Lead Software Engineer (.NET, Back-end, Azure Cloud)

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed.  We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior .NET Backend Engineer with deep expertise in Microsoft Azure, C#/.NET, and cloud-native architecture to design, build, and support highly scalable enterprise applications. This role will lead the development of modern backend services, microservices, and event-driven solutions while driving platform reliability, security, and performance. The ideal candidate is a hands-on senior engineer who can own solutions from architecture through production support, collaborate across teams, and solve complex technical challenges in large-scale cloud environments.
Essential Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and support backend applications using C#, .NET Core, and .NET 8/10+ on Microsoft Azure.
• Build scalable microservices, APIs, and event-driven architectures supporting enterprise-scale workloads.
• Develop cloud-native integrations using Azure Service Bus, Functions, API Management, Storage, and Azure SQL.
• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Create and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
• Drive application reliability through observability, monitoring, resiliency, and performance optimization.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues while partnering across engineering, platform, architecture, and business teams.

Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience
- Six to eight years of relevant experience

Required Qualifications

• Software engineering experience with strong expertise in C#, .NET Core, and .NET 8/10+.
• Deep hands-on experience building and supporting cloud-native applications on Microsoft Azure.
• Strong experience with AKS, Service Bus, Azure Storage, Functions, Key Vault, API Management, Azure SQL, and Application Insights.
• Proven experience designing and implementing microservices, REST APIs, and event-driven architectures.
• Hands-on expertise with Docker, Kubernetes (AKS), and modern cloud deployment patterns.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, or ARM).
• Strong understanding of Azure networking, security, identity management, private connectivity, OAuth, JWT, Managed Identity, and Key Vault.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, SQL Server/Azure SQL, performance tuning, observability, and production support for high-volume systems.

Location expectations
This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits:

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following:

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

• Basic term and optional term life insurance

• Short-term and long-term disability

• Pregnancy disability and parental leave

• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan

• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)

• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities

• Adoption assistance

• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

Review our full benefits available by employment status here.

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

E-Verify

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E-Verify program.

The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Pay Range: $133,365.00 - $156,900.00

U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment. U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and/or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures.

Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.