Get to know us
Ideals is a global B2B SaaS product company recognized as the most highly rated and customer-centric brand in the secure business collaboration market. Trusted by over 2,000,000 users from 300,000 companies globally, we help people run high-stakes processes and make important decisions with less stress, higher quality, and shorter hours.
Ideals Virtual Data Room (VDR): Secure document sharing and collaboration for due diligence, fundraising, corporate reporting, licensing, clinical trials, and other complex transactions.
Ideals Board: Board and leadership collaboration platform for faster, safer, and more compliant decision-making.
The role
Ideals is an international B2B SaaS company building a leading Virtual Data Room (VDR) platform used globally for highly sensitive data exchange. Our Engineering organization consists of ~100 professionals across 9 cross-functional teams, each owning critical product areas.
We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer (.NET) to join the Orion Team, one of the core teams behind the Ideals Virtual Data Room platform.
The Orion Team is responsible for the core file management capabilities of the VDR, including file operations, document workflows, access control, and search functionality. The team owns everything related to file lifecycle management, including:
File operations and processing
File permissions and access control
Document publishing workflows
E-signature functionality
Management of project-based user teams and access roles
Keyword-based document search
In addition, the team actively works on AI-powered features, including multi-document RAG-based search, enhancing how users discover and interact with information across large document sets.
Tech stack: .NET Framework 4.7, .NET 8, ASP.NET Core, Entity Framework, Web API, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker/Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Git.
What you will do
Participate in all phases of the SDLC as part of a cross-functional product team. This includes, but is not limited to, requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing (unit, integration, and service tests), building, deployment, and operation of new product increments, handling change requests, defect resolution, spikes, and proof-of-concepts
Ensure high-quality solutions by maintaining acceptable test coverage aligned with the Definition of Done criteria
Be a proactive team player, contributing actively to the group’s efforts to complete tasks and achieve goals
Adhere to and drive modern software engineering practices through design reviews
Engage in mentorship and knowledge sharing within the team and the Engineering organization
What you bring
Over 5 years of commercial experience in backend development using .NET Framework and .NET 6+
B2 level proficiency in English, both spoken and written
Solid understanding of the SDLC, along with software design and architecture principles
Expertise in writing both unit and integration tests while ensuring that best practices for testing are integrated into every phase of development
Expertise in API design principles, with a solid understanding of REST, RPC, including security considerations
Experience with relational databases (preferably MS SQL Server / PostgreSQL)
Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS is preferred)
Product-focused approach, consistently striving to create value for users
Strong sense of ownership, taking full responsibility for end-to-end development from design through to production support
Proactive attitude and a growth mindset, with a strong orientation towards self-development and continuous learning
Interest in AI-driven solutions, with openness to developing expertise in this area
Nice to have
Experience in product or SaaS businesses
Experience with .NET 8
Experience with AWS (SNS, SQS, S3,EC2,OpenSearch) and Docker/Kubernetes
Knowledge of security best practices in backend development
Our assessment process
Screening call with the Talent Acquisition Specialist (45 mins)
Technical interview and Live coding (2 hours)
Engineering Competency-based interview with our Engineering Manager (2 hours)
Interview with the Hiring Manager (60 mins)
