Full-Stack .Net React Chapter Lead

About Us
We're
NN Romania
, a trusted leader in
life insurance and private pensions
, committed to helping people protect what matters most and build a confident financial future. But
NN
is more than a financial services company -
people come first
. We've built a workplace where you can be yourself, grow at your own pace, and make a real impact. We're proud to be recognized as a
Top Employer
, thanks to our colleagues who live by our core behaviors:

We collaborate (Team Up). We speak openly (Speak Up). We take initiative with responsibility (Step Up).
Your mission
Join us as a Chapter Lead Full-Stack .Net & React and help shape the future of NN.
In this role, you'll actively contribute to the success of both the team and the company by managing and providing technical expertise to a team of software developers, in the Software Delivery organization.

What will you do?
People and performance management
:

• Be a role model for chapter members, evaluate, coach and support the chapter members on the job performance and career evolution, according to the defined career plan. Give feedback to chapter members to establish objectives, regularly analyzing and discussing these objectives with the employees, establishing corrective measures, giving feedback in the evaluation of the subordinates' performance.
• Apply a continuous improvement lens using research and experimentation, create a learning and growth orientated environment, with a strong focus on empowerment and recognition.
• Recruit new employees up to their appointment, assure smooth on-boarding and induction.
• Evaluate necessary capabilities within the team, based on business needs and the CIO strategy, developing recruiting, training plans and provide suitable resource solutions to satisfy the business requirements.
• Knowledge sharing and technical leadership - foster a continuous learning culture, create a drive for craftsmanship and inspire team members to share knowledge and upskill each other.
• Best fit guardrails and tools – creation, contribution, and adherence by all Chapter members.
• Standardize and align way of working, maintain clear practice guidelines and standards aligned and respected.
• Promoting the best practices; Monitoring the standards and compliance with the standards of all the aspects of the technical design, development and deployment of solutions.
• Assist chapter members in defining career and development plans, considering the technical, personal and delivery team level.
• Encourage contribution to evolution of best practices and latest tech and digital trends by collaborating with peers and presenting at conferences and encouraging innovation and continuous improvement.

Technical leadership
:

• Build expertise, tech standards and best practices within the chapter and make sure that the expertise is shared by all chapter members.
• Provide direct day to day practice, methodology problem-solving, coaching, direction and guidance to chapter members and delivery teams.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of design and development practices and methodologies standards, industry trends, emerging technologies, and software development best practices by attending relevant conferences.
• Hands-on participation in more complex initiatives, to provide proven and real support to chapter members when needed, while understanding the specifics of activities in different delivery teams.
• Ensure compliance with standards, regulatory and audit requirements where applicable.

What will you bring?

• Strong software engineering background with at least 10+ years' experience and have a firm understanding of the SDLC in an Enterprise environment
• Senior roles working with product development teams, building and delivering software products – while remaining hands-on
• A track record of hiring, onboarding, and developing engineering skills
• Strong examples of coaching, facilitating and guiding others in the area of expertise
• Collaborative leadership style and an ability to take stakeholders on the journey
• Outcome orientated, persistence to challenge the status quo to deliver customer results
• Extensive experience implementing solution using .NET framework/.NET core/.NET 6 and rest/restful APIs
• Previous experience with/knowledge of React is considered a plus
• Very good knowledge of enterprise design patterns and practices, domain-driven-design: identifying bounded contexts
• Excellent understanding of typical multi-tier architectures: web servers, application servers, load balancers, and storage.
• Previous relevant experience with Azure public cloud platform, knowledge of Cloud networking and infrastructure and Cloud security practices
• You are expected to have experience in coordinating at technical level large implementation projects and handling low level solution designs
• Extensive experience in analyzing target architecture and transition architecture steps to minimize the rework and build easily extendable software
• Extensive experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Extensive experience developing and maintaining Unit and Integration Tests
• Extensive experience developing High Available Software with fault tolerance and self-recovery capabilities
• Extensive experience working with SQL – Ms SQL, both from an ORM perspective as well as SQL Native queries
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills to investigate and resolve both coding and data issues.
• Strong aptitude to understand business requirements and define the technical approach.
• Strong technical and interpersonal communication skills.
• Knowledgeable in Agile software development methodologies and processes, with more than 1 year practice

What We Offer
At NN we believe a diverse workforce allows us as a company to better serve our customers. NN Romania employs a variety of nationalities, languages and cultures, and we aim to create an environment where diversity can flourish. We foster a culture that welcomes and respects everyone. NN wants to ensure equal opportunities and rewards for all employees and extends employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees regardless of their age, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.

We match this with employee benefits that are in line with what is needed today and in the future. This way, we offer our employees the opportunity to get the best out of themselves:

• Extra security: Life and health insurance, plus a group surgical insurance plan.
• Health & wellbeing: A customizable benefits package that includes private health insurance, dental and surgery coverage, life insurance, and voluntary pension.
• Flexibility that fits your lifestyle: Hybrid work model, flexible hours.
• Work from where you feel inspired: Up to 60 days of remote work from abroad.
• Time to recharge: Up to 27 vacation days based on tenure, plus extra days off for unexpected personal events.
• Office perks: On-site massage, fresh fruit.
• A modern office: In a quiet, central Bucharest location near the subway.
• Smart extras: Bookster and HILIO (ex-ATLAS) memberships.
• We stand by you: Access to tailored development programs; just bring your curiosity and drive to learn.
• To apply for this position, you must meet the legal requirements for working in Romania