Lead Backend Engineer (API Architect)

Data & Integration Platform

• Design and implement APIs and services that provide secure access to enterprise data.
• Create integration patterns that support current and future business applications.
• Develop a strategy for reducing direct database dependencies while preserving the database as the organization's source of truth.
• Establish service-based access patterns for internal applications, reporting platforms, CRM systems, and future AI initiatives.

Software Development

• Design, develop, test, and maintain production backend applications and APIs.
• Create reusable frameworks, shared services, and integration components.
• Perform code reviews and establish coding standards.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.

Architecture & Technical Leadership

• Define API standards, security models, and integration best practices.
• Evaluate current systems and recommend modernization opportunities.
• Guide technical decisions related to data access, application integration, and platform evolution.
• Create technical documentation and architecture standards.

Quality & Engineering Practices

• Implement unit testing frameworks and testing standards.
• Establish code quality expectations and development workflows.
• Introduce CI/CD practices and deployment automation where appropriate.
• Promote maintainable, testable, and supportable software development practices.

Reporting, CRM & AI Readiness

• Support the organization's transition from legacy reporting solutions to modern reporting and analytics platforms.
• Create integration patterns that support future CRM initiatives.
• Enable future AI and automation capabilities through secure, governed APIs and services.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with .NET development and backend application design.
• Strong SQL Server and database integration experience.
• Experience designing and building REST APIs and service-based architectures.
• Experience working with legacy application environments and modernization efforts.
• Experience implementing automated testing and software quality practices.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to independently drive technical initiatives from concept through implementation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with enterprise application integration.
• Experience with authentication, authorization, and API security.
• Experience with reporting platforms such as SSRS, Power BI, or similar tools.
• Experience supporting CRM implementations and integrations.
• Experience with CI/CD platforms and deployment automation.
• Experience enabling AI, automation, or data-driven initiatives through API-based architectures.