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The role
Ideals is an international B2B SaaS company building a leading Virtual Data Room (VDR) platform used globally for highly sensitive data exchange. Our Engineering organization consists of ~100 professionals across 9 cross-functional teams, each owning critical product areas.
We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer (.NET) to join our Team for the Ideals Virtual Data Room platform.
Tech stack: .NET Framework 4.7, .NET 8, ASP.NET Core, Entity Framework, Web API, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker/Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Git.
What you will do
- Participate in all phases of the SDLC as part of a cross-functional product team. This includes, but is not limited to, requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing (unit, integration, and service tests), building, deployment, and operation of new product increments, handling change requests, defect resolution, spikes, and proof-of-concepts
- Ensure high-quality solutions by maintaining acceptable test coverage aligned with the Definition of Done criteria
- Be a proactive team player, contributing actively to the group’s efforts to complete tasks and achieve goals
- Adhere to and drive modern software engineering practices through design reviews
- Engage in mentorship and knowledge sharing within the team and the Engineering organization
What you bring
- Over 5 years of commercial experience in backend development using .NET Framework and .NET 6+
- B2 level proficiency in English, both spoken and written
- Solid understanding of the SDLC, along with software design and architecture principles
- Expertise in writing both unit and integration tests while ensuring that best practices for testing are integrated into every phase of development
- Expertise in API design principles, with a solid understanding of REST, RPC, including security considerations
- Experience with relational databases (preferably MS SQL Server / PostgreSQL)
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS is preferred)
- Product-focused approach, consistently striving to create value for users
- Strong sense of ownership, taking full responsibility for end-to-end development from design through to production support
- Proactive attitude and a growth mindset, with a strong orientation towards self-development and continuous learning
- Interest in AI-driven solutions, with openness to developing expertise in this area
Nice to have
- Experience in product or SaaS businesses
- Experience with .NET 8
- Experience with AWS (SNS, SQS, S3,EC2,OpenSearch) and Docker/Kubernetes
- Knowledge of security best practices in backend development
Our assessment process
- Screening call with the Talent Acquisition Specialist (45 mins)
- Technical interview and Live coding (2 hours)
- Engineering Competency-based interview with our Engineering Manager (2 hours)
- Interview with the Hiring Manager (60 mins)
What we offer We highly value our people, so we will empower you with all the resources and support to help you reach your full potential.
For your best work
- Remote-first flexibility to shape your ideal workday
- Home workplace budget
- Resilient home budget for Ukraine-based teammates
- Resilient office in Kyiv & co-working expense coverage
- Individual IT budget for extra equipment
- Top-tier tech and AI-powered tools
For your growth
- Access to Ideals Academy with numerous courses
- Investment in external learning and development activities
- Guidance in Personal Development Plan creation
- Professional literature and subscriptions coverage
- Support of your passion as a speaker or writer
- Internal talent mobility opportunities
For your well-being
- Medical insurance and Wellness Package for sports activities
- Full coverage of mental health sessions for Ukrainian teammates
- Funding for sports competitions
- 20 business days of paid time off per year
- Unlimited health-related time-off
