a wide range of customer applications.
• Collaborate closely with application teams to understand domain requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Provide technical leadership through solution design, decision-making, and best practice guidance.
• Contribute hands-on to development, ensuring high-quality, maintainable code.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a comparable qualification.
• 8+ years of experience in software development, with strong expertise in .NET.
• Proven experience designing and operating distributed systems in production environments.
• Strong programming skills in C# and modern .NET.
• Experience with container orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes) and messaging systems (e.g. Kafka, MQTT, or similar).
• Understanding of event-driven architectures and distributed systems design.
• Strong knowledge of API design, architectural patterns, and software best practices.
• Hands-on, pragmatic mindset with strong execution capability.
• Professional proficiency in English; additional language skills are a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with web technologies and frameworks (frontend exposure such as Angular is beneficial).

Location

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Remote: False

Employment Type

Full Time

Salary & Benefits

A comprehensive benefits package supporting wellbeing, flexibility, and professional growth.