Key Areas of Responsibilities

Bridge communication between the China and European teams

Serve as primary liaison between the China team and the main team in Europe
Translate and clarify requirements, decisions, and technical guidance from the Europe team
Coordinate cross-functional collaboration between the China team and QA, Infrastructure, and Product teams
Communicate with the European stakeholders to ensure clear understanding of business requirements

Team coordination and agile process management

Coordinate daily activities of the China-based team members within existing sprint framework
Organize and facilitate local Scrum/Agile ceremonies for the China team members (daily standups, sprint planning, retrospectives)
Distribute work assignments based on established priorities and team capacity
Monitor local team progress against established timelines and deadlines
Ensure seamless integration of the China team’s deliverables with the European team’s work
Track and report team performance metrics to the main team leadership
Guide team adaptation to changing requirements, while ensuring code quality and delivery timelines are maintained
Oversee implementation of continuous integration and deployment practices with automated testing and monitoring
Lead sprint planning sessions by gathering effort estimates, and providing technical insights from the China team

Local team mentoring and development

Provide technical mentoring and guidance to the China-based team members
Facilitate knowledge transfer from the Europe team to local developers
Ensure the team members understand and follow established coding standards and practices

Code quality enforcement within existing framework

Conduct thorough code reviews in accordance with the established Europe team guidelines and standards
Ensure adherence to existing coding standards, SOLID principles, and architectural patterns
Validate proper implementation according to the Europe team standards
Engage in technical discussions about implementation approaches and design decisions

Technical Development Responsibilities

Designing, implementing, and then maintaining new functionalities within a living system

Designing scalable solutions within the existing microservices ecosystem
Implement complex business logic for hotel management operations including reservations, billing, and reporting

Building dedicated export solutions for third parties

Design and implement robust API’s integration with for external hotel management systems
Create data export mechanisms for property management systems, channel managers, and revenue management tools
Develop file-based export solutions, supporting various formats (XML, JSON, CSV)

Building a scalable aggregated data strategy for reporting purposes

Design efficient data aggregation processes for hotel performance analytics and business intelligence
Implement real-time and batch processing solutions for the large-scale hospitality data
Create optimized data models for reporting on occupancy, revenue, and operational metrics

Using advanced tools to optimize the performance of SQL queries used in APIs and reports

Analyze and optimize complex PostgreSQL queries handling the large hospitality datasets
Use database profiling tools to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks
Optimize Entity Framework queries and implement efficient data access patterns

Technologies used:

C# 9, .NET Core - Latest C# features and modern .NET ecosystem
JIRA & Confluence – Task management tool
PostgreSQL - Advanced SQL features, JSON support, partitioning, and performance tuning
Microservices - Service-oriented architecture, inter-service communication, and distributed system pattern
Swagger - API documentation, testing, and client code generation
Docker - Containerization, orchestration, and deployment strategies
Redis - Caching, session management, and distributed data structures
Kafka - Event streaming, message queuing, and asynchronous communication between services
Elasticsearch (nice to have) - Full-text search, log aggregation, and analytics
Visual Studio 2022, ReSharper, Rider - Professional development environment with advanced debugging and refactoring tools

Strong verbal and written English communication skills are required

Ability to communicate complex technical concepts, to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Experience in writing clear technical documentation and API specifications
Ability to collaborate effectively in international, distributed teams

Minimum 3 years of experience in team leadership or a technical lead position and a minimum of 5 years of experience in the IT industry

A proven track record in senior backend development roles with team management responsibilities
Experience in leading technical teams, coordinating development activities, and managing project deliverables

Knowledge of .NET 8/9 and Entity Framework Core

Proficiency in the modern .NET ecosystem and ASP.NET Core development
Advanced Entity Framework Core knowledge in migrations, query optimization, and performance tuning

Proven experience with PostgreSQL

Experience with the PostgreSQL-specific features like JSON/JSONB, arrays, and custom data types
Knowledge of database performance tuning and query optimization strategies

Open-minded and proactive mindset

Nice To Have Skills:

Experience with hospitality systems and familiarity with hospitality applications is a strong plus

Understanding of the hotel operations including reservations, check-in/check-out, and billing processes

Domain-Driven Design

Knowledge of DDD concepts including bounded contexts, aggregates, and domain events

Experience with CQRS and Event Sourcing patterns

Experience with distributed systems and web services

Team Leader .NET with English

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