About this role
Director-level backend engineering/architecture role at S&P Global Energy providing technical leadership across software design, development, and maintenance for data processing applications. The role focuses on big data workloads and platform applications supporting Horizon business datasets.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide leadership in execution and delivery of technology solutions
- Lead and coordinate development activities and architectural decisions
- Ensure best development processes and technologies for application design and implementation
- Ensure timely delivery of projects without compromising quality and performance
- Develop and maintain common application services and integration methods
Technical Overview
The position requires expertise in C# and .NET, building microservices with RESTful API design, and working with distributed systems. It emphasizes advanced SQL and performance tuning for large-scale datasets, relational and non-relational database design, and large-scale data processing with distributed compute and ETL/ELT concepts. It also expects experience with AWS, Azure, and/or GCP, plus containerization, orchestration, and automated build/release pipelines.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a senior backend architect/engineering director with 15+ years of hands-on software development and 5+ years in backend architecture leadership. They are expert in C# and .NET, microservices, RESTful API design, distributed systems, and advanced SQL for large-scale datasets. They also have deep experience with big data/ETL/ELT concepts and major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, and/or GCP), plus strong leadership mentoring engineers and driving architectural decisions.
Must-Have Skills
15+ years of hands-on software development experience5+ years in backend architecture rolestechnical leadership experienceC#.NET (Core or modern equivalent)microservicesRESTful API designdistributed systemsadvanced SQL skillsdatabase performance tuning for large-scale datasetsrelational and non-relational databasesschema designindexing strategiesscalability patternsbig data and large-scale data processing ecosystemsdistributed computeETL/ELT conceptsmajor cloud platforms (AWSAzureand/or GCP)cloud-native service designcontainerizationorchestrationautomated build/release pipelines
Tools & Platforms
C#.NETSQLAWSAmazon Web ServicesAzureGoogle Cloud PlatformRESTful API design
Required Skills
C#.NETmicroservicesRESTful API designdistributed systemsSQLdatabase performance tuningrelational and non-relational databasesschema designindexing strategiesscalability patternsbig datadistributed computeETL/ELTAWSAzureGCPcloud-native service designcontainerizationorchestrationautomated build/release pipelinesagile
Hard Skills
data processing applicationsbig databackend architecturetechnical leadershipC#C# and .NET (Core or modern equivalent).NETobject-oriented backend technologiesmicroservicesRESTful API designdistributed systemsSQLadvanced SQL skillsdatabase performance tuningrelational databasesnon-relational databasesschema designindexing strategiesscalability patternsETL/ELT conceptsdistributed computemajor cloud platforms (AWSAzureand/or GCP)cloud-native service designcontainerizationorchestrationautomated build/release pipelinesstandard models and software packagesintegration methodscommon application servicesagile environmentsoftware designsoftware developmentsoftware maintenancerelational and non-relational databases
Soft Skills
engineering leadermentoring engineersguiding designdriving architectural decisionscollaborationcoordinationensuring appropriate use of standard models and software packagestimely delivery without compromising quality and performance
Keywords for Your Resume
Director - Backend Engineer/ArchitectDirectorBackend EngineerArchitectSenior Lead Software EngineerC#.NETmicroservicesRESTful API designdistributed systemsSQLdatabase performance tuningrelational databasesnon-relational databasesschema designindexing strategiesscalability patternsbig datalarge-scale data processingdistributed computeETL/ELTAWSAmazon Web ServicesAzureGCPGoogle Cloud Platformcloud-native service designcontainerizationorchestrationautomated build/release pipelinesagileadvanced SQL
Deal Breakers
15+ years of hands-on software development experience, 5+ years in backend architecture roles, Expert proficiency in C# and .NET (Core or modern equivalent), Deep understanding of microservices, RESTful API design, and distributed systems, Advanced SQL skills including database performance tuning for large-scale datasets
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