Senior .NET Backend Engineer - APIs & Scale

VKB Agriculture; Reitz; On-site; ZAR 550,000 - 850,000; Full time

Job summary

VKB Group in South Africa seeks an experienced back-end developer to design, build, and maintain server-side applications, APIs, and databases using the .NET ecosystem. You will join cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable, high-performance services that support front-end applications.

Take ownership from design through deployment, implement best practices, and collaborate with analysts, QA, and DevOps to ensure robust solutions and reliable user experiences.

Qualifications

• Matric
• IT Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• 5+ years of experience in back-end development
• Read and Write English and Afrikaans; other languages beneficial

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain server-side applications using C#, .NET Core / .Net Framework.
• Build and consume RESTful APIs (and/or GraphQL, if relevant).
• Develop scalable, secure, and high-performance services.
• Work with SQL Server (and other relational/non-relational databases) to design schemas, optimize queries, and manage data.
• Implement authentication, authorization, and data security best practices.
• Write unit tests, integration tests, and ensure code quality through reviews and documentation.
• Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate APIs with client-facing applications.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle (design, coding, testing, deployment, monitoring).
• Monitor application performance and troubleshoot production issues.

Skills

.NET Core

C#

REST APIs

EF Core

SQL Server

Async programming

Multithreading

DevOps

Git

SOLID

OOP

jQuery

Bootstrap

Education

IT Diploma

BSc CS

Software Engineering

Tools

DevOps tools

Job description

VKB Group in South Africa seeks an experienced back-end developer to design, build, and maintain server-side applications, APIs, and databases using the .NET ecosystem. You will join cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable, high-performance services that support front-end applications.

Take ownership from design through deployment, implement best practices, and collaborate with analysts, QA, and DevOps to ensure robust solutions and reliable user experiences.