Backend Engineer

Regal is hiring a Backend Engineer to build and maintain the backend systems powering its consumer-facing digital products. The role focuses on designing and building APIs, services, and data systems in C# and .NET, while collaborating across disciplines and supporting features through deployment and production.

Responsibilities

Design, build, test, and maintain backend services and APIs using C# and .NET

Own backend features end to end, from technical design through deployment and production support

Collaborate with front-end engineers, product managers, and designers to deliver complete, well-integrated features

Write clean, testable, and well-documented code with a focus on reliability and maintainability

Participate in code reviews, both giving and receiving feedback thoughtfully

Contribute to architectural discussions and help define technical direction on your team

Identify and address performance bottlenecks, scalability concerns, and technical debt

Support and improve observability, logging, monitoring, and alerting across services you own

Preferred

SQL Server experience strongly preferred

Experience with CosmosDB or other NoSQL document databases

Familiarity with React or Next.js, enough to collaborate effectively with front-end engineers and contribute when needed

Experience with Azure or similar cloud environments

Experience with React Native or cross-platform mobile development

Exposure to event-driven architecture, message queuing, or async processing patterns

Experience with observability tooling, Datadog, Serilog, Application Insights, or similar

Experience building consumer-facing products at meaningful scale

Familiarity with Redis or distributed caching strategies

SQL Server

Cosmos DB

NoSQL Document Databases

React

Next.js

Front-End Development

Azure

Cloud Environments

React Native

Cross-Platform Mobile Development

Event-Driven Architecture

Message Queuing

Asynchronous Processing

Observability Tooling

Datadog

Serilog

Application Insights

Large-Scale Consumer Products

Redis

Distributed Caching

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Benefits

Discretionary annual bonus

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and company holidays

Company-paid life and disability insurance

Free movie passes and discounted concessions

Summer half-day Fridays

Remote work across the U.S.

Company

U.S. movie theater chain with premium formats

Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

https://www.regmovies.com/

Founded in 1989

10001+ employees

Qualifications

3+ years of professional software engineering experience with meaningful backend ownership

Strong proficiency in C# and .NET, this is your primary stack

Experience designing and building RESTful APIs consumed by web and mobile clients

Solid understanding of relational databases

Familiarity with cloud platforms, CI/CD practices, and modern software deployment

Ability to work independently and take ownership of features from design through delivery

Strong communication skills, you can explain technical decisions clearly to engineers and non-engineers alike

SQL Server experience strongly preferred

Experience with CosmosDB or other NoSQL document databases

Familiarity with React or Next.js, enough to collaborate effectively with front-end engineers and contribute when needed

Experience with Azure or similar cloud environments

Experience with React Native or cross-platform mobile development

Exposure to event-driven architecture, message queuing, or async processing patterns

Experience with observability tooling, Datadog, Serilog, Application Insights, or similar

Experience building consumer-facing products at meaningful scale

Familiarity with Redis or distributed caching strategies

Required skills

C#, .NET, RESTful APIs, SQL Server, CI/CD, Cosmos DB, React, Next.js, Azure, Event-Driven Architecture, Redis, Datadog

Preferred skills

SQL Server experience strongly preferred, Experience with CosmosDB or other NoSQL document databases, Experience with Azure or similar cloud environments, Familiarity with Redis or distributed caching strategies

Experience

3+ years