App Dev Architect (.NET)

About the role

66degrees is an end-to-end AI transformation partner helping enterprises turn complex data into strategic assets. This Contract App Dev Architect role leads a critical migration initiative, architecting the transition of legacy Oracle stored procedures into scalable .NET 8 microservices. You will serve as the technical anchor, leading a dedicated team of five backend engineers and ensuring robust system design and cross-border collaboration. The position is remote, based in India, with a start date in the first week of August 2026 and a duration of 5+ months.

What you’ll do

• Lead the technical strategy, design, and execution of extracting deep business logic from existing Oracle PL/SQL stored procedures and re-architecting them into highly modular .NET 8 microservices
• Design and oversee the deployment architecture within a cloud environment, primarily leveraging AWS EKS and AWS Service Mesh (or equivalent cloud native tools)
• Provide direct mentorship, technical direction, and code/design review guardrails for a team of 5 backend engineers
• Define microservices patterns, database communication strategies, data validation frameworks, and performance-tuning guidelines for the new ecosystem
• Act as the primary technical point of contact during the migration, bridging the gap between legacy database structures and modern cloud-native architectures

What you’ll bring

• 10+ years in software engineering with a strong progression into application and system architecture
• 5+ years of experience in core architecture
• Expert-level proficiency in .NET 8 core frameworks, C#, and building robust Web APIs / microservices
• Deep hands-on experience with Oracle SQL / PL/SQL, including reading, analyzing, and dismantling complex legacy stored procedures
• Strong hands-on experience with cloud platforms, specifically AWS
• Prior experience leading or mentoring small-to-medium development teams (4–6 engineers), managing sprint technical goals, and executing code quality frameworks
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related or equivalent work experience

Nice to have

• Proven familiarity with AWS EKS and AWS Service Mesh architectures is highly preferred
• Experience with comparable container orchestration and service mesh tools on Azure/GCP will be considered

Skills

Education

A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related or equivalent work experience required.