Senior Software Developer

Company: Critical River

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Business Type: Small/Medium Business

Company Type: Product & Service

Business Model: B2B

Funding Stage: Series A

Industry: Information Technology and Sercices

Salary Range: ₹ 20-30 Lacs PA

Job Description

About CriticalRiver

CriticalRiver is a global digital technology consulting and engineering company, helping enterprises accelerate digital transformation with up to 80% faster speed-to-market and 30% lower TCO. With 500+ successful projects across industries like Hi-Tech, Finance, Utilities, Healthcare, and Manufacturing, we specialize in Salesforce, Cloud, ERP (Oracle/NetSuite), AI/ML, Data, and Product Engineering. Trusted by 170+ customers worldwide, we partner with leading platforms such as Salesforce, Oracle, Microsoft, and Snowflake, backed by CMMI Level 3 and ISO/SOC certifications.

Lead Engineer – .NET Modernization & Azure Cloud-Native Architecture

We are seeking a Lead Engineer with deep expertise in Azure-based microservices and system design to drive the modernization of our multi-client enterprise applications. You will first contribute to our .NET Framework 4.7.2 platform, then lead the migration to .NET 8 and a cloud-native architecture on Microsoft Azure.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to and enhance our existing .NET Framework 4.7.2 solution for the first 12–24 months.
• Design and lead migration to .NET 8/Core with a focus on microservices architecture.
• Apply modern architecture patterns — domain-driven design (DDD), event-driven architecture (EDA), CQRS, API-first design.
• Architect and implement Azure cloud-native solutions:
• Azure App Services, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Functions
• Azure Service Bus / Event Grid / Event Hubs
• Azure SQL / Cosmos DB
• Azure API Management
• Define scalability, resilience, and performance strategies for distributed systems.
• Guide DevOps practices with Azure DevOps CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, ARM, Terraform).
• Mentor the engineering team in cloud architecture and .NET modernization best practices.
  

Required Skills

• 10+ years in software engineering with strong .NET Framework and .NET 6/7/8 skills.
• Proven experience migrating large, complex monoliths to Azure-based microservices.
• Strong knowledge of cloud architecture patterns (e.g., sidecar, gateway, saga, fan-out/fan-in).
• Hands-on with containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) and service mesh (Istio, Linkerd, or Azure equivalents).
• Expertise in SQL Server modernization and cloud data strategies.
• Experience in one or more domains: Fleet Management, Logistics, Leasing, Field Services, Public Transport, Equipment Management, Emergency Services, Agriculture Machinery.
  
  

Nice to Have

• SaaS multi-tenant architecture experience.
• Security best practices in Azure (Managed Identities, Key Vault, RBAC).
• Cost-optimized cloud design experience.