Software Engineer (Web API)

Job Overview.e

Note: This is a deep hands-on IC role

Responsibilities

• Forward-Looking Product Development:
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to align on the technical direction, scalability, and maintainability of the product.
• Proactively consider and address security, performance, and scalability requirements during development.
• Cloud and Infrastructure: Leverage Microsoft Azure for cloud infrastructure, ensuring efficient and secure use of cloud services. Work closely with DevOps to improve deployment processes.
• DevOps & CI/CD: Support the setup and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines, enabling smooth and frequent deployments. Collaborate with the DevOps team to automate and optimize the development process.
• Technical Mentorship: Provide technical guidance and support to team members, helping them solve day-to-day challenges, enhance code quality, and adopt best practices.
• Quality Assurance: Collaborate with QA to ensure thorough testing, automated testing coverage, and overall product quality.
• Product Security: Actively implement and promote security best practices to protect data and ensure compliance with industry standards.
• Documentation & Code Reviews: Promote good coding practices, conduct code reviews, and maintain clear documentation.

Qualifications

• Technical Skills:
• Strong experience with .NET Core for backend development and RESTful API design.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure services, including but not limited to VMs, databases, application gateways, and user management.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools, particularly CI/CD pipeline configuration and deployment automation.
• Strong knowledge of product security best practices and experience implementing secure coding practices.
• Familiarity with QA processes and automated testing tools is a plus.
• Ability to support team members in solving technical challenges and sharing knowledge effectively.

Preferred Qualifications

+ years of experience in software development, with a strong focus on .NET Core

• Previous experience as a Staff SE, tech lead, or in a similar hands-on tech role.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, startup environment.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to lead and grow within a dynamic and ambitious team.
• Challenging projects that focus on innovation and cutting-edge technology.
• Collaborative work environment with a focus on learning, mentorship, and growth.
• Competitive compensation, benefits, and stock options.

If you’re a proactive, forward-thinking technology leader with a passion for .NET Core and React, and you’re ready to make an impact, we’d love to meet you!

Introduction

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior .NET Developer with 8+ years of expertise in .NET/.NET Core, Azure Cloud Services, and Azure DevOps. This role requires a strong hands-on developer who can design, build, and deliver scalable solutions while collaborating with global teams. As the position is client-facing, excellent communication skills are critical.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, enhance, and maintain applications using .NET Core 6/8+, C#, REST APIs, and T-SQL.
• Build and support third-party API integrations and external services.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, high-quality solutions across the full technology stack.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and manage tasks using Jira.
• Identify, prioritize, and execute tasks across the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize existing solutions for performance and reliability.
• Write unit tests (XUnit, MSTest) and ensure code quality through reusable, testable, and efficient coding practices.
• Apply software design patterns and contribute to system architecture and solution scalability.
• Develop and maintain frameworks and shared libraries to support large-scale applications.
• Provide technical mentorship and leadership to junior developers.
• Ensure proper technical documentation and clear communication with stakeholders.

Primary Skills

• Strong expertise in:
• C#, .NET Core 6/8+, Entity Framework / EF Core
• JavaScript, jQuery, REST APIs
• MS SQL Server: Complex queries, Stored Procedures, Views, Functions, Packages, Cursors, Tables, Object Types
• Experience with Microservices and SOA architecture.
• Hands-on with API integrations.
• Proficient in unit testing frameworks (XUnit, MSTest).
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Azure Cloud Services:
• Azure Functions, Durable Functions
• Service Bus, Event Grid, Storage Queues
• Blob Storage, Azure Key Vault, SQL Azure
• Application Insights, Azure Monitoring
• Experience with Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines (Classic/YAML).

Secondary Skills (Good to Have)

• Familiarity with front-end frameworks: AngularJS, ReactJS.
• Experience with Azure API Management (APIM).
• Knowledge of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)/Containerization.
• Exposure to Azure Data Factory (ADF) and Logic Apps.
• Background in Application Support & Operational Monitoring.

Backend Web Developer

 Our client operates from 18 cities across 13 countries. Our investment personnel manage US $247 billion across a wide range of global, regional and country-specific strategies - both traditional and alternative - in listed equity and fixed income. At Lazard Asset Management, we pride ourselves in balancing the feel of a small firm with the scale of a large global organization. Our entrepreneurial culture and flat management structure foster an environment in which good ideas can take flight, no matter where they come from.

Our client is looking for an innovative software engineer to join our IT department.  This individual will be working on the systems that support the global sales and marketing organization.  This role will be responsible for building and supporting the backend services and API’s used in all of the applications. This role requires a highly motivated, organized and experienced developer with pride of ownership reflected through clean design, code quality and a disciplined software development approach.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement middle-tier web applications, and RESTful services.
• Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server side logic.
• Support existing software with quick troubleshooting and issue resolution.
• Be part of an empowered team following agile methodologies.

Desired Candidate Profile:

• 5+ year’s applications development experience with full-stack development and agile frameworks.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming and service-oriented design.
• Work effectively both as a contributing team member and independently.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Creative problem solving with the ability to present multiple solutions and potential side effects.
• Fast paced programming mentality with quick turnaround.

Required Skills:

• Expertise with API creation and RESTful services.
• Expertise developing backend server components using Python, NodeJS, C#
• Expertise building micro service architecture.
• Experiencebuilding and supporting websites using CMS systems (Tridion, Drupal, AEM)
• Experience and proficiency with relational databases (SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase).
• Experience and proficiency with NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra).

Desired Skills:

• Experience running services on container technologies like Kubernetes and Docker.
• Amazon AWS or equivalent cloud architecture experience with a major cloud provider.
• Experience with Jira.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or TeamCity.
• Experience with CRM systems especially Salesforce is a plus.

Technical:

• Rich experience with .NET Core (MVC)
• Strong C# and object-oriented programming skills
• Working knowledge of MSSQL 2016 or Above
• Html5, CSS3, LINQ, Entity Framework 6.X
• Provide best practices for Client-Side scripting using JQuery, ReactJS
• Previous experience with Web API, Restful APIs
• Core Architecture and Design Patterns (Builder, Generic Repository)
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (e.g. GIT, Azure DevOps)
• Experience with IoT projects would be added advantage

Non Technical:

• Effective Communication skills
• Good Listener & Interpersonal Skills
• Excellent Team Player
• Troubleshooting and Problem Solving Skills
• Assist with other areas of the Application Development Life Cycle as needed
• Required Test Driven Development Approach

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Able to attend Daily Scrum meetings
• Familiar with Agile Development Methodologies (Scrum/Kanban)
• Participate in peer-reviews for solutions related to coding.
• Help Team Leader to manage the flow of day-to-day operations
• Able to work with minimal supervision
• Maintain high standards of application quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits.

• Hand on experience on .NET core
• Experience in C#
• Looking for experience into No Sql.

• 3+ years of building sophisticated, world-class, highly reliable multi-tenant software systems that have stood the test of time.
• From being highly proficient to being an expert in at least one OOPS language, SOLID principles, and design patterns, C#, Dotnet core, WebAPI, NoSQL.
• Experience with microservices architecture OR distributed systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently.