senior Software Engineer

• Job Title: Senior Software Engineer
• Experience Level: Senior (5 to 8+ Years)
• Reporting Line: Business Applications Manager
• Role Summary: The Senior Software Engineer leads technical design, solution merger execution, greenfield application development, and cloud-native deployments. Working under the direction of the Business Applications Manager, the role balances hands-on C#/.NET 10 coding with technical leadership, database architecture, and mentoring.

Key Responsibilities

• Solution Consolidation & Architecture

• Lead the technical design, refactoring, and integration required to merge distinct software portfolios into a unified .NET 10 Core and Blazor

  architecture.

• Analyze functional workflows in existing applications (WebForms, Angular, REST APIs) and re-architect them into clean, maintainable Blazor Web Apps and microservices.

• Greenfield Development & New Requirements

• Drive end-to-end software development for incoming business feature requests, translating complex business processes into high-quality technical implementations.

• Design reusable UI components, backend microservices, and integration pipelines using C# and modern .NET patterns.

• Database & Data Layer Engineering

• Design, manage, and optimize multi-tenant and multi-schema databases across Oracle PL/SQL, PostgreSQL DBaaS (schema-per-country/company model), and SQL Server / Azure SQL.

• Manage query tuning, stored procedure development, indexing, and data integration across enterprise databases using Entity Framework Core, EF6, and Dapper.

• Integrations, Cloud & DevOps

• Design RESTful APIs, manage API Gateway policies via Gravitee, configure event-driven messaging using Azure Service Bus, and handle external systems integration (e.g., SMTP pipelines).

• Manage deployment pipelines and containerized configurations for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Azure Container Registry (ACR).

• Create and maintain automated CI/CD and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) workflows within GitLab.

• Secure application endpoints using Azure AD / Entra ID (OAuth2, OpenID Connect, JWT).

• Quality, Observability & Team Leadership

• Enforce software quality standards, conduct peer code reviews, and establish unit and integration testing suites (xUnit, NUnit).

• Configure application performance monitoring, log aggregation, and alerting dashboards using Grafana and Azure Application Insights.

• Provide L3 technical support for critical production incidents and perform root-cause analysis.

• Mentor the Junior Software Engineer and report regularly on delivery milestones to the Business Applications Manager.

Candidate Competency Profile

Mandatory Technical Skills

• Core Languages & Frameworks: C# (Advanced), .NET 8 / .NET 10 Core (Web API, Middleware, Background Services), Blazor (Server & WebAssembly), LINQ.
• Transitional Stack Understanding: Practical experience with C# 7.3+, ASP.NET Framework 4.8 (WebForms/Web API 2), and Angular to effectively extract, refactor, and merge business logic into Blazor.
• Data Access & Databases: Advanced SQL; expert-level proficiency in Oracle PL/SQL and PostgreSQL (query tuning, indexing, stored procedures, multi-tenant schema isolation). EF Core, EF6, Dapper, ADO.NET, ODP.NET.
• Architecture & Messaging: Microservices, RESTful API design (OpenAPI/Swagger), Event-Driven Architecture, Azure Service Bus, SOLID principles, Design Patterns.
• Cloud & DevOps: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Container Registry (ACR), Docker, Azure AD / Entra ID, GitLab CI/CD.
• Testing & Tools: xUnit/NUnit, Moq, Postman/Swagger, Visual Studio.

Strongly Preferred Skills

• Hands-on experience with SQL Server / Azure SQL.
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, or Helm).
• API Gateway administration (Gravitee or equivalent).
• System monitoring and observability via Grafana.

Nice to Have

• Certifications: Azure Solutions Architect, Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204), or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD).
• Domain-Driven Design (DDD) expertise.