Senior .NET Engineer Initial 6-Month Day Rate Contract Hybrid Setup - Strong Daily Rate I'm looking for a .NET contractor with solid experience in Microsoft's latest frameworks to join an API-centric project built entirely in the cloud. The role involves hands-on engineering across distributed services, cloud-native deployment, and modern DevOps workflows. .NET Core 8 and AWS expertise will be a distinct differentiater. What You'll Be Doing Build and support REST-style services using the newest release of C#/.NET Operate within a serverless stack powered by Lambda, API routing, and cloud logging tools Improve query performance and reliability across a Postgres-based data layer Contribute to automated delivery using pipeline tooling in the Azure ecosystem Use declarative templates to manage infrastructure setups (IaC) Follow and apply secure coding principles across identity and secrets access Write effective automated tests and maintain mocking where appropriate Maintain service contracts and API definitions with clear technical docs Participate in collaborative review cycles and agile delivery rituals Ideal Background Recent hands-on use of .NET 8, C#, and cloud-first API development Experience deploying services via AWS Lambda, with logging and monitoring (e.g., CloudWatch, X-Ray) Strong with PostgreSQL, particularly tuning and custom queries Familiar with Azure DevOps or similar CI/CD pipeline tools Practical knowledge of Terraform or equivalent infra-as-code tooling Confident working with IAM policies, secret management, and API hardening Comfortable writing tests using tools like xUnit and Moq Able to maintain OpenAPI specs and thrive in a Git-driven, agile team Additional Information Immediate start available with flexible hybrid working model. Applicants must be eligible to work within the region without sponsorship. Reperio Human Capital acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business. Skills: Software Engineer DOTNET Contract