.NET API Developer

Lap of Love•Lutz, FL

1d•Remote

About The Position

Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice, headquartered in Lutz, FL., seeks to add a key member to its growing team by employing a .NET API Developer to join our Systems Administration team, an extension of the Innovation and Technology department. As the .NET Developer, this individual will be a member of a team that is responsible for the development of REST APIs for our proprietary CRM platform, Sunshine. They’ll be working on a cross functional team tasked with building APIs and integrations to consume those APIs to support the work that our Veterinarians perform in the field. If you’ve ever wanted to help architect and build an API layer from barebones, this is the perfect opportunity for you! The ideal candidate will have a solid working knowledge of .NET 8, ASP.NET Core Web API, Entity Framework(EF8), and Microsoft SQL Server. They will write high quality, testable code using xUnit + Moq and must be proficient at writing detailed logging to observability tools like AWS Open Search, Cloud Watch, or Azure App Insights. Experience using Autofac + ASP.NET Core DI for dependency management and working with the Fluent API for request validation. This person will also need to understand how to implement oAuth 2.0 and JWT Bearer Validation workflows using Entra AD as the identity provider. We work as a team here at Lap of Love. This person will be expected to work with a cross functional team consisting of development resources for the core Sunshine platform, our Cloud Administrator and Cloud Developer for all things DevOps, CI/CD, Terraform, and Cloud Provisioning along with project managers, product owners, and senior leadership. They should be comfortable translating business requirements into working code with minimal direct supervision. In addition, Lap of Love is embracing AI tools. The ideal candidate will have a thorough understanding of using Claude Code or similar tools while maintaining a human-in-the-loop workflow.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, system administration, or a related field required - may be substituted with relevant work experience and a demonstrated level of expertise.
3-5 years of experience writing C# using .NET 8
3-5 years of experience working with Entity Framework (EF8 or newer)
3-5 years of experience working with Microsoft SQL Server
3-5 years of experience working with ASP.NET Core Web API
3-5 years of experience writing tests using Xunit and Moq
3-5 years of experience developing in a multi-cloud environment (AWS and Azure)
Thorough understanding of RESTful API Development best practices
Thorough understanding of JavaScript and React front-end, specifically how it consumes and interacts with API endpoints
Comfortable using Claude Code to assist with development and iteration on work items while maintaining a human-in-the-loop workflow
Some early mornings or late nights may be required
Able to sit for prolonged periods of time of up to 8 hours per day
Able to work 40 hours per week during core hours (8am-5pm ET)
Able to frequently communicate by telephone and through use of computer technologies, including but not limited to email and video conferencing
Possess manual dexterity, fine motor skills, and the ability to operate a computer, read a computer screen and type on a keyboard for prolonged periods of time of up to 8 hours per day.
Able to quickly learn custom software
Access to reliable and secure internet
Maintain confidentiality of all patient, client, and business information
Comply with all applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and guidelines

Nice To Haves

Solid working knowledge of .NET 8, ASP.NET Core Web API, Entity Framework(EF8), and Microsoft SQL Server.
Proficient at writing detailed logging to observability tools like AWS Open Search, Cloud Watch, or Azure App Insights.
Experience using Autofac + ASP.NET Core DI for dependency management and working with the Fluent API for request validation.
Understand how to implement oAuth 2.0 and JWT Bearer Validation workflows using Entra AD as the identity provider.
Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, Terraform, and Cloud Provisioning.

Responsibilities

Assist with the architecture and development of API endpoints for our proprietary CRM platform, Sunshine
Assist with the development and maintenance of backend integration stacks for 3rd party APIs
Collaborate with the core Sunshine development team to assist with refactoring existing API endpoints, triaging issues, or troubleshooting performance issues as it relates to the API or Data Access layer
Creating documentation of the API layer using tools such as Swagger
Review workload monitoring and identify opportunities for improvement