Backend Engineer (.NET)Location: Fremont, CA - must be a local candidate and be on-site 5 days a weekDuration: 6+ Months Contract to hireThe candidate must bring a laptop to the in-person interviewJob DescriptionMust-Have Technical SkillsBackend LanguageC# /.NET (preferred)Java or Python acceptable if the candidate has strong fundamentals and codes dailyBackend Architecture & APIsHands-on experience with microservicesExperience with distributed systemsStrong understanding of RESTful API design and principlesInfrastructure & DevOpsDockerKubernetesCI/CD pipelinesDatabases & DataMySQL and/or PostgreSQLIntermediate SQL skillsCore Engineering Fundamentals (Very Important)Strong Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principlesAbility to write clean, maintainable, production-ready codeFamiliarity with design patterns (e.g., decorator and common OOP patterns)Sound engineering judgment and first-principles thinking