Lead Software Developer (.NET) & Head of thyssenkrupp IoT U.S. Office

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership & Software Development

• Serve as lead developer for IoT and MES software solutions, with a strong focus on .NET and C# applications.

• Design, develop, customize, and extend software solutions to meet customer-specific operational requirements.

• Ensure software architecture meets standards for scalability, performance, security, and reliability.

• Contribute directly to hands-on development including backend services, interfaces, and custom solutions.

• Apply agile development practices and modern development tools throughout the software lifecycle.

Customer Engagement & Delivery

• Act as the technical point of contact for U.S.-based customers from requirements through deployment and support.

• Analyze customer production and distribution processes to define solution scope and implementation approach.

• Support technical pre-sales activities including solution design, feasibility analysis, and effort estimates.

• Participate in on-site customer implementations to ensure successful rollout and adoption.

• Provide ongoing monitoring, troubleshooting, and service support as the primary U.S. technical representative.

U.S. Office & Team Leadership

• Build, lead, and grow the thyssenkrupp IoT U.S. office based in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

• Recruit, onboard, and mentor a team of software developers and engineers.

• Establish local development and delivery capabilities aligned with global standards.

• Collaborate closely with the Germany-based IoT organization to ensure alignment and knowledge sharing.

• Represent the U.S. IoT organization internally and externally.

Reporting Relationship

This role reports directly to the CFO of Business Unit Processing.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in software development with strong expertise in .NET and C#.

• Hands-on experience developing and supporting production-grade applications.

• Minimum of 2 years of experience leading or mentoring a development team.

• Strong customer-facing communication skills across requirements, delivery, and support.

• Experience working in agile development environments.

• Willingness to travel within North America (up to approximately 20%).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in industrial, manufacturing, or metal processing environments.

• Experience with Blazor.

• Knowledge of JavaScript, HTML, interface technologies, and relational databases.

• Experience with IoT, MES, or shop-floor software solutions.