
Tech Lead - Software Engineering
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation16 days ago
Contagem, BrazilStaff+
Responsibilities
- Define and review software architecture and technical solutions 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 considerations.
- Design, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps.
- Mentor developers and provide technical guidance to a multidisciplinary engineering team.
- Collaborate with Product Owners and stakeholders to refine requirements and consolidate railway-domain knowledge.
- Monitor development progress, manage priorities, and ensure on-time delivery.
- Identify and mitigate technical risks, bottlenecks, technical debt, and maintainability concerns.
Requirements
- Strong experience with VB.NET development and SQL Server, including queries, stored procedures, and performance tuning.
- Proven experience in technical leadership or in a senior software engineering role.
- Strong knowledge of software architecture and design patterns.
- Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, including Repos, Boards, and Pipelines, and with CI/CD implementation and management.
- Experience conducting code reviews, design reviews, technical analysis, and pull request approvals.
- Ability to evaluate technical solutions and trade-offs, solve problems, analyze issues, manage priorities, and meet deadlines.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, fast learning ability, and advanced English proficiency.
- Availability to travel domestically and internationally according to project and customer needs.
- Experience with railway or train dispatching systems, mission-critical or real-time systems, legacy modernization, or broader DevOps automation is desirable.
- Full-stack knowledge is a plus.
Benefits
- On-site work in Contagem, Minas Gerais.
- Medical insurance extendable to dependents.
- Dental insurance extendable to dependents.
- Profit-sharing program.
- Private pension plan.
- Food assistance according to location.
- Life insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program with psychological, legal, financial, and social assistance.
- Headspace mental health application.
- Christmas card or basket according to location and a Christmas gift for children up to 11 years old.
- Extended maternity leave and a program for pregnant employees and babies.
- Language incentive policy.
- Mentoring programs and access to a training platform.
- Wellhub.
- Pharmacy assistance.
Tech Stack
Microsoft SQL ServerVB.NET