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

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