Senior Backend Developer (C#/.NET)
Cloud Employee
Cloud Employee, is a UK-owned Philippines business established 8 years ago. We connect high-performing software engineer talent in the Philippines with some of the world’s leading and most innovative tech companies. Developers join to work from the Philippines as part of international engineering teams and grow their CV and skill-set.
We pride ourselves on being a supportive, cutting-edge workplace that continuously invests in staff development, engagement, and well-being. We provide security, career paths, individual training programs, and mentoring.
Role Overview:
We are seeking a Senior Backend Developer (C#/.NET) to join a highly skilled and collaborative development team working on a comprehensive, greenfield financial services platform. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to build a top-tier software development portfolio, contributing to a product that spans trade execution via FIX protocol, payments via banking APIs, valuation engines, ledger systems, treasury workflows, and compliance tooling.
You’ll play a key part in designing and developing distributed, event-driven systems and secure, scalable backend APIs within a modern .NET ecosystem. As part of a lean and experienced tech team, you’ll benefit from working in a highly mentoring-friendly environment with strong business context shared to enhance the quality and intent behind every feature built.
There are no legacy systems or frameworks — you will contribute to the platform from the ground up and shape its architecture and engineering culture.
Client Overview:
Our client is a well-funded financial technology company building a next-generation platform to support trading, payments, risk management, treasury, and compliance operations. A seasoned executive team leads the business with deep domain experience in institutional finance and banking infrastructure. The technology function is central to the company’s strategy, with greenfield development driving its competitive edge. The organization is remote-first, collaborative, and committed to high-quality engineering and product excellence.
Job Description:
- Design and implement secure and high-performance RESTful APIs using C#.
- Develop and maintain applications in both .NET and .NET Core frameworks.
- Collaborate on building distributed, asynchronous event-driven systems.
- Apply SOLID principles and software design patterns in day-to-day development.
- Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated build systems.
- Manage code repositories, version control, branching, and merging using Git.
- Optimize Microsoft SQL Server schemas and ensure referential integrity.
- Write and maintain unit tests with a focus on test-first methodologies.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, agile environment.
- Contribute to both greenfield and brownfield development projects.
Qualifications:
- Senior-level C# development experience (.NET and .NET Core).
- Strong knowledge of distributed, asynchronous, event-driven system design.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment.
- Proficiency in Git for source control, including branching and merging strategies.
- Expertise in designing secure and performant RESTful APIs.
- Solid understanding of SOLID principles and software design patterns.
- Strong experience with unit testing and test-first development approaches.
- Microsoft SQL Server: schema design, optimization, and stored procedures.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Optional/Nice-to-Have Skills:
- Exposure to front-end development using Angular.
- Experience with F#.
- Familiarity with FIX protocol for financial integrations.
- Knowledge of financial systems: Spot/Forward trading, trade MTM, and hedging.
- Understanding of compliance onboarding and transaction monitoring integrations.
- Experience with Azure services, including Azure Functions and Cosmos DB.
- Background in payment systems and banking APIs (e.g., SWIFT, payment rails).
- Experience integrating CRM systems via REST APIs.
Salary, Incentive and Benefits Packages:
- Competitive Salary.
- Benefits package include HMO, training allowance, gym or food allowance, educational assistance for dependents, and more.
- An annual salary increase, as laid out in the contract.
- Free food and drinks are provided during virtual events.
- Company trips.
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