Senior .Net Developer (Contractor)

TL;DR

Senior .Net Developer (Contractor): Joining the core engineering team to contribute to the development of a persistent real-time strategy (RTS/4X) game. Focus on designing microservices architecture, implementing high-performance code for real-time battle processing and critical game logic, optimizing database queries and caching strategies for high-load scenarios.

Company

hirify.global is a game development company with a passion for creating immersive gaming experiences.

What you will do

• Contributing to the design of core microservices (Battle, World, Hero services) following Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles.
• Implementing high-performance, thread-safe code for real-time battle processing and critical game logic.
• Working with various AWS cloud services (EKS, RDS, S3) and configuring IAAC.
• Writing comprehensive Unit and Integration tests (using Aspire.Testing) and conducting code reviews.
• Guiding Middle developers and enforcing coding standards.
• Optimizing database queries (EF Core 10), caching strategies (Redis), and memory allocation for high-load scenarios.

Requirements

• 5+ years of commercial experience with C# and .NET.
• Deep understanding of .NET (8/9+), memory management, async/await, and multithreading.
• Strong experience with Microservices, REST APIs, and event-driven architecture (RabbitMQ/Kafka).
• Proficiency with PostgreSQL/SQL Server, EF Core, and Redis.
• Familiarity with AWS (or Azure), Docker, and Kubernetes.
• English: Upper-Intermediate (B2) or higher.

Nice to have

• Experience with .NET Aspire or similar orchestration tools.
• Experience in GameDev backend (handling state for multiplayer games).
• Familiarity with WebSocket/SignalR optimization for high concurrency.
• Knowledge of gRPC and Protobuf.
• Understanding of Actor Model (Orleans/Akka.net).

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working hours and remote working.
• 18 working days of paid time off.
• 5 paid sick leaves (without doctors’ notes).
• Compensation for external conferences/workshops/events.
• Fun corporate events.