\u003Cbr />Your primary responsibility will be owning and optimizing the DIRT Server, a C#/.NET application built on a third-party .NET Toolkit, with end-to-end accountability for stability, performance, deployment, and monitoring\u003C/p>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">As a secondary responsibility, you’ll also maintain the \u003Cstrong>DIRT Client\u003C/strong>, a stakeholder-facing UI for initiating data requests, ensuring it remains reliable and aligned with evolving workflows. This role is critical to enabling The Zebra’s SEO and content teams with fresh, accurate, and scalable data to power reports and data-driven landing pages.\u003C/p>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\u003C/p>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\u003Cstrong>What you'll do:\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\u003Cul style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\u003Cli>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented C#/.NET code.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">Maintain and extend the \u003Cstrong>DIRT Server\u003C/strong> applications.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">Integrate with third-party .NET toolkits (DLLs) to request and process insurance data sets.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">Implement improvements to data export and formatting data ETL pipelines (CSV generation and downstream delivery).\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">Optimize application performance and reliability to handle high-throughput requests efficiently.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">Deploy, monitor, and troubleshoot DIRT server instances (currently hosted on AWS SQS).\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">Ensure proper handling of \u003Cstrong>coverage limits and state-level insurance regulations\u003C/strong> when making rating requests.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">Collaborate with SEO stakeholders to support new data-driven content initiatives.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">Architect future improvements to DIRT for scalability and integration into SEO and marketing workflows.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\u003C/p>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\u003Cstrong>What we're looking for\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\u003Cul style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\u003Cli>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\u003Cstrong>Strong expertise in C# and .NET development\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\u003Cstrong>Direct experience working with DLLs\u003C/strong>, particularly integrating third-party DLLs into .NET applications.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">Experience with \u003Cstrong>REST APIs and database integration\u003C/strong> (SQL Server, Snowflake, or similar).\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">Familiarity with \u003Cstrong>export pipelines\u003C/strong> (e.g., CSV generation, S3 buckets, downstream data usage).\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">Comfort with \u003Cstrong>deploying and monitoring applications in AWS, especially EC2 and SQS,\u003C/strong> or similar environments.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">Ability to troubleshoot and optimize performance in high-throughput data processing systems.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">Strong communication skills to work across SEO, engineering, and analytics stakeholders.\u003Cbr />\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\u003Cstrong>Nice-to-Haves\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\u003Cul style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\u003Cli>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">Experience with \u003Cstrong>insurance rating engines\u003C/strong> or \u003Cstrong>third-party data APIs\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">Familiarity with \u003Cstrong>Snowflake\u003C/strong> or similar data warehousing solutions\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">Familiarity with Looker or similar business intelligence platforms like Tableau\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">Knowledge of SEO workflows or data-driven content generation.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">Experience with \u003Cstrong>React or Next.js\u003C/strong> frameworks to contribute to the DIRT client front-end.\u003Cbr />\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\u003Cstrong>Impact\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">By maintaining and extending DIRT, you will directly enable The Zebra’s SEO and content teams to publish accurate, fresh, and authoritative insurance data. This role is critical in helping The Zebra compete with top industry players by delivering \u003Cstrong>trusted, data-backed insights\u003C/strong> at scale.\u003C/p>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\u003C/p>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\u003Cstrong>Contract Details\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\u003Cul style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\u003Cli>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\u003Cstrong>Type:\u003C/strong> Contract role (6–12 months, with potential extensions).\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\u003Cstrong>Engagement:\u003C/strong> 40 hours per week.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\u003Cstrong>Location:\u003C/strong> Remote (U.S. preferred).\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\u003Cstrong>Reporting to:\u003C/strong> Engineering Manager, SEO Tooling.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\u003Cstrong>Rate: \u003C/strong>$75-$80 Hourly\u003Cbr />\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\u003Cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\u003C/p>\u003Ch3>\u003C/h3>","https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/the%20zebra/c53afaa0-16b8-4ff2-aa65-30545ef1b045",{"id":141,"name":142,"urlSafeSlug":171,"logo":143},[234],{"city":22,"region":23,"country":24},"2025-08-28T07:16:41.03Z","The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in C# and .NET development, with direct experience integrating third-party DLLs into .NET applications. Familiarity with REST APIs, database integration (SQL Server, Snowflake, or similar), and export pipelines such as CSV generation and S3 buckets is required. Candidates should be comfortable deploying and monitoring applications in AWS environments like EC2 and SQS, and demonstrate an ability to troubleshoot and optimize performance in high-throughput data processing systems. Strong communication skills are essential for collaborating with various stakeholders.","The Senior .NET Engineer will be responsible for maintaining and extending the DIRT Server, a C#/.NET application, with end-to-end accountability for its stability, performance, deployment, and monitoring. This includes writing clean C#/.NET code, integrating with third-party .NET toolkits, implementing improvements to data export and formatting pipelines, and optimizing application performance. 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