.NET Engineer

At Livefront, we help companies design and build world-class digital products that command attention and inspire joy. We’ve helped household names like Target, Samsung, General Mills, and Optum create experiences that have reached millions of people, and startups like HomeSpotter and Credly build entirely new businesses that challenge their industries’ status quo.

We’re looking for an outstanding .NET developer to join our team. This is a senior-level position with the opportunity to work remotely.

Who you are

You are a curious, proactive backend or full-stack engineer with a grounded understanding of business logic and application infrastructure. You enjoy curating databases and feel confident in your designs. You are the backbone of any team you work on given your deep expertise in the .NET ecosystem. You have a comprehensive understanding of modern distributed systems using tools like C# and ASP.NET Core. You understand the nuances required by frontend systems powered by your backend code. You have an instinct for writing clean, performant code. Your commitment to code quality shows in your thorough unit testing, careful error handling, documentation, and thoughtful API design. 

You thrive on mentoring teammates and find genuine satisfaction in watching them grow with your guidance. You excel at building trust with stakeholders by actively listening to their needs and partnering with them to find pragmatic solutions that balance technical excellence with business value. Above all, you're a self-driven professional who can evaluate new technologies pragmatically, maintain a learning mindset, and consistently deliver high-quality solutions regardless of the technical challenges involved.

What you will be doing

• Develop and maintain the server, application logic, and database components that handle the data and business logic (validation and flow) of an application and any new features that get developed.
• Designing, developing, and maintaining RESTful APIs and microservices that power frontend user-facing systems.
• Design database schemas to optimize queries and ensure data integrity and security.
• Manage and maintain databases.
• Analyze and improve the performance and scalability of applications in the instance of load increases.
• Drive DevOps best practices, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment strategies.
• Create and implement security measures.
• Writing unit tests, debugging, and troubleshooting issues to ensure applications run smoothly.
• Oversee the deployment of applications and monitor their performance in production environments.

Why you should apply

• You want to work with passionate and talented people who are always looking for ways to make things better. 
• You desire a work environment where respect, mutual trust, and egoless collaboration are paramount. 
• You want colleagues who take their work seriously but not themselves, and who know how to let loose and have a good time. 
• You like being part of a team that has a reputation for excellence and gives back to the community by educating, mentoring, and sponsoring. 
• You want to work on products and accounts that have outsized impact and reach. 
• You believe in sweating the details, giving a damn about quality, and taking pride in going the extra mile.

What you bring to the table

• 3-5+ years of experience in backend software development, ideally in a consulting environment or in-house product team.
• Experience building complex structured software applications with server-side programming languages like .NET, particularly with C# and frameworks like ASP.NET Core.
• Experience working with relational and NoSQL databases (SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.)
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of authentication, authorization, and security best practices (OAuth, JWT, etc.)
• Work samples showcasing performant, neatly organized code with clean, well-implemented user interfaces.
• Mastery of modern software development best practices, tools, and workflows.
• Excellent communication skills and a strong ability to present and defend technical and architectural choices persuasively.
• Above-average discipline and personal organization skills.
• Obvious comfort with critique and peer review in the context of an iterative software development process.
• Experience leading and/or mentoring other engineers.
• A demonstrated hunger for personal and professional growth.
• A self-evident love and care for the craft of software development.

Bonus points if you...

• Have experience with other languages and frameworks such as Ruby, Java, Python/Django, C++, or native Android or iOS development.
• Enjoy tinkering with emerging languages and platforms such as Go, Rust, Alexa, and/or Unity.
• Have publicly released your own personal, self-started products or apps.
• Speak, write, and/or educate publicly about technical topics.

What to expect

When applying, please include a short note about yourself, a summary of your work experience, and a link to any public profiles you actively maintain (e.g. GitHub, LinkedIn, etc).

Our hiring process moves quickly and consists of several stages for candidates who capture our attention with their initial submission, sometimes including but not limited to a short preliminary phone interview, a series of video interviews, and a short take-home exercise which you'll have up to a week to complete.

Additional information

We go out of our way to evaluate all employees and job applicants equally based on merit, competence, and qualifications. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply and consider all qualified applicants.