BACKEND CLOUD ENGINEER

Job Title: Backend Cloud Engineer
Location: Tampa, Florida
Employment Type: Full-Time, On-Site
 

Position Summary

We are seeking a skilled .NET Backend Engineer to join our on-site team in Tampa, FL. This mid-level role focuses on designing, developing, and maintaining robust cloud services to support the evaluation, storage, and distribution of real-time analytic data. The ideal candidate will be experienced in building microservices and APIs, managing scalable infrastructure, and collaborating across disciplines to deliver high-performance solutions.

Key Responsibilities
 

• Design, implement, and deploy APIs and microservices in a .NET environment.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate containerized applications into production systems.

• Write clean, reusable, and modular code that adheres to SOLID principles and industry best practices.

• Deploy and maintain cloud hosted Kubernetes clusters with robust logging.

• Manage cloud-based infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines to support scalable deployments.

• Optimize database queries and architecture to support high-throughput, real-time applications.

• Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

• Proficiency in C#, .NET (Core and Framework), and SQL for backend development.

• Hands-on experience with Kafka and Kubernetes in distributed, cloud-native environments.

• Strong understanding of object-oriented design and software engineering principles.

• Demonstrated experience supporting real-time or near-real-time systems in production environments.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to thrive in a collaborative team setting.

• Demonstrated experience deploying, managing, and maintaining microservices in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) production environments; experience with AWS or Azure is also acceptable.

• Experience with publish–subscribe messaging systems, with Kafka strongly preferred.