Senior Microservices Developer, Platform Engineering

Motion Recruitment; Charlotte, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Senior Microservices Developer to join a Platform Engineering team focused on backend services supporting content delivered to millions of users across web, mobile, streaming, and TV. You will design new services, modernize legacy content systems, and mentor other engineers while hands-on building scalable distributed systems.

The role emphasizes strong C#/.NET development, microservices architecture, Azure Functions, and event-driven patterns, with opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend software engineering experience.
• Strong C#/.NET development experience.
• Microservices architecture experience.
• Azure Functions/serverless development experience.
• Azure Service Bus or similar messaging technology.
• Event-driven architecture experience.
• RESTful API design and development.
• Strong distributed systems fundamentals.
• Experience with reliability, idempotency, concurrency, retries, and failure handling.
• Testing and observability experience.
• Experience mentoring engineers and improving development practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and build backend services and modernize legacy content systems.
• Own technical direction and mentor other developers.
• Work on high-volume distributed systems to scale platform capabilities.
• Collaborate with teams to improve engineering practices and reliability.
• Handle hands-on development while guiding architecture decisions.

Skills

C#/.NET

Microservices

Azure Functions

Azure Service Bus

Event-driven Architecture

REST APIs

Distributed Systems

Reliability & Resilience

Testing & Observability

Mentoring

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Microservices Developer to join a Platform Engineering team at a large national media organization. This person will help build and modernize backend services that support content delivered to millions of users across web, mobile, streaming, and TV. We're looking for someone with strong experience in C#/.NET, Azure, microservices, REST APIs, and event-driven architecture.

This is a great opportunity for a senior engineer who wants to stay hands-on while taking on technical ownership. You'll help design new services, modernize legacy content systems, improve engineering best practices, and mentor other developers. You'll work on high-volume distributed systems and have the opportunity to make a real impact on how the platform is built and scaled.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of professional backend software engineering experience
• Strong C#/.NET development experience
• Microservices architecture
• Azure Functions / serverless development
• Azure Service Bus or similar messaging technology
• Event-driven architecture
• RESTful API design and development
• Strong distributed systems fundamentals
• Experience with reliability, idempotency, concurrency, retries, and failure handling
• Testing and observability experience
• Experience mentoring engineers and improving development practices

Desired Skills & Experience

• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Terraform
• Media or streaming experience
• High-traffic content platform experience
• Content Management Systems
• Graph-RAG/content systems experience

What You Will Be DoingTech Breakdown

• 40% C#/.NET & Microservices
• 25% Azure / Azure Functions
• 20% Azure Service Bus & Event-Driven Architecture
• 15% REST APIs & Distributed Systems

Daily Responsibilities

• 70% Hands-On Development & Technical Design
• 15% Mentoring & Engineering Best Practices
• 15% Team & Architecture Collaboration

The Offer

• Competitive compensation based on experience

You will receive the following benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Vacation Time
• Additional benefits based on employment type

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.