Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Kforce Inc is seeking a Senior Backend/API Developer to support the design, development, and ongoing enhancement of backend services and API-driven applications. The role focuses on building reliable, scalable solutions using C#/.NET within a modern microservices environment, involving tasks such as developing RESTful APIs, improving backend performance, and contributing to cloud-based application modernization efforts.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining backend services
• Designing APIs that integrate smoothly with frontend applications
• Supporting microservices design and implementation
• Working with relational and NoSQL databases
• Containerized application development
• Cloud-based backend services
• ETL/data pipeline work
• Data migration support
• Applying secure coding practices across distributed systems

Skills

• 7+ years of professional backend development experience using C#/.NET
• Strong experience designing, building, and supporting RESTful APIs
• Experience working within microservices-based architectures, including service design, decomposition, and communication between services
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes for containerized application development and deployment
• Strong SQL Server experience, including relational database design, query optimization, and performance troubleshooting
• Experience with MongoDB or similar NoSQL database platforms
• Hands-on AWS experience, including RDS and Lambda
• Knowledge of ETL processes, data pipeline development, and data transformation
• Experience supporting cloud migration and application modernization efforts
• Experience with complex data migration activities, with attention to data accuracy and continuity
• Strong understanding of security principles, including authentication, authorization, encryption, API security, secure coding, OWASP guidance, and data protection
• Experience using Git or similar version control tools
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills in distributed application environments
• Experience with AWS services such as S3, API Gateway, ECS/EKS, DynamoDB, or CloudWatch
• Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps practices
• Experience with messaging or queueing tools such as SQS, RabbitMQ, or Kafka
• Experience collaborating with React TypeScript frontend teams

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• HSA
• FSA
• 401(k)
• Life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees
• Paid time off for salaried personnel
• Paid sick leave for hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project

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