Senior .NET Backend Engineer - Hybrid, APIs & Microservices

Cognizant; Topeka (KS); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays

401(k) plan

Disability insurance

Paid parental leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior .NET Developer to build and maintain scalable backend services and APIs for client applications. You will work with cross-functional technology and business stakeholders in a hybrid, US-based role.

The role emphasizes developing secure, high-performance code, REST APIs, and cloud-ready solutions, with emphasis on collaboration and problem-solving across time zones.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of backend development in C#, .NET, and ASP.NET Web API.
• Hands-on experience building REST APIs and SQL Server.
• Experience using Git and applying unit testing practices.
• Exposure to microservices architecture and cloud platforms.
• Awareness of DevOps practices and production support.
• Experience in banking or financial services environments preferred.
• Strong problem-solving, communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

C#

.NET

ASP.NET Web API

REST APIs

SQL Server

Git

Unit testing

Microservices

Cloud platforms

DevOps

Problem solving

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Git

SQL Server

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior .NET Developer to build and maintain scalable backend services and APIs for client applications. You will work with cross-functional technology and business stakeholders in a hybrid, US-based role.

The role emphasizes developing secure, high-performance code, REST APIs, and cloud-ready solutions, with emphasis on collaboration and problem-solving across time zones.