Engineering Team Lead - .Net

Overview

This role provides technical and people leadership for an engineering team responsible for a custom‑developed, business‑critical application that supports complex processing and serves internal and external users. The Engineering Team Lead will guide a team of skilled engineers, balancing day‑to‑day application stability with continuous improvement and enhancement efforts. This opportunity is well‑suited for a dynamic, hands‑on leader who brings strong engineering fundamentals, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to partner closely with business and technology stakeholders.

In this role, the leader will oversee a mature platform while driving modernization initiatives, including application refactoring and cloud‑based transformation, creating a meaningful opportunity to influence technical direction and long‑term sustainability. This position offers a blend of ownership, visibility, and impact, allowing the Engineering Team Lead to shape how a critical system evolves while mentoring engineers and delivering reliable, high‑quality solutions aligned with organizational goals.

• Manage and participate in consults with Business Stakeholders in the analysis of short‑range business requirements and recommend innovations that anticipate future impact of changing business requirements. Responsible for building a positive client relationship.

• Monitor the technology direction of the industry and vendor applications.

• Research and initiate change to the status quo, when necessary.

• Responsible for vendor and product analysis and recommendations.

• Oversee application development, support, testing efforts, technology infrastructure/project management, and other technology domains.

• Serve as subject matter expert in assigned area of responsibility.

• Build rapport within the organization. Communicate and develop a professional level of communication and cooperation.

• Maintain relationships with vendors and professional organizations.

• Control the activities of the teams, assign personnel to various projects and direct their activities.

• Ensure completion of schedules. Responsible for short‑term staffing planning.

• Implement technology consistent with Division standards and long‑range plans. Ensure adherence to all Department and Technology standards and procedures, including all documentation requirements.

• Translate requirements to assist staff in preparing detailed specifications for system enhancements and manage recommended designs based on business and technology requirements.

• Manage and monitor project plans and remain current on activities outside the team that may impact the client environment.

• Exercise usual authority of a manager concerning staffing, performance appraisals, promotions, salary recommendations, performance management, and terminations.

• Promote an environment that supports belonging and reflects the M&T Bank brand.

• Maintain M&T internal control standards and ensure compliance with risk and regulatory requirements.

• Complete other related duties as assigned.

Oversees a team where the majority of employees are engineering individual contributors supporting a single, specialized, custom‑built application .

4 to 6

• A combined minimum of 9 years’ higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 4 years’ engineering and/or architecture experience and 3 years leadership experience

• Hands‑on experience leading custom application development teams

• Strong experience with Microsoft technology stack , including:

• .NET

• Angular

• Experience supporting internet‑facing applications

• Solid understanding of the system development life cycle

• Comfort working with math‑intensive or calculation‑driven systems

• Strong understanding of financial services or banking technology environments

• Capable of managing multiple complex initiatives simultaneously

• Proficiency with project management, word processing, and spreadsheet tools

• Excellent problem‑solving, analytical, and decision‑making skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Strong presentation and stakeholder communication skills

• Experience…