Backend Lead / Full Stack Lead (.NET) – Marketplace Platform📍 Cochin, Kerala  | 🏢 Hybrid Mode

About the Role

We are building a scalable marketplace platform (listings, vendors, discovery, transactions). We are looking for a hands-on backend lead with strong C#/.NET expertise who can design systems, guide development, and ensure long-term quality.

This is an AI-assisted development environment, where architecture, judgment, and code quality matter more than raw coding speed.

Responsibilities

• Design and build backend systems using C# / .NET (ASP.NET Core)

• Define architecture for:

  • listings and catalog
  • search and discovery
  • user/vendor systems
  • transaction workflows
  • checkout flow
• Establish clear system boundaries and API design
• Guide and review AI-generated code for correctness and maintainability
• Identify edge cases, performance risks, and failure scenarios
• Collaborate with frontend teams (React / Next.js / React Native)
• Mentor engineers and maintain engineering standards

AI-Driven Development Environment

• AI is used heavily for code generation and iteration

• Your role is to:

  • define guardrails and architecture
  • review and validate generated code
  • ensure systems remain scalable and maintainable
• You are accountable for system quality, not just output speed

Requirements

• 6–10+ years of backend development experience

• Strong expertise in:

  • C# / .NET (ASP.NET Core)
  • API design (REST)
  • relational databases (PostgreSQL / SQL Server)

• Solid understanding of:

  • system design and scalability
  • data consistency and concurrency
  • debugging and problem-solving

What We’re Looking For

• Strong engineering fundamentals (non-negotiable)
• Ability to reason about systems and trade-offs
• Comfortable working with and critically evaluating AI-generated code
• Ownership mindset — takes responsibility for system outcomes
• Experience in ecommerce, marketplace, SaaS, or fintech systems

Nice to Have

• Experience with:

  • Redis (caching), Elasticsearch
  • messaging systems (Kafka / RabbitMQ)
  • Keycloak, Strapi, Elsa Workflows
  • Grafana, Prometheus monitoring

What This Role Is NOT

• Not a CRUD-only development role
• Not for engineers without system design experience
• Not for those who depend on AI without deep understanding