Development Lead – Inventory Management Systems

Experience: 12–15 years total in software development including 10 years building and
leading Inventory Management/Supply Chain systems
Education: BE/ (Computer Science IT or related) or equivalent
Location: Chennai India

About the Role
We are looking for a hands-on Development Lead to own the design development and
delivery of Inventory Management systems. The ideal candidate combines deep technical
expertise in the Microsoft technology stack with strong domain knowledge of
inventory/supply chain workflows (stock tracking replenishment procurement warehouse
operations order-to-fulfillment cycles).

Key Responsibilities
• Lead end-to-end design architecture and development of inventory management
modules/systems
• Translate business requirements (stock levels reorder points SKU management
barcode/RFID tracking vendor/PO management) into scalable technical solutions
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of developers; conduct code
reviews and enforce engineering best practices
• Own solution architecture decisions across the Microsoft stack (.NET/.NET Core C#
SQL Server Azure)
• Collaborate with Product Managers Business Analysts and QA to define sprint plans
and delivery timelines
• Ensure system performance scalability and data integrity for high-volume
transactional inventory data
• Drive integration with upstream/downstream systems (ERP POS procurement
logistics/warehouse management systems)
• Manage technical debt system upgrades and legacy modernization efforts
• Participate in architecture reviews sprint planning and stakeholder demos
• Ensure adherence to coding standards security practices and compliance
requirements

Required Skills & Experience
• 12–15 years of overall software development experience with 10 years specifically
building Inventory Management or Supply Chain systems
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft technology stack: C# .NET / .NET Core
MVC/Web API SQL Server Entity Framework
Development Lead – Inventory Management Systems
• Solid understanding of inventory management concepts: SKU/item master data
stock movements reorder/replenishment logic warehouse/bin management
batch/lot tracking barcode/RFID integration
• Experience with Azure cloud services (App Services Azure SQL Service Bus
DevOps/CI-CD pipelines) preferred
• Proven experience leading development teams (team size sprint ownership code
reviews)
• Strong grasp of software architecture patterns (microservices event-driven design
REST APIs)
• Experience with Agile/Scrum delivery methodology
• Excellent stakeholder communication and requirement-gathering skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills especially around high-volume
transactional data

Preferred / Nice to Have
• Experience integrating inventory systems with ERP platforms (SAP Oracle
Dynamics 365) or EHR/healthcare supply chain systems
• Exposure to reporting/BI tools (Power BI SSRS)
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
• Experience with message queuing (Azure Service Bus RabbitMQ Kafka)
Education
BE/ in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field