Software Engineer (Desktop.NET)

Role Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain, debug, and extend Windows applications built with C#, VB.NET, WinForms, .NET Framework, and modern .NET.
• Refactor or modernize established code when changes provide clear reliability, maintainability, or customer benefits.
• Improve shared functionality through well-scoped libraries and NuGet packages.
• Develop and tune SQL Server schemas, T-SQL queries, stored procedures, and data-conversion logic with a strong focus on correctness.
• Maintain ASP.NET/IIS web portals and the interfaces between portal, desktop, and database components.
• Build and troubleshoot operational reports, including SAP Crystal Reports, and structured import/export workflows using formats such as JSON and XML.
• Improve development and delivery practices through consistent Git/GitHub workflows, automated builds and testing, packaging, and repeatable releases.
• Strengthen production diagnostics through structured logging, error tracking, monitoring, and tools that help reproduce and resolve customer-reported issues.
• Investigate escalated defects, communicate findings clearly, estimate product work, and carry accepted fixes through release and production follow-up.
• Partner with domain experts and Customer Engineering to understand business rules and develop maintainable product solutions.
• Document product, build, and release knowledge so expertise can be shared effectively across the team.
• Use AI-assisted development tools thoughtfully while remaining accountable for code quality and customer impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with substantial .NET application ownership.
• Strong C# experience and practical experience maintaining VB.NET code.
• Experience with both modern .NET and .NET Framework, including Windows desktop development with WinForms or a comparable UI framework.
• Strong SQL Server and T-SQL skills, including stored procedures, query optimization, schema design, and production data troubleshooting.
• Experience with LINQ and Entity Framework or another .NET data-access approach.
• Experience maintaining ASP.NET applications hosted in IIS.
• Experience with reporting tools such as SAP Crystal Reports.
• Practical unit and integration testing experience in established codebases.
• Strong Git fundamentals, including branches, commits, merges, conflict resolution, pull requests, and the ability to diagnose repository state beyond GUI tooling.
• Experience with CI/CD in GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or a comparable system.
• Experience creating and maintaining NuGet packages.
• Working knowledge of structured logging, error tracking, monitoring, and production diagnosis.
• Experience working on a modern product team using agile processes.
• Practical experience with AI coding tools such as Claude Code, Codex, or comparable tools.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a tactful, empathetic communication style.

Preferred Qualifications

• PowerShell automation and experience working with JSON/XML integrations or flat-file imports.
• Experience designing or consuming REST APIs.
• Finance, payroll, property valuation, tax, records, utilities, or other local-government domain knowledge.
• Experience modernizing large desktop or client/server application portfolios.
• Experience in regulated or audit-focused environments, including SOC 2, GovRAMP, or FedRAMP readiness.

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