Software Developer- Backend

POSITION SUMMARY
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We are looking for a skilled C# Backend Developer to join our team and help us build robust and scalable backend systems for our applications.
This role integrates Devops – i.e. you will be both developing, deploying and monitoring the running cloud application.
An important part of the role is to engage directly with technical leadership in Dx Product development. So excellent written and oral communication skills are required. The role has end-to-end software ownership of design definition, implementation, and documentation of the delivered application.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
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• Design, develop, and implement backend features using C#

• Collaborate with technical leads and product owners to ensure high quality delivery of requirements

• Build efficient, reusable, and maintainable code

• Collaborate with front-end developers and other engineers to ensure a seamless user experience

• Write unit and integration tests to ensure code quality 50%

• Maintain and extend database implementation and migration scripts 10%

• Keep system documentation up-to-date. This include system architecture, changelogs, build descriptions, continues deployment, branching strategy etc.10%

• Deployment to Prod and coordinating infrastructure needs with cloud ops 10%

• Troubleshoot and debug complex technical problems on production systems 15%

• Stay up-to-date on the latest trends and technologies in C# and backend development 5%

• One of the positions will be a technical team lead and allocate ~15% to management of the technical team (15)

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
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• Collaboration with product managers and product owners

RESOURCES MANAGED  
Financial Accountability
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Supervision
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EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
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Bachelors in Software Engineering

TECHNICAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS
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• Proven experience as a C# developer (5+ years)

• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) concepts

• Experience with ASP.NET Core or similar backend frameworks

• Experience with SQL databases and Entity Framework or similar ORM tools a plus

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

• Enterprise experience in microservice development

• Experience with Open Api spec, YAML, RAML

• Experience with DevOps practices

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

• Strong communication and collaboration skills

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
 

Bonus points:

• For the leading position 3-5 years experience with leading a technical team

• Experience with secure network configuration on Azure

• Experience with monitoring applications in Azure

• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)

• Experience working on Event driven architecture is very desirable (brokers, pub/sub)

• Experience with DevOps implementation

• Opportunity to train and work with Mulesoft ecosystem (Anypoint). 

PHYSICAL POSITION REQUIREMENTS
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This description indicates the general nature and level of work expected.  It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities or responsibilities required of the incumbent.  Incumbent may be asked to perform other duties as required.  Additional position specific requirements/responsibilities are contained in approved training curricula. 

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