Senior .NET Developer (temporary contract)

About you
You're looking for a challenge where you can take ownership of critical backend services within a large-scale enterprise integration platform. You will design, build, and maintain event-driven, cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure that unify multiple business verticals into a single, scalable integration layer.

Note: This role operates under a 6-month contractor model.

You bring to Applaudo the following competencies:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field is desired, or equivalent professional experience.
• 8+ years of professional experience in software development, with a proven track record delivering complex backend solutions using the .NET ecosystem (C#, .NET 6/8).
• Solid, hands-on experience with Azure Service Bus and Azure Functions for building event-driven, serverless architectures.
• Experience with API Management and observability/APM tools such as Application Insights, Datadog, or New Relic for monitoring and troubleshooting in distributed environments.
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining robust, scalable RESTful APIs.
• Solid working knowledge of Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles and enterprise integration patterns.
• Strong understanding of SOLID principles, design patterns, and unit/integration testing (TDD experience is a plus).
• Comfortable working in a shared-ownership architecture model, contributing to design decisions and technical strategy alongside senior peers, not just executing predefined designs.
• Comfortable working with AI-assisted development tools (Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or similar) as part of daily workflow.
• Excellent communication skills in English, required to work effectively with our US-based team and stakeholders, and to clearly translate technical work into business terms.

You will be accountable for the following responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and own features within the core enterprise integration layer, from technical design to deployment and monitoring.
• Implement event-driven solutions using Azure Service Bus and Azure Functions, aligned with the broader integration architecture.
• Collaborate closely with the Principal Architect, tech leads, and other developers to deliver consistent, scalable solutions across business verticals.
• Take full ownership of assigned tasks, from planning through delivery, with minimal need for oversight.
• Communicate clearly and proactively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders on progress, blockers, and technical decisions.
• Champion code quality, testing, and CI/CD best practices; actively participate in code reviews.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues in a distributed, cloud-based environment using Application Insights or equivalent APM tooling.

• Proficiency in C# and .NET 6/8 (.NET Core).
• Hands-on experience with Azure Service Bus, Azure Functions, API Management, Application Insights.
• Active use of AI tools in day-to-day development workflow.
• Advanced English proficiency.
• Bonus points: CQRS/Mediator pattern, gRPC, TDD, monolith-to-microservices migration experience, experience working with multicultural/distributed teams.

About Us

We Are Engineered Different.

At Applaudo, talented people design, build, and scale meaningful, AI-powered solutions that create real business impact. As an AI-native organization, we collaborate across design, development, cloud, data, and artificial intelligence to turn ideas into scalable products that transform how companies operate, make decisions, and grow.

We are building a high-performance culture grounded in five values: Empowering Excellence, Collaborative Teamwork, Unsolicited Respect, Consistent Transparency, and Efficient Communication. These define how we work, how we support one another, and how we hold ourselves accountable.

Applaudo is a place for people who want to learn fast, take ownership, and work alongside strong teams they are proud to belong to. Joining us means being part of an organization that is evolving intentionally, investing in modern ways of working, and leading AI-native transformation at scale.