Backend Engineer - AWS, .NET, C#

About Talent Systems

Talent Systems, LLC is the leading technology solution provider for casting, auditioning and crew hiring to the entertainment industry. Casting directors, agents and productions worldwide use Talent Systems’ portfolio of products to source and manage talent across film, television, commercials, theater and digital projects, powering an unparalleled, global casting software ecosystem. Talent Systems is headquartered in Los Angeles and operates in the US, Canada, UK, Australia and India.

About The Role

We are looking for a highly skilled Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain the backend for our cloud-based SaaS applications. Leveraging technologies like C#, .NET, ASP.NET, microservices, RESTful, and AWS cloud services, you will build high-quality, scalable, and reliable backends for customer-facing applications. This role requires close collaboration with frontend engineers, product teams, and other engineering teams across the world to deliver exceptional customer experiences with a sense of urgency and technical excellence.

What You’ll Do

• Build and maintain scalable, high-performance backend services using C#, .NET.
• Develop robust and efficient RESTful services to support frontend applications.
• Design and implement microservices architecture to ensure modularity and scalability.
• Leverage AWS services to build and optimize backend systems.
• Ensure backend systems are highly available, secure, and optimized for performance.
• Work closely with frontend engineers to ensure seamless integration between frontend and backend systems.
• Partner with product managers and other engineering teams to understand requirements and deliver high-quality solutions.
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and agile ceremonies to foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code, following best practices for coding standards and design patterns.
• Ensure robust testing and automation (unit, integration, and end-to-end) to deliver high-quality backend services.
• Deliver results with a strong sense of urgency, balancing speed and quality effectively.
• Identify and address technical debt and bottlenecks, ensuring the backend is always prepared to meet future demands.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies to continuously improve backend architectures.

What You’ll Bring

Required:

• 3+ yrs (L2) or 5+ (L3) years of experience in backend development for web or SaaS applications.
• Designing and developing web-based applications using Microsoft technologies (C#, .NET6+, ASP.NET, Blazor, MVC, Entity Framework, SQL Server)
• Hands-on experience with cloud services such as AWS.
• Strong understanding of system design, distributed systems, and cloud-native architectures. Preferred:
• Familiarity with various AWS services including AWS Lambda, AWS API Gateway, DynamoDB, MSSQL, Elastic Search and IaC Terraform.
• Experience with RESTful/GraphQL API development and microservices architecture.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Github Actions and TeamCity), containerization (Docker), and orchestration tools (Kubernetes).
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools.
• Exposure to serverless frameworks
• Experience building backend for React Frontend apps Soft skills:
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams from different cultures and geolocations.
• Sense of urgency and ability to prioritize tasks to meet deadlines without compromising quality.
• Problem-solving mindset and ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Customer-focused approach, ensuring backend systems meet end-user needs effectively