Principal .Net Backend Developer

Principal .NET Backend Developer

Experience Required: 8 Years

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Principal .NET Backend Architect to design, develop, and lead enterprise-scale backend applications using ASP.NET Core, C#, Microservices, and Microsoft Azure. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in distributed systems, cloud-native architecture, system design, performance optimization, and technical leadership.

Key Responsibilities

•       Design and develop scalable backend applications using ASP.NET Core and C#.

•       Architect cloud-native Microservices and Distributed Systems on Microsoft Azure.

•       Design secure, high-performance REST APIs and event-driven applications.

•       Lead architecture discussions, code reviews, and technical mentoring.

•       Design and implement messaging solutions using Azure Service Bus.

•       Troubleshoot production issues, perform RCA, and optimize application performance.

•       Collaborate with DevOps teams on CI/CD, AKS deployments, and cloud infrastructure.

•       Establish engineering standards, best practices, and architectural guidelines.

•       Review AI-generated code and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards.

Required Skills

Backend Technologies & Architecture

Backend Technologies

•       C#, .NET 8 / .NET Core

•       ASP.NET Core Web API

•       Dependency Injection

•       Middleware Pipeline

•       Background Services

•       SignalR

•       gRPC

Architecture

•       Microservices

•       Distributed Systems

•       Event-Driven Architecture

•       Clean Architecture

•       SOLID Principles

•       Design Patterns

•       DDD

•       CQRS

•       API Gateway

Azure & Database

Azure

•       Azure App Services

•       Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

•       Azure API Management (APIM)

•       Azure Service Bus

•       Azure Key Vault

•       Azure Blob Storage

•       Azure Redis Cache

•       Azure Monitor

•       Azure Application Insights

•       Azure DevOps

Database

•       SQL Server

•       Azure SQL

•       Cosmos DB

•       Entity Framework Core

•       Dapper

•       Redis

DevOps & Security

DevOps

•       Docker

•       Kubernetes

•       CI/CD

•       Azure DevOps

•       Terraform / Bicep

Security

•       JWT

•       OAuth2

•       OpenID Connect

•       Microsoft Entra ID

•       OWASP Top 10

Technical Expertise

Candidates should have hands-on experience with:

•       ASP.NET Core Request Pipeline

•       Dependency Injection & Service Lifetimes

•       System Design & Architecture

•       High-Performance APIs

•       Multithreading & Async Programming

•       Performance Optimization

•       Production Debugging & RCA

•       Azure Service Bus Messaging

•       Distributed Tracing & Monitoring

•       Dapper vs Entity Framework Core

•       Rate Limiting & Caching

•       Authentication & Authorization

Preferred Interview Topics

•       System Design

•       Microservices Architecture

•       OOP & Design Patterns (Strategy, Factory)

•       Dependency Injection

•       ASP.NET Core Middleware

•       Parallel File Processing

•       Distributed Systems

•       Azure Architecture

•       Production Troubleshooting

•       AI-Assisted Development

Soft Skills

•       Technical Leadership

•       Solution Architecture

•       Problem Solving

•       Code Reviews & Mentoring

•       Stakeholder Management

•       Agile Delivery