Backend Engineer (.Net)

Summary

Join Ideals, a global B2B SaaS product company, as a remote Backend Engineer (.NET) based in Ukraine. You will play a key role in developing and improving our Ideals Board product, working closely with cross-functional teams. This position requires a product-focused approach, proactive attitude, and over two years of experience in backend development using .NET 6+. You will participate in all phases of the SDLC, ensuring high-quality solutions and contributing to a strong coding culture. Ideals offers a remote-first work model, comprehensive benefits including medical insurance, paid time off, and professional development opportunities, and a supportive work environment.

Requirements

• Product-focused approach, consistently striving to create value for users
• Proactive attitude and a growth mindset, with a strong orientation towards self-development and continuous learning
• Over 2 years of commercial experience in backend development using .NET 6+, Entity framework
• Solid understanding of the SDLC, along with software design and architecture principles
• Expertise in API design principles, with a solid understanding of REST, RPC, including security considerations
• Experience with relational databases (preferably PostgreSQL) and/or NoSQL databases
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS is preferred)
• Expertise in writing both unit and integration tests while ensuring that best practices for testing are integrated into every phase of development
• Proficient in Docker and Kubernetes, with the ability to create and maintain Helm charts
• B2 level proficiency in English, both spoken and written

Responsibilities

• Participate in all phases of the SDLC as part of a cross-functional product team. This includes, but is not limited to, requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing (unit and integration tests), building, deployment, and operation of new product increments, handling change requests, defect resolution, spikes, and proof-of-concepts
• Provide high quality of solutions by maintaining the test coverage for the product on acceptable level according to the Definition of Done criteria
• Be a team player, actively contribute to their group in order to complete tasks, meet goals
• Learn and develop yourself by performing the thoughtful code reviews for colleagues

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in product or SaaS businesses will be a significant differentiator
• AWS Certification

Benefits

• Remote-first model with teams distributed globally
• Home office set up budget
• High-end laptop, monitor and any additional IT equipment needed
• Reimbursement of co-working space expenses
• Medical insurance with flexible coverage
• Compensation for sports, yoga, mental, and other health and wellness-related activities
• Reimbursement of participation in sports competitions
• 20 business days of paid time off per year (*for Ukraine B2B contract)
• Unlimited health-related time off
• Individual Development Plan based on your career interests
• Generous budget for learning and development activities
• Professional and self-development books and subscriptions compensation
• Ideals’ support of your passion as a speaker or writer
• Internal growth and internal mobility opportunities
• Team-building offline events
• Budget for local gatherings in global locations
• Generous internal referral program