Senior .Net Software Engineer

This position follows a hybrid work model, requiring once a week in-office attendance.

Come work in a startup like environment (small team, big challenges, massive growth opportunity, relaxed office culture) with solid company stability (40+ years) and benefits including health, paid holidays, 401K, PTO, remote work friendly and great office views. Together with our 200+ university research partners, we have built PredictIt, into the “The Stock Market of Politics” where 100,000+ enthusiastic Traders make $1 winner-take-all political forecasts with stunning accuracy thanks to the wisdom of the crowd. Now we need your help taking it to the next level.

As a Senior .Net Software Engineer for PredictIt you will get to work on challenging and rewarding projects across the tech stack: from creating innovative web experiences to redesigning the financial engine at the heart of millions of dollars of transactions. You’ll be part of small team and have opportunities to take on exciting challenges and responsibilities that make the job extremely fulfilling and rewarding.

Job Responsibilities

• Apply best practices, design patterns, and cutting-edge technologies of web development and mobile development to create innovative and high-performing software solutions that people love to use.
• Contribute to the redesign of a real-time trading platform, utilizing your expertise to enhance usability, performance, scalability, and overall system efficiency.
• Conduct architectural and technical reviews during the software development life cycle, providing valuable insights and recommendations for performance improvements.
• Collaborate with project teams and business owners to proactively analyze system performance, gather information on limitations, capabilities, performance requirements, and hardware/software interfaces.
• Develop specifications and resolve technical issues related to performance.
• Take ownership of capacity estimation, planning, modeling, monitoring, analysis, and recommendation of solutions for performance problems in enterprise business applications.
• Perform system performance and stress testing, meticulously analyze test results, and suggest action plans to address any performance issues.
• Drive performance engineering as an integral step throughout the software development life cycle, ensuring that performance considerations are embedded in the development process.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in a related field is required.
• A minimum of 4 years of experience designing, developing, and implementing enterprise-grade software systems using the .NET framework and cloud technologies.
• Demonstrated experience in adhering to design and coding standards, conducting analysis, and debugging multi-tiered applications.
• In-depth knowledge of ASP.NET, OOP (C#), and back-end technologies, with the ability to effectively leverage them in software development projects.
• Experience with SQL Server, and continuous integration and continuous development practices.
• Ability to identify system bottlenecks and strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and reasoning skills.

• Experience working with high-volume, highly scalable SaaS (Software as a Service) infrastructures.
• Familiarity with servers including build definitions, branches, and merging.
• Experience in scaling applications to handle increased workload and user demands.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively collaborate with team members and stakeholders.

Technology Stack:

• C#
• HTML5, Twitter Bootstrap, jQuery, Vue.jsASP.NET, MVC, Web API, Web Form
• Enterprise Library, Entity Framework, Linq, T4
• SSRS, SQL Server, Redis, Kafka
• Azure DevOps, Azure Services, Visual Studio 2022

Pluses:

• Experience in constructing user facing financial systems.
• Demonstrated experience in applying gamification techniques to enhance user engagement and drive desired behaviors within web applications.

Benefits

All positions are Full-Time, with competitive compensation, medical benefits, paid vacation, 401k plan and stock options. Casual dress code and a non-corporate atmosphere make this a fun place to work and learn in a team environment.