Sr Azure .NET Developer Lead

Title: Sr Azure .NET Developer Lead

Location: San Antonio, TX (Remote)

Type: Contract, long-term

Zip Staff is hiring a Sr Azure .NET Developer Lead for our client, a large Midwest-based retail grocery and general merchandise chain. This long-term contract, running through January with an expected extension through 2027, is a 100% remote role for a hands-on lead developer who will build native cloud solutions in Azure, design and deliver high-volume REST APIs, and work in an Agile SAFe environment with a growing Engineering team.

• Participate in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Take ownership of assigned tasks and execute them with excellence.
• Code complex modules, including design and review activities.
• Translate requirements into high-quality, testable, scalable software.
• Identify performance issues and bugs, and devise solutions to these issues.
• Participate in team code reviews and design discussions.
• Be a team player and collaborate with and train others in the organization as needed.

• 5+ years of Microsoft .NET experience, including 2+ years developing native cloud solutions in Azure.
• 5+ years of experience developing services in Azure.
• Experience building solutions using Azure Service Bus, Azure Functions, Azure Event Hub, and/or Azure Logic Apps.
• Expert-level proficiency in C# and Microsoft .NET.
• Hands-on experience designing and developing high-volume REST APIs.
• Experience with Azure API Management.
• Experience with Cosmos DB, Kafka, GraphQL, and Apache Flink (Confluent).
• Experience working in a mature Agile/SAFe environment.
• Experience as a Team Lead.

• Relational database experience, including schema design, writing SQL queries, and SQL tuning concepts.
• Familiarity with design and architectural patterns for building scalable, maintainable, and testable software.
• Understanding of software security and best practices.
• Azure Dev Ops experience.
• Ability to collaborate with team members and find compromises to technical solutions when necessary.

• Open to US Citizens and Green Card holders only.
• Remote, working Eastern time hours. Candidates local to the client region or in MI, IN, IL, WI, OH or KY are preferred.
• 3-round interview process: solutions, technical team, hiring manager.
• Joins a Data Products and Integrations team on a new project.

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k) + matching
• Paid time off
• Referral Program