Remote .NET API Engineer | Microservices & Apigee

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; Richmond (VA); Remote; USD 63,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

PTO & Holidays

401(k) Plan

Disability Coverage

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking a .NET API Developer to design, build, and maintain scalable RESTful APIs and microservices that power critical banking applications. You will work closely with architects, developers, and stakeholders in a fast-paced Agile environment to deliver innovative financial software solutions.

Ideal candidates have 5–8 years of experience in C#/.NET, API engineering, and microservices, plus hands-on work with Apigee, Azure DevOps, and Jira.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 5 to 8 years of experience developing applications using C# and .NET/.NET Core technologies.
• Strong hands-on experience with ASP.NET Core Web API and ASP.NET MVC Core.
• Proven experience designing and developing RESTful APIs and microservices architectures.
• Experience with Apigee API Management, including API security, policies, and gateway implementation.
• Strong SQL and relational database development skills, including query optimization and data modeling.
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments.
• Proficiency with Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, source control, and Jira.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices using C#, .NET Core, ASP.NET Core Web API, and ASP.NET MVC Core.
• Own the API lifecycle, including design, development, testing, deployment, versioning, and production support.
• Build scalable microservices architectures that promote resiliency, performance, security, and maintainability.
• Develop and optimize database integrations, data models, and SQL queries to support business and application requirements.
• Collaborate within Agile teams, participating in sprint planning, code reviews, technical design discussions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Leverage Apigee for API management, security policies, gateway integrations, and API governance.
• Utilize Azure DevOps and Jira to support CI/CD processes, source control, release management, and work tracking.

Skills

C#

.NET Core

ASP.NET Core Web API

ASP.NET MVC Core

RESTful APIs

Microservices

Agile

Apigee

Azure DevOps

Jira

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Engineering / Information Technology

Tools

Apigee API Management

Azure DevOps

Jira

Job description

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking a .NET API Developer to design, build, and maintain scalable RESTful APIs and microservices that power critical banking applications. You will work closely with architects, developers, and stakeholders in a fast-paced Agile environment to deliver innovative financial software solutions.

Ideal candidates have 5–8 years of experience in C#/.NET, API engineering, and microservices, plus hands-on work with Apigee, Azure DevOps, and Jira.