.Net API Developer

Axos Business Center; Manila; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Axos Business Center is looking for a highly experienced Senior Backend .NET API Developer in Manila, Philippines. The successful candidate will design, build, and optimize secure and scalable backend systems, focusing on financial services platforms. Candidates should possess deep experience with .NET Core / ASP.NET APIs, microservices architecture, and transactional systems.

Responsibilities include developing RESTful APIs, ensuring compliance with financial regulations, and providing real-time technical troubleshooting during incidents. This position offers a dynamic work environment with a focus on driving architecture modernization and compliance.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of experience in backend development.
• Strong experience in financial services, banking, or fintech domain is mandatory.
• Proven experience building enterprise-grade applications and APIs.

Responsibilities

• Actively participate in ITN/production incident bridge calls and provide real-time technical troubleshooting.
• Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices using .NET Core / ASP.NET Core.
• Ensure systems comply with financial regulations, security standards, and audit requirements.

Skills

C#

.NET Core / .NET 8+ / ASP.NET Core

REST APIs

SQL Server

Microservices

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

About this Job

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Backend .NET API Developer with strong expertise in financial services platforms to design, build, and optimize secure, scalable backend systems. The ideal candidate will have deep experience in .NET Core / ASP.NET APIs, microservices architecture, and high‑volume transactional systems, with a strong understanding of banking and financial domain requirements such as security, compliance, and real‑time processing.

Axos Business Center, Corp

Key Responsibilities

• Actively participate in ITN / production incident bridge calls and provide real‑time technical troubleshooting.
• Take end‑to‑end ownership of production issues impacting APIs and backend services.
• Perform rapid debugging, issue isolation, and hotfix implementation during incidents.
• Drive root cause analysis (RCA) and implement permanent fixes to prevent recurrence.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams (QA, DevOps, Infra) to restore service within SLA timelines.
• Monitor logs, metrics, and tracing tools to quickly identify production failures.
• Ensure post‑incident documentation, learnings, and preventive measures are implemented.

• Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices using .NET Core / ASP.NET Core.
• Build scalable backend services supporting high‑volume transactions and financial workflows.
• Implement robust business logic for payments, accounts, transactions, and integrations.

• Lead backend architecture design focusing on scalability, security, and performance.
• Define API contracts, service interfaces, and data models.
• Design distributed systems, event‑driven or microservices architectures.

• Ensure systems comply with financial regulations, security standards, and audit requirements.
• Implement secure transaction processing and data protection strategies.
• Work with domain teams on risk, reporting, settlement, or payment systems.

• Design and optimize relational and NoSQL databases (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB).
• Ensure data integrity, consistency, and performance tuning.

• Integrate with external systems (e.g., payment gateways, banking APIs, third‑party services).
• Collaborate with architects, product teams, QA, and DevOps teams.

• Conduct code reviews, mentoring, and enforce best practices.
• Drive technical design discussions and solution architecture.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum processes.

• Optimize systems for low latency, high availability, and reliability.
• Troubleshoot production issues and perform root‑cause analysis.

Experience

Required Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of experience in backend development.
• Strong experience in financial services, banking, or fintech domain (mandatory).
• Proven experience building enterprise‑grade applications and APIs.

Technical Skills

• Strong proficiency in C#, .NET Core / .NET 8+ / ASP.NET Core.
• Hands‑on experience with REST APIs, Web APIs, and microservices.
• Solid knowledge of SQL Server and database design.
• Experience with Entity Framework / ORM tools.
• Understanding of distributed systems, event‑driven architecture.

Architecture & Cloud

• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of system design and scalability patterns.

Security & Compliance

• Strong understanding of API security (OAuth2, JWT, OIDC).
• Data encryption and protection.
• Financial compliance standards (PCI, SOX, etc.).

Other Skills

• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and debugging skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Experience mentoring and leading engineers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with low‑latency trading or real‑time systems.
• Knowledge of payment systems (ACH, RTP, cards, SWIFT, etc.).
• Experience with event streaming (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Exposure to Domain‑Driven Design (DDD).

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

What Success Looks Like

• Delivering secure, scalable APIs powering financial transactions.
• Maintaining high system uptime and performance under load.
• Driving architecture modernization and microservices adoption.
• Enabling compliant and reliable financial integrations.

Job Functions and Work Environment

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to sit for extended periods of time. Manual dexterity and coordination are required while operating standard office equipment such as computer keyboard and mouse, calculator, telephone, copiers, etc. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Axos is an Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex (including pregnancy, breast feeding and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military and veteran status, marital status, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, physical disability, mental disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.