.NET Developer

Job Title: Software Developer Contractor – Blazor focused

Job id: GEKG421218

Location: Red wing MN

Client: Red wing Shoes

Duration: 6 months

Job Overview : This person must live within travelling vicinity (Ability to travel/drive to RWS as needed), not needed in office full time but will be required to attend meetings and planning sessions. This position was previously open and a scoping call was conducted.

App Dev

RWS is a Microsoft Shop

C shop+Net Exp

Blazor 8 knowledge but must be an Expert in previous versions (Blazor 6) that can Teach, Guide & Lead / A Rock Star!!

Need Tech Lead

Strong understanding of Azure is preferred

Ability to introduce software to many facets of the organization.

Soft skills- we do need a more tech savvy resource but also need someone that does not take a “bull in a china shop” approach

Strong communication skills

Hybrid – open to mostly remote but need to be in person often; due to leading/training/coaching requirements

Manager Notes:

Hours: 7am-6pm range with necessary overlap in the 8:30-4 core window

Work structure- prefer Hybrid- (office day Thursday or Tuesday Thursday).

Interview structure: 1st is 15-30 minutes with hiring manager, 2nd is technical 45-60 minutes

Red Wing Shoes needs to create a web-based app using Blazor that provides a robust experience for employees all over the United States. This application will be part of a new initiative and may eventually provide functionality to replace one to many other related business apps. Additionally, this application will be used as a template for other business apps geared for specific business areas to have a single view into multiple capabilities.

Responsibilities

In collaboration with product owners, business analysts and enterprise architects, identify system and service requirements and provide high level estimates of the effort required to deliver requested business functionality using Blazor.

Develop system plans which fit business needs while maintaining a stable development environment, managing the approach with attention to balancing business and technical perspectives.

Mentor the team in the design and implementation of an application paying particular attention to reusability; working closely with quality assurance team members to ensure designs meet testability requirements.

Translate designs, requirements and specifications into usable and scalable software following industry best practices in service design, automated build procedures, automated test execution and automated deployment methods.

Communicate plans and design direction with leadership, project manager, business analysts, enterprise architects and end users.

Troubleshoot and resolve quality and performance issues with cross-functional team members, perform application support and problem resolution; modify existing software to enhance functionality and/or correct defects, improving overall quality and functionality.

Lead design and code reviews providing constructive feedback, mentoring other developers on technology innovation, design standards and industry best practices; collaborate with other developers in knowledge sharing opportunities to increase bench strength of the team

Anticipate and communicate blockers, delays and scope creep with project managers and leaders

Develop software prototypes, as needed.

Other responsibilities as assigned by manager

Required Education & Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field.

8+ years relevant experience or combination of education and/or experience.

Required Skills & Ability

Expert in C# language, history, development tools

Experience with Blazor and familiarity with Blazor 8

REST API experience in both consuming and creating for consumption

Object-oriented knowledge and practical experience with design patterns.

Deep understanding of basic software development lifecycles; Agile and SAFe preferred.

Excellent problem-solving, issue identification and technical documentation skills

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Strong organizational and time management skills to juggle multiple tasks within the constraints of timelines and budgets

Aggressive problem diagnosis and creative problem-solving skills

Preferred Skills & Ability

Expertise in .NET development tools using C#, RESTful API development, service-oriented architecture, dependency management, and unit testing using industry best practices.

Experience developing cloud-based applications with deep understanding of cloud-based infrastructure

Experience working with messaging concepts and implementations (e.g. Azure Service Bus)

Experience with API gateway using Azure APIM (or similar concepts)

Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code to automate the provisioning and deployment of Cloud resources

Experience with Continuous Integration and deployment using Azure DevOps.

Experience with serverless concepts

Experience with basic web development using HTML, ASP.NET, AJAX and JavaScript.

Notes:

App Dev

RWS is a Microsoft Shop

C shop+Net Exp

Blazor 8 knowledge but must be an Expert in previous versions (Blazor 6) that can Teach, Guide & Lead / A Rock Star!!

Need Tech Lead

Strong understanding of Azure is preferred

Ability to introduce software to many facets of the organization.

Soft skills- we do need a more tech savvy resource but also need someone that does not take a “bull in a china shop” approach

Strong communication skills