Lead .NET Product Engineer

Lead .NET Product EngineerThis role is with a DeWinter AI Platform Partner100% remote12 Month+ contract (or contract to hire, if desired)We are seeking a hands-on Principal or Lead level .NET Product Engineer who has used Claude Code extensively to deliver production applications.This person must combine three areas that are often found in separate profiles:Deep, hands-on .NET and cloud architecture experienceStrong product discovery and business requirements skillsAdvanced Claude Code and agentic development experienceWhat You’ll DoYou will receive loosely defined operational problems rather than completed user stories. You must be comfortable working directly with supervisors and frontline users to:Understand current manual processesIdentify pain points, exceptions and inefficienciesDetermine what data is availableDefine success metricsConvert business needs into workflows, requirements and acceptance criteriaDesign and deliver the technical solutionYou will use Claude Code throughout the full development lifecycle, including:Establishing persistent context for an existing codebaseDocumenting architecture and business rulesBreaking requirements into plans and development tasksConfiguring specialized agents and agentic workflowsGenerating, reviewing and debugging codeBuilding automated testsPerforming security and quality reviewsDeploying applicationsEstablishing monitoring and alertingThis is not someone who only uses Copilot or Claude for autocomplete, isolated code generation, debugging or unit testing. Towne needs someone who has already created a repeatable agentic engineering workflow and can teach future team members how to use it effectively.The consultant must be highly independent. There will not initially be a separate product manager, architect, developer and QA engineer assigned to each initiative. This person will own the process from business discovery through a tested production release.Core Technical ExperienceExpert-level C# and modern .NETCloud-native application architecture, preferably AzureAPIs, event-driven systems and system integrationsModern front-end exposure, such as React or AngularLegacy application modernizationAutomated unit, integration and end-to-end testingCI/CD, infrastructure as code, security and observabilityAdvanced, recent experience using Claude CodeContext engineering and multi-agent development workflowsStrong ability to review and validate AI-generated codeStrongly PreferredExperience building operational workflow productsIoT, device, embedded systems or hardware integration experienceKiosk, touchscreen, payment-device or card-reader integrationExperience turning manual business processes into software productsExperience working with distributed or offshore engineering teamsAbility to overlap approximately two hours with the New Zealand team, generally through 6:00 p.m. EasternIdeal Candidate ProfileThe strongest candidate will be able to provide a specific example of personally taking an unclear business need, discovering the requirements, designing the solution, using an agentic development workflow and owning delivery through testing and production.