Software Engineer – Backend

Job Posted 23 Days Ago Posted 23 Days Ago
Arlington, VA
Junior
Artificial Intelligence • Software
The Role
As a Software Engineer on the backend team, you will design and build scalable REST APIs using ASP.NET Core (C#) and develop AWS infrastructure with Infrastructure as Code. You will optimize API performance, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure code quality with best practices.
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Job Description:

We are seeking a highly independent and proactive Software Engineer to join our backend team and play a critical role in building REST API microservices from scratch using ASP.NET Core (C#) and building cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) in AWS. In this role, you will contribute to collaborative file redacting tool with exciting features like live editing, image processing and more.

What you will do:

  • Design and build scalable REST APIs for our microservices using ASP.NET Core (C#).
  • Implement efficient and secure API endpoints with a focus on performance and maintainability.
  • Design and deploy AWS-based infrastructure using IaC tools (e.g., AWS CDK).
  • Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to decisions for system design and service structure.
  • Optimize APIs for performance and scalability by identifying and resolving bottlenecks.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align on feature requirements and implementation plans.
  • Write clean, well-documented, and maintainable code while following best practices.

Qualifications (Required):

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • 2+ years of experience as a backend software engineer, focusing on REST API development.
  • Strong proficiency in C# and ASP.NET Core framework.
  • Experience designing and implementing REST APIs.
  • Preferred Qualifications:
  • Familiarity with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., SQL Server, MongoDB).
  • Experience with Git for version control and collaborative development.
  • Ability to work independently and take ownership of complex backend tasks.

Qualifications (It’s a plus):

  • Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalability, and fault-tolerance patterns.
  • Familiarity with API design patterns such as Clean Architecture.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB).
  • Practical knowledge of IaC tools (e.g., AWS CDK, Terraform, CloudFormation).
  • Experience with containerization tools (e.g., Docker) and orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes).
  • Familiarity with event-driven architectures and message queues (e.g., SNS, SQS, EventBridge).
  • Knowledge of asynchronous programming and multi-threading in C#.
  • Relevant AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Developer).


Top Skills

C#
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The Company
Arlington, , Virginia
38 Employees
On-site Workplace

What We Do

CaseGuard is an AI Redaction Solution. Everything you need to redact and enhance any video, audio, image, or document in one redaction solution. Very flexible, affordable, easy to use, secure, fast, multilingual, and ready to integrate with other systems. CaseGuard helps law enforcement agencies, federal agencies, hospitals, schools, shopping centers, airports and private companies manage all their media redaction needs in one easy to use redaction software

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