Senior Backend Engineer - .NET Microservices & Performance
Summary
Senior backend engineer building high-scale .NET 8+ microservices in C# 12, leading architecture, mentoring engineers, and optimizing SQL Server, Redis, and Elasticsearch for performance.
Jobtailor in Pretoria, South Africa, is seeking a senior backend engineer to steer the design of high-scale microservices built on .NET 8+ and C# 12+. You will lead architecture discussions, mentor engineers, and tackle high-severity production challenges.
The ideal candidate has 5+ years of backend development, deep SQL Server expertise, and hands-on experience with Redis, Elasticsearch, Dapper, EF Core and modern deployment strategies.