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How To Hire a C# Developer

Complete with job descriptions, skill profiles, and interview templates. Use this C# Developer hiring guide to help you make the right decisions, fast.

C# Developer Recruitment Guide

What does a C# Developer do?

C# Developers have a very good understanding of the.Net framework and use this knowledge to write efficient and maintainable C# code to fit into the .Net ecosystem. Ultimately having experience in this domain allows them to design and create code for extremely robust modern architecture applications which thrive in enterprise settings.

Day to day tasks of a C# Developer

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C# Developer definition

C# Developers write pieces of software using the C# programming language and the .Net framework to create robust and scalable pieces of software for use in an enterprise environment.

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HIRING PROCESS

C# Developer Hiring Process

Step 1: Understand the role
Step 2: Source Applicants
Step 3: Skills Assessment
Step 4: Interview
Step 5: Hire

Build the Ideal Candidate Profile​

To find the best person for the role, you need to understand what the role involves. You can complete this with the hiring manager to define the role, its contribution, and the skills needed.

Write A Job Description Based On Skills

Once you understand the requirements for the role, you’ll need to understand the skills for success. You can then write an effective job description to promote your role.

Selecting The Ideal Candidate

See which applicants have the right skills for the role. Send all your applicants a Vervoe skills assessment from the expert library, or customize one for your organization.

Interview Top Performers

Your skills assessment results will identify top performers. Focus your time on interviewing those that have met or exceeded your requirements. Assessment results will also help guide which skill areas to focus on in the interview.

Making An Offer

Once you assess your candidates against these skills, you’re ready to offer the top performer(s). You should base your offer on the value that the candidate would bring to your team and your business as a whole. It is also important to ensure your compensation and benefits packages are competitive in the industry and help you attract and retain the top talent.
Build the ideal candidate profile

Skills needed for a C# Developer

C# Developer candidates need to be skillful in the following domains, highly knowledgeable and experienced with C#, fundamental knowledge of the .Net framework, GIT, how to create adequate unit tests, MSSQL, SQL, how to write code which follows OOP standards and MVC architecture.

Pro Tip

The role of a C# Developers are very broad and the specialties within this class of developer differ by a lot, therefore, clearly defining what the developer will be doing will mean developers who don’t have the correct skillset won’t apply.

WRITE A JOB DESCRIPTION BASED ON SKILLS

How to write a C# Developer job description

Once you’ve determined the skills required for the role, you can write the job description to advertise for your position. Here’s what to include in your C# Developer job description:

Job Title: What position are you hiring for?

Summary: What makes your company unique? What would it be like to work for you?

Responsibilities: An overview of the role’s day-to-day activities, and how the position contributes to the organization

Requirements: Skills a candidate must have to perform the job successfully

Benefits: Details of compensation, benefits, and any perks on offer

Pro Tip

In building your candidate profile, remember you’ve already identified what skills are needed to succeed in the role. Here’s where to list your “must-have” skills and maybe a couple of “nice-to-have” skills. For example, C# Developers in enterprise environments should utilize tools like ‘NDepend’ as it measures code quality and in turn code written as it needs to meet certain baseline requirements.

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SELECTING THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

Sample skill tests for a C# Developer

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Question 1

Coding

Question Type: Code

Write a piece of code to output what’s shown below using for loops?

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Question 2

Collaboration

Question Type: Video

Describe a time where your collaboration helped the success of a project.

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Question 3

C#

Question Type: Multiple Choice

You have developed C# code and want to identify the Cyclomatic Complexity in order to get an idea of the number of independent paths in your program. Which of the following methods of testing will you perform?

INTERVIEW TOP PERFORMERS

How to interview a C# Developer

Once your Vervoe skills assessment has surfaced the most qualified people for your open role, you can focus on interviewing these candidates. The interview should focus on any skills that require development that were highlighted from the skills assessment.

Now you know that candidates can do the job, the interview becomes more of a relationship building exercise where you can get to know the candidate on a more personal level, understand their motivations, and how they would fit in with the team.

Making An Offer

How much does it cost to hire a C# Developer?

In the United States the salary of a C# Developer is reported to be $107,250 by Talent.com, whereas Glassdoor.com reports it as $81,368. The lowest paid C# Developers earn up to $80,108, whereas the top earners earn up to $126,181 with the median of these salaries coming in at $105,188 according to Salary.com.

C# Developer Salary United States

C# Developer salaries within the United States come out to $112,952 USD a year. The factors which make this salary come down to a couple of main factors, location of the organisation and skill of the developer.

C# Developer Salary United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom C# Developers can expect to have a salary around £35,289 GBP. There salary will be two major factors that will determine this number, it will be the seniority and the industry the organisation operates within.

C# Developer Salary Australia

In Australia the median C# Developer salary is $70,469 AUD. This salary will be heavily dependent on the skill of the employee and the type of work they will be working on.