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Hire .NET Developers

.NET and C# run a huge share of enterprise and financial backends, and the ecosystem has modernised fast. We screen .NET developers for the fundamentals that keep large systems maintainable, not just framework familiarity.

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What .NET developers do

.NET (with C#) powers web APIs, backend services, cloud workloads on Azure and desktop applications, especially in finance, enterprise and regulated sectors. Modern work means ASP.NET Core, async programming and increasingly cloud-native and cross-platform .NET.

What we screen for in .NET developers

  • C# and .NET fundamentals: async/await, LINQ, memory and the runtime
  • ASP.NET Core, API design and clean architecture
  • Cloud (typically Azure), testing and CI/CD discipline
  • System design for scale and reliability

Every .NET developer is technically assessed by us, a former software developer, before you spend a minute interviewing.

What .NET developers earn in 2026

.NET developer pay tracks the software engineer ladder, so these are the reference bands we benchmark against, by seniority and city. See the full salary benchmarks for the detail.

Seniority LondonBerlinAmsterdamNew York
Mid-level £55k–£85k€55k–€85k€55k–€85k$120k–$150k
Senior £85k–£120k€85k–€120k€80k–€115k$150k–$200k
Staff / Principal £120k–£150k€115k–€145k€110k–€140k$190k–$240k

Reference bands, benchmarked to our software-engineer placement data · reviewed July 2026.

How to hire .NET developers: a process that works

  1. Scope the role around the work, not the title. Be specific about what .NET is doing in your product. .NET (with C#) powers web APIs, backend services, cloud workloads on Azure and desktop applications, especially in finance, enterprise and regulated sectors. Modern work means ASP.NET Core, async programming and increasingly cloud-native and cross-platform .NET.
  2. Benchmark pay before you go to market. Use the bands above as the reference by seniority and city; an offer scoped off last year's numbers is the most common reason searches fail late.
  3. Pick your route honestly. Hiring directly means running sourcing, screening and scheduling yourself, and typically takes weeks. Freelance marketplaces are fast but leave the technical vetting to you. A specialist agency screens before you interview and delivers a shortlist in days; you pay only on a successful hire with contingent recruitment.
  4. Screen for the fundamentals, not the buzzwords. For .NET developers we test: c# and .NET fundamentals: async/await, LINQ, memory and the runtime; aSP.NET Core, API design and clean architecture; cloud (typically Azure), testing and CI/CD discipline.
  5. Decide in days, not weeks. Good .NET developers are in more than one process. The teams that win offers are the ones that compress interview-to-decision, not the ones that pay the most.

FAQ

Hiring .NET developers, answered

What should you screen for in a .NET developer?

C# and runtime fundamentals (async, memory, LINQ), ASP.NET Core and API/architecture design, and cloud and testing discipline — assessed with a realistic backend task rather than a puzzle.

Do you recruit for modern .NET and Azure?

Yes. Most current roles use modern .NET (formerly .NET Core) with ASP.NET Core and Azure. We screen for the fundamentals that carry across versions and match to your specific stack.

Is .NET still in demand?

Very much so, particularly in finance, enterprise and regulated sectors. Strong, modern .NET engineers are in steady demand, and pay tracks the software engineer ladder shown below.

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