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§ 01.NET & C# Development

.NET and C# developers. Azure certified, battle tested.

.NET is the backbone of most of our work. The backend behind drtalk, the APIs behind Lite n’ Easy, the cloud infrastructure behind everything. We have been building production .NET systems for over a decade.

From $475/day. Senior developers and QA, onshore and offshore, working your hours. Brisbane-led.

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§ 02In practice

The proof: drtalk.

drtalk

drtalk is a US healthcare platform built entirely on .NET 8 and Azure. The backend handles secure video consultations, real-time messaging via SignalR, appointment scheduling, clinical data management, and payment processing through Stripe.

The architecture uses microservices where it matters and a modular monolith for the core domain logic. Cosmos DB for core practice and patient data, Azure Service Bus for async processing, and Application Insights for monitoring. Six years in production: continuous .NET development by a blended team across Australia and the Philippines.

6+ years
in production
.NET 8
current version
Azure
cloud platform
$1.5M+
saved in dev costs
§ 03How we work

What we build with .NET

.NET is our default backend stack. C# is a strong, well-typed language with excellent tooling, and the Azure ecosystem makes deployment, scaling, and monitoring straightforward. We use .NET for:

  • API backends: RESTful APIs with ASP.NET Core, real-time endpoints with SignalR
  • Microservices: when scale and independent deployment justify the complexity
  • Integration: integration to key applications such as Twilio, Documo, MUX media, Stripe, Stripe Connect, Persona (Identity) and more
  • Mobile backends: paired with React Native or Flutter frontends
  • .NET MAUI: cross-platform desktop and mobile apps when the team is already in the C# ecosystem

The blended model

How it works

Our team blends onshore and offshore: senior .NET developers and QA on the Australian East Coast and in the Philippines, all working AEST hours, with Australian delivery leadership from Brisbane. Senior .NET developers with Azure certifications and production microservices experience command $1,000-1,500/day as Australian contractors. Ours cost $475/day.

You get direct Slack access to your developers. No handlers, no account managers. The person you talk to is the person writing the code.

Two engagement models: Team Amplification (individual developers embedded in your team) or Ring-Fenced Teams (a dedicated team allocated only to your product). Minimum three months.

§ 04Stack depth

Production-tested. Not proof-of-concept.

The capability areas and certifications backing this stack. Senior engineers, named tenure, real production references.

Runtime & Language
.NET 8 LTS, C# 12, ASP.NET Core, Minimal APIs, Blazor (server and WASM)
Architecture
Clean architecture, CQRS with MediatR, domain-driven design, modular monolith, microservices
Data & Storage
Entity Framework Core, Dapper, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL, MS SQL, Redis, Azure Blob Storage
Messaging & Real-time
Azure Service Bus, MassTransit, SignalR, RabbitMQ, background workers with Hangfire
Azure Services
App Service, Functions, Container Apps, API Management, Key Vault, Application Insights
Testing & DevOps
xUnit, FluentAssertions, Testcontainers, Playwright, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps pipelines

Azure certified

Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate

Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate

Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate

Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate

Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator

Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator

§ 05Common questions

Questions buyers ask first.

Which version of .NET do you work with?
Our production systems run .NET 8 (LTS). We migrated from .NET 6 and earlier. We stay on LTS releases for stability and long-term support. When .NET 10 LTS ships, we will migrate. But not on day one.
Do you work with legacy .NET Framework?
Yes. We have migrated projects from .NET Framework 4.x to .NET 8. We know the pain points: System.Web dependencies, config file differences, EF6 to EF Core migration, and Windows-specific APIs. We plan migrations incrementally, not as big-bang rewrites.
What cloud platform do you use?
Primarily Azure. Our team holds four Microsoft certifications (Developer Associate, Fundamentals, Data Engineer, Administrator). We also work with AWS and Google Cloud. For new .NET projects, Azure is usually the best fit because of native integration with App Service, Azure Functions, Cosmos DB, and Azure DevOps.
Do you do microservices?
When they are warranted. The drtalk platform uses microservices because different parts of the system scale independently and have different deployment cadences. For a typical business application, a well-structured modular monolith is simpler, cheaper, and easier to debug. We will recommend what actually fits, not what sounds impressive.
Where are your .NET developers based?
Both onshore and offshore. Senior C# and .NET developers and QA on the Australian East Coast and in the Philippines, all in Aussie hours, with Australian architecture leadership from Brisbane. The Philippines has a strong Microsoft ecosystem; our developers hold Azure certifications and have years of production .NET experience.
How do your rates compare to hiring .NET contractors in Australia?
A senior .NET developer with Azure certifications typically costs $1,000-1,500/day as an Australian contractor. Our offshore seniors cost $475/day. Same timezone overlap, same sprint cadence, same direct access. The skills are equivalent. The cost of living is different.
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