Senior .NET Backend Engineer — Remote-friendly

Cognizant; Lansing (MI); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

401(k) plan and contributions

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid holidays and PTO

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior .NET Developer in the United States (Hybrid, remote-friendly) to build and maintain scalable backend services and APIs. The role requires strong C#, .NET, ASP.NET Web API skills, REST API delivery, and collaboration with cross-functional teams across time zones.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in backend development, experience with SQL Server, Git, and unit testing, plus exposure to microservices and cloud platforms. Banking experience is preferred.

Qualifications

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

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 while contributing to complex modules and features.
• Participate in code reviews, unit testing and troubleshooting to improve quality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and priorities.
• Work independently while supporting overlapping time zones as needed.

Skills

C#

.NET

ASP.NET Web API

REST APIs

SQL Server

Git

Unit testing

Microservices

Cloud platforms

DevOps

Banking/financial services experience

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Git

SQL Server

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior .NET Developer in the United States (Hybrid, remote-friendly) to build and maintain scalable backend services and APIs. The role requires strong C#, .NET, ASP.NET Web API skills, REST API delivery, and collaboration with cross-functional teams across time zones.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in backend development, experience with SQL Server, Git, and unit testing, plus exposure to microservices and cloud platforms. Banking experience is preferred.