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You will work primarily in C#/.NET with React on the frontend, building distributed, message-driven systems in the cloud and bringing AI capabilities into the tools our people use.\nThis is a hands-on, senior engineering role, where you will drive solutions from requirements, system design through deployment and support - sometimes leading a project, and at other times working closely with your teammates on a shared codebase. 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