Senior Lead Engineer

How will you make a difference?

As a Senior Lead Engineer of the TCOS (Train Control Office Suite) team from Signaling & Systems P&L in Digital Intelligence group, you will be responsible for:

Design and development of customer features, components and/or feature sets. You will be leveraging best practices, establishing and following coding standards while demonstrating ability to learn and adapt to technologies and problem-solving abilities. We are looking for a candidate who can translate complex technical requirements into elegant, robust software solutions. Your role will involve building strong design capabilities and collaborate with architect and other stakeholder to work on the roadmap for software products helping achieve desired outcomes for our customers. You'll be expected to guide technical strategy, and mentor junior engineers, helping to elevate the team's overall technical capabilities.

Successful candidate will demonstrate not just coding excellence, but a comprehensive approach to software engineering that considers system-wide performance, scalability, and long-term maintainability.

What do we want to know about you?

You must have below key skills or responsibilities:

1. Problem-solving

• Break down complex problems and identify system level challenges.
• Create detailed technical design documents and problem statements/root cause analysis documents.
• Conduct in-depth technical feasibility studies and estimate efforts accurately.

2. Task Management

• Take ownership of complex tasks
• Lead the end-to-end technical initiatives and deliver results independently
• Mentor and support team members

3. Design and Coding Expertise

• Design scalable and robust solutions, write code meeting project standards and functionality.
• Participate in the technology selection and architectural decision-making
• Implement the selected technologies effectively
• Drive code quality through best practices and automation

4. Innovation

• Explore alternative technologies and approaches
• Demonstrate initiative in problem-solving

5. Communication

• Promote transparency in design choices
• Share information with appropriate detail and timeliness

6. Requirements Understanding

• Expert grasp of functional and non-functional requirements
• Prioritize backlog items effectively

7. Technical Analysis

• Analyze the impact of technology choices
• Assess application performance

8. Collaboration

• Work as an individual contributor
• Collaborate with different stakeholder such as architects, technical leaders, and validation team.

9. Performance Awareness

• Understand key performance parameters
• Evaluate application performance metrics

Qualifications and Requirements:

1. Education

• Master's or Bachelor's in Electrical & Electronics, Electronics and Telecommunication, Computer Science, Instrumentation, or equivalent

2. Experience

• 10+ years in Object-oriented design/development, in depth understanding of the design patterns, database tools, and desktop applications.

• Proficient in Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and software design experience in developing software that adheres to industry-standard design principles, coding standards and best practices.
• Proficient in using Visual Studio and its features, including IntelliSense, CodeLens, and integrated debugging tools, with strong debugging skills to identify and resolve issues efficiently.
• Excellent understanding of the Devops practices, Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment practices and microservices architecture.
• Proficiency in unit and integration testing, test automation concepts and tools

3. Technical Skills

• .NET Windows/Desktop applications, C#, VB.NET, Winforms, WPF, SQL
• Visual Studio, Tools such as Azure DevOps, Visio, SonarQube.
• Proficient in GitHub Copilot or other AI pair programming tools.

4. Methodologies

• Agile Scrum experience

5. Personal Qualities

• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ownership mentality and focus on high-quality delivery

6. Desired Attributes

• Experience with modern software tooling
• Demonstrate basic knowledge of AI principles, LLM models

We would love it if you had:

Business Acumen:

• Understand large-scale distributed application infrastructure
• Awareness of industry trends and competitors

Personal Attributes:

• Thorough problem analysis before implementation
• Identify and propose innovative solutions
• Initiative to experiment with new software frameworks
• Adaptability to changing environments and requirements
• Quick pivoting when necessary
• Responsive to coaching and seeks diverse information sources

What will your typical day look like?

• Standup Meeting: Participating in a brief daily standup meeting with the development team to discuss progress, blockers, and plans for the day.
• Design, coding and Debugging: Spending a significant portion of the day writing, testing, and debugging code to implement new features or fix bugs.
• Documentation: Updating project documentation, such as technical specifications, user guides, and internal wikis, to ensure knowledge sharing and maintainability.
• Continuous Integration and Deployment: Monitoring and troubleshooting the continuous integration and deployment pipeline to ensure smooth and reliable software releases.
• Learning and Skill Development: Dedicating time to learning new technologies, programming languages, or best practices to stay up-to-date with industry trends and improve personal skills.