.NET / Backend Development

* Strong experience with .NET Core / ASP.NET Core* RESTful API design and development* Entity Framework Core* Dependency Injection* Authentication & Authorization (JWT, OAuth)* Async programming and concurrency* Software Architecture & Design* Clean Architecture or similar layered architectures* SOLID principles* Design Patterns* Database & SQL* Strong SQL Server knowledge* Advanced SQL queries* Database design and normalization* Indexing and query optimization* Transactions and concurrency* Performance troubleshooting* Cloud & Deployment* Practical experience with Azure, AWS, or similar cloud platforms* Deploying APIs, databases, and web applications* Cloud networking and security fundamentals* Secrets and configuration management* Logging and monitoring* Docker* CI/CD & DevOps Fundamentals* Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines* GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI, or equivalent* Environment management (Development, Staging, Production)* Automated build, test, and deployment* Testing & Code Quality* Unit Testing* Integration Testing* API Testing* Code Reviews* Security* API security best practices* Authentication and authorization* Secure handling of credentials and secrets* Basic cloud security principles* Frontend – Strong Plus* React or another modern frontend framework* TypeScript / JavaScript* Understanding frontend-backend integration* API consumption and state management* AI-Assisted Software Development* Strong ability to develop using Claude or similar AI coding agents* Writing clear technical instructions and providing proper context* Using AI agents for implementation, refactoring, testing, and code review* Ability to validate and improve AI-generated code* Understanding that AI-generated code must follow the project’s architecture, security, testing, and coding standards