NET Architect / Technical Lead

• Contribute as a senior engineer on an Agile team, partnering with Product, QA, and Operations to deliver customer value
• Own solutions end to end: discovery, design, implementation, testing, deployment, monitoring, and iterative improvement
• Build and evolve backend services and APIs using .NET (ASP.NET Core / Web API), with a strong focus on reliability, performance, and security
• Deliver full-stack features across web UI, services, and data layers-keeping the user experience and operability in mind
• Set a high bar for engineering quality through clean code, pragmatic architecture, code reviews, and test automation (unit/integration/e2e)
• Lead by example and influence: mentor developers, unblock the team, and drive technical decisions without formal management authority
• Continuously improve the platform and developer experience via automation, observability, and DevOps practices

Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, Do you have a passion for building awesome technology? We're looking for a Senior/Lead Full Stack .NET Software Engineer to join our Newport Systems Application Development team in New Jersey and help transform the way we do business. We're a SaaS (Software as a Service) provider in the transportation and intermodal industry, and our customers rely on our software to run mission-critical, 24x7 operations. You'll own solutions end to end-working across backend services, data, and user experiences-and you'll lead a group of developers through technical excellence, collaboration, and influence (no formal people-management responsibilities). We're aggressively rearchitecting our product suite and looking for another key member to join the team., * SOLID / Clean Code practitioner with strong software design fundamentals

• Strong experience building production systems with C# and .NET (ASP.NET Core / Web API); comfortable with REST, authentication/authorization, and API versioning
• Full-stack experience delivering modern web applications (TypeScript/JavaScript plus a modern UI framework such as Angular/React/Vue/Blazor)
• Proven ability to own solutions end to end-from understanding the problem through production support and continuous improvement
• Experience with relational databases (e.g., SQL Server): schema design, query optimization, and working with ORMs (e.g., EF Core)
• Experience with cloud hosting and services (preferably Azure) and CI/CD automation
• Strong testing discipline: unit/integration testing and pragmatic test automation strategies
• Ability to lead through influence: strong communication, effective collaboration, and a track record of mentoring or driving technical direction
• 8+ years of professional software development experience (or equivalent depth of expertise)
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience

WHAT WOULD BE EVEN BETTER:

• Deep experience with modern UI patterns and frameworks (Angular / React / Vue / Blazor / WebAssembly)
• Azure experience: App Service, Functions, Storage, Key Vault, SQL, networking basics, and cost/performance optimization
• Event-driven and message-based architectures (e.g., Azure Service Bus), distributed systems, and microservices
• Containerization and orchestration experience (Docker / Kubernetes)
• Strong observability practices: structured logging, metrics, tracing, and production troubleshooting
• Mobile experience (optional) or responsive web design experience
• Data warehousing / analytics experience
• Modern UI Frameworks (Angular / Vue / React / Blazor / Web Assembly)
• Mobile Frameworks
• Cloud-based SaaS development
• Event Driven / Message-Based architectures
• Distributed systems
• Microservices
• Agentic Agents
• Scaling systems in a cloud environment (Azure)
• DevOps
• Database development, optimization, and administration
• Data Warehousing

$140,000 - $195,000 a year - Permanent, Full-time, Pulled from the full job description

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Retirement plan
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance, * We are both a remote and hybrid working environment.
• Our office is regularly cleaned, has been upgraded to supply barriers and social distancing. The HVAC system has been upgraded to a hospital-grade filtration system to ensure team members' safety.
• Hours of work and days are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.to 5:30 p.m. EST.

Pay: $140,000.00 - $195,000.00 per year, * 401(k)

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

* We are an easy-going group that gets stuff done. We have a casual work environment with a passion for developing right size solutions that directly contribute to the success of our customers * We deliver services and solutions that make a real difference * Innovation and collaboration are paramount for delivering value to our customers * Our team is intelligent, honest, excited to make an impact