Lead / Senior Backend Engineer (.NET / Azure)

We are seeking a Dev Lead / Senior Backend Engineer specialized in .NET and Azure to join a premium fashion retailer's internal tech team. This role is vital for ensuring the scalability, maintainability, and coherence of a broad system landscape.

• Strong backend development experience with C# / .NET
• Experience with .NET 8 or modern .NET versions
• Experience developing and operating applications on Microsoft Azure
• Practical experience designing and building event-driven systems
• Experience with microservices architectures
• Experience with Azure messaging patterns (queues, topics, event-based integrations)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, YAML pipelines)
• Comfortable working remotely in a setup primarily on site

Nice to have:

• Experience with Cosmos DB
• Experience working with integration platforms
• Experience building integration-heavy systems
• Strong understanding of scalable distributed systems
• Ability to communicate system architecture clearly to stakeholders
• Experience with e-commerce systems
• Experience in retail environments

• Develop backend services and integrations
• Review pull requests and contribute to code quality
• Support architectural discussions with the Head of Tech and the team
• Ensure the overall development landscape remains coherent and scalable
• Contribute to system design decisions and actively engage in technical discussions
• Support developers with architectural and technical queries
• Participate in technical discovery and solution design for new initiatives
• Drive improvements in development practices
• Explore AI-assisted development tools for practical usage
• Interface with third-party SaaS vendors for integration efforts