Senior Backend Engineer – C#/.NET, VMware & KVM

Senior Backend Engineer – C#/.NET, VMware & KVMThis role has been designed as ‘’Onsite’ with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE office.

Job Description:

In HPE Hybrid Cloud, we lead the innovation agenda and technology roadmap for all of HPE. This includes managing the design, development, and product portfolio of our next-generation cloud platform, Green Lake. Working with customers, we help them reimagine their information technology needs to deliver a simple, consumable solution that helps them drive their business results. Join us redefine what’s next for you.

Zerto drives the innovation agenda and technology roadmap for cutting-edge solutions in data lifecycle management, cyber resilience, replication, ransomware recovery, and seamless migrations. Our mission is to empower businesses with advanced hybrid cloud technologies that ensure data resilience, business continuity, and operational efficiency. With a focus on delivering state-of-the-art solutions, Zerto helps organizations protect, manage, and optimize their data across its entire lifecycle while maintaining robust defenses against evolving cyber threats. By working with customers, we help them reimagine their disaster recovery and data protection strategies, ensuring they achieve their business goals with confidence. Join us to redefine what’s next in the hybrid cloud, data protection, and cyber resilience—and for yourself.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's, or Master's, or PhD degree in Computer Engineering, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• 8–15 years of experience in software development with strong expertise in C#/.NET technologies, Linux environments, and enterprise application development. Experience with virtualization platforms such as VMware and KVM is preferred.

What you’ll do:

Roles and Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable applications and backend services using C# and .NET/.NET Core technologies.
• Work on application development using Docker, Kubernetes, and containerized deployment models.
• Collaborate with virtualization and infrastructure teams to support solutions running on VMware and KVM platforms.
• Troubleshoot and resolve application, deployment, and environment-related issues across Linux-based systems.
• Perform code reviews, debugging, unit testing, and support automation and quality initiatives.
• Integrate AI-assisted engineering practices and tools into the software development lifecycle to improve developer productivity, accelerate troubleshooting, enhance code quality, and streamline automation workflows.
• Utilize AI-powered coding and debugging assistants (such as GitHub Copilot or similar platforms) to support development, code optimization, testing, and operational efficiency.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and product teams to ensure successful solution delivery.
• Analyze performance bottlenecks and recommend improvements for scalability, reliability, and operational efficiency.
• Stay updated with emerging technologies and industry best practices in .NET, virtualization, and Linux platforms.
• Demonstrate ownership, accountability, and flexibility in handling technical deliverables and project responsibilities.

What you need to bring:

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong experience in C#, .NET/.NET Core, ASP.NET Core, REST APIs, and Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles.
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, microservices architecture, and containerized application development.
• Strong understanding of designing and integrating complex software systems across multiple platform environments into scalable, secure, and maintainable enterprise architectures.
• Working knowledge of virtualization technologies such as VMware and KVM.
• Experience or understanding of disaster recovery, replication, failover/failback, business continuity, and resiliency solutions within virtualized and enterprise infrastructure environments.
• Experience with software testing methodologies including unit testing, debugging, test automation, and scripting.
• Good understanding of SQL Server and database design concepts.
• Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience in application performance tuning, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Experience leveraging AI-assisted software development tools and intelligent engineering workflows for code generation, debugging, testing, code review, and productivity optimization.
• Familiarity with modern AI-enabled developer ecosystems and engineering best practices.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to independently drive technical tasks.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Cloud Architectures, Cross Domain Knowledge, Design Thinking, Development Fundamentals, DevOps, Distributed Computing, Microservices Fluency, Full Stack Development, Release Management, Security-First Mindset, User Experience (UX)

Health & Wellbeing

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

Job:

Engineering

Job Level:

TCP_04

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