Job Overview
Location
Canada
Job Type
Contract
Category
Backend Engineer
Date Posted
March 28, 2026
Full Job Description
📋 Description
- • Senior .NET Engineer role at NextLink Labs LLC, a fast-growing technology firm specializing in secure, scalable software solutions for clients across industries. This position is critical to delivering high-quality backend systems that enable client success through clean architecture, API excellence, and collaborative engineering practices in a remote-first Canadian environment.
- • Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs using C# and ASP.NET Core (.NET 9), implementing Clean Architecture with CQRS patterns via MediatR to ensure modular, maintainable, and high-performance solutions for enterprise clients.
- • Build and optimize data access layers using Dapper and PostgreSQL, implement request validation pipelines with FluentValidation, and enhance system observability through Serilog, OpenTelemetry, and Grafana for proactive monitoring and debugging.
- • Collaborate closely with cross-functional engineering teams and directly engage with clients to demonstrate progress, gather feedback, and align technical delivery with business objectives in agile environments featuring daily standups and weekly planning sessions.
- • Participate in rigorous code reviews, mentor peers through knowledge sharing, and uphold engineering excellence by applying strong unit-testing practices using xUnit, Moq, and FluentAssertions to ensure reliability and reduce defects.
- • Contribute to architectural decisions that support scalable, distributed systems while adhering to security best practices including JWT-based authentication and authorization, ensuring solutions are resilient, secure, and production-ready.
- • Operate with high autonomy and ownership in a remote-first culture that values clarity, outcomes, and technical mastery, enabling you to shape impactful solutions while maintaining work-life balance and professional growth.
- • Develop deep expertise in modern .NET ecosystem tools and patterns, positioning yourself as a trusted advisor capable of leading complex software engagements from scoping to delivery in a consulting context.
🎯 Requirements
- • 5+ years of experience building backend services with C# and .NET (ASP.NET Core)
- • Strong understanding of Clean Architecture, CQRS, and the Mediator pattern (MediatR)
- • Proficiency with relational databases (PostgreSQL) and lightweight ORMs (Dapper)
- • Experience with validation frameworks such as FluentValidation
- • Strong unit-testing abilities using xUnit, Moq, and FluentAssertions
- • Proficient understanding of version control systems (Git)
🏖️ Benefits
- • Competitive salary with bonus structure
- • Remote-first culture, flexible work schedule, and autonomy to do your best work
- • Responsibility and autonomy at a growing company
- • Opportunity to build something big and exciting
- • Inclusive, collaborative work environment focused on professional thriving and personal well-being
Skills & Technologies
About NextLink Labs LLC
NextLink Labs is a Pittsburgh-based DevOps and software engineering consultancy founded in 2015. The company specializes in cloud architecture, Kubernetes, CI/CD automation, and security for enterprises adopting modern software delivery practices. It provides engineering staff augmentation, platform assessments, and hands-on training to accelerate digital transformation. Clients include Fortune 500 firms, healthcare organizations, and high-growth startups across North America. The firm emphasizes pragmatic, vendor-agnostic solutions and knowledge transfer to internal teams, enabling scalable, resilient infrastructure and faster release cycles.
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