Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Allied Benefit Systems is seeking a Senior Software Engineer Backend responsible for designing and developing backend software solutions that support their digital products. The role involves solving technical problems, contributing to scalable system designs, and providing guidance to junior developers.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain backend services, APIs, and business logic that enable frontend teams to focus on presentation and application behavior
- Contribute to feature delivery while also supporting shared platform capabilities as needed to enable team and organizational goals
- Collaborate with frontend engineers, product partners, and other stakeholders to ensure backend solutions effectively support feature requirements
- Participate in roadmap execution that balances feature delivery with backend and platform health
- Provide technical guidance to junior developers, particularly in backend design, code quality, and maintainability
- Partner with the manager and stakeholders to identify and resolve technical or delivery blockers
- Participate in code reviews to ensure solutions align with established engineering standards and best practices
- Work across the full development lifecycle, including design, implementation, testing, and deployment
- Contribute to the creation and maintenance of automated CI/CD pipelines supporting backend services
- Meet expectations for productivity, quality, and achievement of individual and team goals
- Collaborate with the manager to help shape technical strategies aligned with product and platform needs
- Adhere to all applicable privacy and security regulations, including HIPAA, HITECH, and related standards
- Other duties as assigned
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or information Technology or equivalent work experience required
- 7+ years of professional software development experience building and supporting production grade systems
- Experience designing and implementing APIs and backend services that encapsulate business logic and support frontend applications
- Deep expertise in C# and .NET, including ASP.NET Web APIs and modern .NET (.NET Core)
- Strong foundation in object oriented programming and design, with practical application of SOLID principles
- Proven experience designing scalable application architectures, such as Microservices, N Tier, or Clean Architecture
- Hands on experience with relational databases (e.g., SQL Server, MySQL) and data access technologies such as Entity Framework Core or comparable ORMs
- Experience writing maintainable, testable backend code, with exposure to TDD and/or BDD practices
- Experience deploying and operating backend services and databases in cloud environments such as Azure, AWS, or GCP
- Demonstrated ability to quickly learn and adopt new technologies, frameworks, or patterns as business and technical needs evolve
- Ability to independently analyze problems and implement effective technical solutions, balancing quality, performance, and maintainability
- Experience leveraging AI assisted development tools to improve productivity, code quality, or learning
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code concepts and tools such as Terraform
- Experience with authentication and integration patterns, including SSO and system to system data exchange
- Familiarity with Azure DevOps or similar platforms for source control and build automation
- MCSA, GCP, and HIPAA Awareness/Security are preferred
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & Disability Insurance
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Tuition Reimbursement
- EAP
- Technology Stipend
Company Overview
Allied offers insurance products, self-insurance solutions, custom insurance and healthcare solutions to the individuals and organizations. It was founded in 1980, and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https://alliedbenefit.com.