This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Lead Software Engineer (.NET) based in Italy.

This role offers the opportunity to lead a major modernization initiative within a globally distributed engineering environment. You will take ownership of the transition from a legacy monolithic architecture toward scalable microservices, guiding the process from analysis through production release. As a technical leader, you will influence architecture, resolve complex backend and data challenges, and help ensure reliable delivery. You will collaborate closely with Product and Architecture teams to translate business requirements into realistic technical plans. Beyond hands-on engineering, you will strengthen team processes, delivery discipline, quality practices, and engineering performance. You will also play an important people leadership role through coaching, feedback, and career development.

Accountabilities:
- Own the end-to-end delivery of the monolith-to-microservices modernization initiative,



from legacy system analysis and planning through production deployment, while maintaining visibility into delivery status, dependencies, and risks.
- Partner with Product and Architecture teams to review business and technical specifications, identify legacy dependencies, assess feasibility, and develop realistic engineering estimates.
- Guide architectural decisions across .NET Core services, SQL and NoSQL databases, and frontend integrations, ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with product objectives.
- Serve as the primary technical escalation point for complex backend implementation challenges, data migrations, performance issues, and production incidents.
- Improve engineering delivery practices through stronger Jira task management, more accurate estimation, clear process discipline, and effective collaboration with QA teams.
- Support predictable, high-quality

📌 Lead Software Engineer (Italia)
🏢 Jobgether
📍 Italia