Tech Lead - Software Engineering
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation3 days ago
Contagem, BrazilStaff+
Responsibilities
- Define and review software architecture, technical solutions, and trade-offs for mission-critical railway systems.
- Lead technical discussions, design reviews, code reviews, and pull request approvals.
- Guide development using VB.NET and SQL Server, including queries, stored procedures, and performance tuning.
- Design, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps.
- Mentor developers and provide technical guidance while reducing technical debt.
- Collaborate with Product Owners, stakeholders, and railway-domain experts to refine requirements and consolidate domain knowledge.
- Monitor development progress, mitigate technical risks and bottlenecks, and ensure on-time delivery.
- Travel domestically and internationally according to project and customer needs.
Requirements
- Strong experience with VB.NET development.
- Solid SQL Server experience, including queries, stored procedures, and performance tuning.
- Proven experience in technical leadership or a senior role.
- Strong knowledge of software architecture and design patterns.
- Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, CI/CD implementation and management, code reviews, design reviews, technical analysis, and pull request approvals.
- Ability to evaluate technical solutions and trade-offs, manage priorities, and deliver within deadlines.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Advanced English is mandatory.
- Ability to quickly learn railway-domain knowledge.
- Desirable: experience with railway or train dispatching systems, mission-critical or real-time systems, legacy modernization, and DevOps automation beyond CI/CD.
- Full-stack knowledge is a plus.
Benefits
- Medical insurance extendable to spouses and children.
- Dental insurance extendable to spouses and children.
- Profit sharing and results participation.
- Private pension plan.
- Location-based food allowance policy.
- Life insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program with psychological, legal, financial, and social assistance.
- Headspace mental-health application.
- Location-based Christmas card or basket and Christmas gifts for children up to 11 years old.
- Extended maternity leave.
- Pregnancy and baby program.
- Language-incentive policy.
- Mentoring programs and access to a training platform.
- Wellhub and pharmacy assistance.
- On-site work in Contagem, MG.
Tech Stack
Microsoft SQL ServerVB.NET
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About Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (Wabtec) builds freight locomotives, braking and signaling systems, rail components, and software used by freight railroads, transit agencies, and industrial operators. The Pittsburgh-based public company (NYSE: WAB) sells original equipment, digital solutions, and aftermarket services worldwide; it combined with GE Transportation in 2019 and traces its roots to George Westinghouse’s 19th‑century air brake business. Its portfolio spans rolling stock, parts, condition‑monitoring, and train control platforms.