.NET Developer (Airlines) at Appex Innovation
Houston, TX
$124,800
Jul 21, 2026
Houston, TX
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A contract W2 role focused on building and maintaining software within the .NET framework for an airline-domain client. Day-to-day work spans writing and refactoring C#/.NET Core code, designing REST API and microservices architecture, deploying on AWS-native services, and supporting CI/CD pipelines with Docker and Kubernetes. The role suits an experienced .NET developer comfortable with cloud architecture, DevOps practices, and some exposure to AI-assisted development tools.
Senior level · Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 100 people in the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 45–190
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $132,286 (middle half $103,415–$162,956).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (10)
The posting lists Houston, TX as the primary location with Chicago, IL as an alternative; Houston is used as the primary CBSA.
This is a W2 Contract engagement requiring USC or Green Card work authorization.
The role is Hybrid (not fully remote).
The 'Top 3 skill sets' block and the detailed technical stack paragraph are both framed as required/primary for this role; all named technologies there are treated as hard gates. The 'Nice to have' section explicitly calls out AI/Copilot/GenAI as optional, so GitHub Copilot and LLM integration are marked preferred.
The posting lists .NET Core 8/10 specifically; captured as .NET Core.
SQS and SNS are listed together as a messaging pair (SQS/SNS); SQS is the primary entry with SNS as an alternative since they serve overlapping pub/sub messaging functions in AWS.
CloudFormation and Terraform are listed as interchangeable IaC options; captured as one skill with the other as an alternative.
GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps are listed as interchangeable CI/CD options; captured as one skill with the other as an alternative.
The domain is Airlines; no security clearance is required.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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