Senior .NET Backend Engineer (APIs & Microservices)

Cognizant; Carson City (NV); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid Holidays

401(k) Plan

Disability Coverage

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

Cognizant in the United States is seeking a Senior .NET Developer to build, enhance and maintain scalable backend services and APIs for client applications. You will work with cross-functional technology, delivery and business teams to deliver reliable, high-performing solutions.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of backend experience with C#, .NET and ASP.NET Web API, strong SQL Server skills, plus Git, unit testing and familiarity with microservices and cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of backend development experience with C#, .NET and ASP.NET Web API.
• Hands-on experience building and integrating REST APIs and working with SQL Server.
• Experience using Git and applying unit testing practices.
• Exposure to microservices architecture and cloud platforms.
• Awareness of DevOps practices and production support.

Responsibilities

• Develop, enhance and maintain backend services, APIs and components using C#, .NET and ASP.NET Web API.
• Write scalable, secure and high-performance code and contribute to complex modules.
• Participate in code reviews, unit testing and troubleshooting to improve quality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and support delivery priorities.
• Work independently while supporting overlapping time zones when required.

Skills

C#

ASP.NET Web API

REST APIs

SQL Server

Git

Unit Testing

Microservices

Cloud Platforms

DevOps

Banking Experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

SQL Server

Job description

Cognizant in the United States is seeking a Senior .NET Developer to build, enhance and maintain scalable backend services and APIs for client applications. You will work with cross-functional technology, delivery and business teams to deliver reliable, high-performing solutions.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of backend experience with C#, .NET and ASP.NET Web API, strong SQL Server skills, plus Git, unit testing and familiarity with microservices and cloud platforms.