.Net Developer

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to partner closely with the Principal Developer in building and scaling a competitive gaming and esports platform. This role is hands-on, architecture-aware, and product-minded. You will help design, implement, and refine core systems including matchmaking, ranking and tier models, tournaments, leaderboards, and playoff brackets.

You will be expected to reason on domain complexity, performance, fairness, and scale- while producing clean, maintainable code.

• Collaborate directly with the Principal Developer on system design and implementation
• Design and implement backend services for:
  • Skill-based matchmaking (MMR/ELO, tiers, decay, caps)
  • Seasons, tournaments, leaderboards, and playoff brackets
  • Match lifecycle management (creation acceptance results payouts)
  • Wallet and escrow-style financial flows (credits, holds, payouts, service fees)
• Build and maintain APIs using modern .NET patterns
• Contribute to data modeling and EF Core migrations in SQL Server
• Apply domain-driven design principles where appropriate
• Ensure systems are scalable, fault-tolerant, and observable
• Write testable code and contribute to automated testing strategies
• Participate in technical decision-making and tradeoff discussions
• Identify technical debt early and propose pragmatic solutions

• Frontend (Integration with backend services)
  • Match lifecycle management
  • Ranking / tier calculations
  • Wallet-adjacent actions (read and display states, not heavy finance logic)
  • Responsive design (Mobile first)
• Backend
  • C# / .NET (modern versions)
  • ASP.NET Core APIs
  • EF Core with SQL Server
  • Asynchronous and concurrent programming
• Architecture s Patterns
  • Request/Handler or CQRS-style patterns (e.g., MediatR)
  • Clean architecture or modular monolith experience
• Data
  • Relational data modeling
  • Query optimization and indexing
  • Handling high-read leaderboard-style queries
• Testing s Quality
  • Unit and integration testing
  • Experience with load or performance testing is a plus