Tech Lead - Software Engineering (VB.NET, SQL Server)

About the role

Wabtec is hiring a Tech Lead for its software engineering team in Contagem, Minas Gerais, on a full-time basis. The role works face-to-face and acts as the technical reference for a team of developers, QA analysts, product owners and project managers, delivering scalable, robust and maintainable software for railway systems. The work is based mainly on VB.NET and SQL Server.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the technical direction of the team, defining architecture and guiding the development of mission-critical railway solutions
• Take part in design reviews, code reviews and pull request approvals, and influence technical decisions and delivery execution
• Mentor developers, reduce technical debt and keep systems scalable and aligned with business goals
• Collaborate with the Product Owner and stakeholders to refine requirements
• Guide the team in implementing solutions with VB.NET and SQL Server
• Design, maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps and monitor progress to meet deadlines
• Identify and mitigate technical risks and bottlenecks, and consolidate stakeholder knowledge on railway systems

Required profile

• Proven experience in technical leadership or a senior role
• Strong problem-solving, analytical and communication skills, and ability to manage priorities and deadlines
• Advanced English (mandatory)
• Availability to travel domestically and internationally according to project and customer needs
• Desirable: railway or train dispatching systems experience, mission-critical or real-time systems, legacy modernization, DevOps culture beyond CI/CD, and full-stack knowledge

Required skills

• Strong VB.NET development experience
• Solid SQL Server experience, including queries, stored procedures and performance tuning
• Software architecture and design patterns
• Azure DevOps (Repos, Boards, Pipelines) and CI/CD implementation and management
• Code reviews, design reviews, technical analysis and pull request approvals

What we offer

• Extended medical and dental assistance for dependents
• Profit sharing and private pension
• Food allowance, life insurance and employee assistance program
• Headspace app, Christmas card or hamper, and Christmas gift for children up to 11 years old
• Extended maternity leave, programs for pregnant women and babies, language incentive policy
• Mentoring programs, training platform access and Wellhub
• Pharmacy allowance