.NET / Backend Development

Confidential; Sharjah; On-site; AED 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a senior .NET Core developer to design, implement, and secure scalable APIs and services. The role emphasizes API-first design, cloud deployment, and CI/CD pipelines across Azure/AWS environments.

The candidate will contribute to software architecture, implement secure coding practices, and collaborate with frontend teams for seamless integration and deployment. Prioritize maintainability, testing, and performance optimization.

Qualifications

• Proven experience building APIs with .NET Core/ASP.NET Core.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms and CI/CD pipelines.
• Solid understanding of software architecture, patterns, and secure coding.

Skills

.NET Core / ASP.NET Core

RESTful API design

Entity Framework Core

Async programming

Software Architecture & Design

Clean Architecture

Design Patterns

Database & SQL

SQL Server knowledge

Database design

Indexing & query optimization

Transactions & concurrency

Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS)

Deploying APIs & apps

Cloud security fundamentals

Secrets management

Logging & monitoring

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps / GitLab CI

Automated build/test/deploy

Testing & Code Quality

Unit Testing

Integration Testing

API Testing

Security (API)

Authentication & Authorization

Secret handling

Frontend basics

React or frontend framework

Frontend-backend integration

API consumption & state management

AI-assisted development

AI coding agents

Writing technical instructions

QA for AI-generated code

Architecture compliance

Job description

• * Strong experience with .NET Core / ASP.NET Core
• * RESTful API design and development
• * Entity Framework Core
• * Async programming and concurrency
• * Software Architecture & Design
• * Clean Architecture or similar layered architectures
• * Design Patterns
• * Database & SQL
• * Strong SQL Server knowledge
• * Database design and normalization
• * Indexing and query optimization
• * Transactions and concurrency
• * Practical experience with Azure, AWS, or similar cloud platforms
• * Deploying APIs, databases, and web applications
• * Cloud networking and security fundamentals
• * Secrets and configuration management
• * Logging and monitoring
• * Docker
• * Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• * GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI, or equivalent
• * Automated build, test, and deployment
• * Testing & Code Quality
• * Unit Testing
• * Integration Testing
• * API Testing
• * Security
• * API security best practices
• * Authentication and authorization
• * Secure handling of credentials and secrets
• * Basic cloud security principles
• * Frontend – Strong Plus
• * React or another modern frontend framework
• * Understanding frontend-backend integration
• * API consumption and state management
• * AI-Assisted Software Development
• * Strong ability to develop using Claude or similar AI coding agents
• * Writing clear technical instructions and providing proper context
• * Using AI agents for implementation, refactoring, testing, and code review
• * Ability to validate and improve AI-generated code
• * Understanding that AI-generated code must follow the project’s architecture, security, testing, and coding standards