Lead C# & .Net Backend Developer

Photon - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Seattle, WA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Lead C# .NET Backend Developer to join our growing team. As a technical leader, you will play a pivotal role in architecting, developing, and maintaining high-performance, scalable, and secure backend systems that power our products and services. This position requires someone who excels in both technical leadership and people management, with a passion for fostering a collaborative and innovative development environment. You will be responsible for leading the design and implementation of complex backend systems using C# (.NET Core) and related technologies, as well as guiding and mentoring junior developers to promote best practices for code quality, maintainability, and security. In this role, you will also be expected to champion the adoption of new technologies and frameworks to enhance our development capabilities. You will own technical decisions, balancing trade-offs between performance, scalability, and maintainability. Additionally, you will foster a culture of collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement within the development team, facilitating effective communication and collaboration between developers, QA, and product teams. Your participation in agile development methodologies, including sprint planning, code reviews, and retrospectives, will be crucial to driving technical solutions and improvements by effectively communicating with stakeholders. Moreover, you will contribute to the implementation and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines, containerization strategies (Docker), and deployment to cloud environments (Azure). Working closely with DevOps teams, you will ensure smooth deployment, monitoring, and scaling of backend applications while proactively identifying and mitigating technical risks to ensure the reliability and security of our backend infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of complex backend systems using C# (.NET Core) and related technologies.
• Architect and implement microservices-based architectures, leveraging cloud-native technologies and patterns.
• Guide and mentor junior developers, promoting best practices for code quality, maintainability, and security.
• Champion the adoption of new technologies and frameworks to enhance our development capabilities.
• Own technical decisions, balancing trade-offs between performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement within the development team.
• Facilitate effective communication and collaboration between developers, QA, and product teams.
• Champion agile development methodologies and participate in sprint planning, code reviews, and retrospectives.
• Drive technical solutions and improvements by effectively communicating with stakeholders.
• Contribute to the implementation and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines, containerization strategies (Docker), and deployment to cloud environments (Azure).
• Work with DevOps teams to ensure smooth deployment, monitoring, and scaling of backend applications.
• Proactively identify and mitigate technical risks, ensuring the reliability and security of our backend infrastructure.

Requirements

• Extensive experience (5+ years) in designing, developing, and deploying backend systems using C# (.NET Core).
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming principles, design patterns, and SOLID principles.
• Expertise in building RESTful APIs and microservices architectures.
• Experience with relational databases (e.g., SQL Server) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB).
• Hands-on experience with containerization technologies (Docker) and Kubernetes orchestration.
• Proficient in unit testing, integration testing, and automated testing frameworks.
• Deep understanding of cloud platforms (Azure) and associated services.
• Proven experience in leading and mentoring development teams.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to guide and troubleshoot complex technical challenges.
• Passionate about knowledge sharing and promoting a collaborative work environment.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with message queues (e.g., RabbitMQ) or other asynchronous communication patterns.
• Experience with serverless computing (e.g., Azure Functions).
• Experience with front-end development technologies (e.g., JavaScript, React, Angular).
• Strong understanding of security best practices for web applications and API development.