As one of the fastest-growing and most exciting brands in the industry, Crash Champions is the largest founder-led multi-shop operator (MSO) of high-quality collision repair service in the U.S. The company, which also operates the growing Crash Champions LUXE | EV Certified brand of highline and luxury EV repair centers, services customers at more than 650 state-of-the-art locations in 38 states across the U.S. Crash Champions was founded in 1999 as a single Chicago repair center by industry veteran and 2023 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Midwest award winner Matt Ebert. For more than 25 years, our vision has been anchored by the belief that delivering superior collision repair service is about People First. Welcome to Crash Champions. We Champion People. 

JOB PURPOSE: We are seeking a skilled and motivated Backend Software Developer to join our Application Development team. The successful candidate will be responsible for creating software solutions, designing, implementing, and maintaining server-side application logic, APIs, databases, and system integrations that support our products and services. Collaboration with frontend developers, product managers, and other stakeholders is essential to ensure the backend architecture is reliable, scalable, and secure.

 ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES:

• Work on a software team with other developers to create new modules and feature-functionality for the company’s management system.
• Code, test, and prepare releases to existing software solutions following established design, coding and implementation methods and standards for specifications, development, testing and delivery.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including designers, product owners/managers, and developers, to deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Build enterprise-level services and   applications using various programming and scripting languages
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable web applications and APIs using ASP.NET Core and C#.
• Implement data access layers using Entity Framework Core and LINQ with SQL Server or other RDBMS.
• Build and consume RESTful APIs, ensuring secure and performant integrations.
• Performing C# code changes, production support, and application enhancements.
• Work with end-users and cross-functional teams to   develop new application features that meet evolving business needs, using C#, .NET Core, and Azure DevOps.
• Collaborate with frontend developers (React) to integrate APIs and deliver end-to-end features.
• Quality Assurance.  Carry out unit and system test plans.
• Deploy and monitor applications in Azure App Services, Azure Functions
• Implement CI/CD DevOps process used in Azure for constant   releases into QA and Production environments.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years application development experience with the Microsoft .NET platform
• Experience with Azure services (App Insights, Key Vault, Blob Storage, Azure SQL).
• Strong proficiency in C# and the .NET ecosystem (.NET Core/.NET 6+).
• Experience with ASP.NET Core MVC, Web API, and dependency injection.
• Solid understanding of relational databases, SQL, and ORMs (EF Core, Dapper).
• Familiarity with asynchronous programming, middleware, and API versioning.
• Proficient in Git, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
• Understanding of SOLID principles, design patterns, and clean architecture.
• Thorough understanding of object-oriented development (OOD), including an in-depth knowledge of implementing RESTful, micro services design patterns and architectures
• Strong experience in end-to-end data ingestion process from receiving, manipulating and publishing data via services.
• Full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) experience including gathering requirements, design, development, testing, documentation, etc.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, working in a team environment

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE Preferred

• Development experience using cloud-based resources (Azure preferred)
• Knowledge of microservices architecture, message queues
• Advanced Proficiency in Programming Languages
• Security Best Practices
• Exposure to frontend frameworks (React, Angular, Blazor) is a plus.

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills. You may be asked by your supervisor or managers to perform other duties.  Your performance will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the job duties listed in this job description, as well as any job duties not specifically listed above that you may be asked from time to time to perform. The Company has the right to revise this job description at any time.

Crash Champions is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans’ status, status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status or non-job characteristic as directed by law.

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements and annual updates:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Group Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• 401k Retirement Plan with match
• Referral Bonus (“Cash From Crash”)
• 5 Paid Holidays

We are committed to providing competitive compensation for this role. The actual offer will be based on various factors, including but not limited to: job related knowledge, skills, experience, relevant certifications and qualifications.