Overview of Common Roles in .NET Projects

 

Role	Responsibilities	Tech Stack Relevance
Backend Developer	Write APIs, business logic, integrate with databases	All: .NET Framework, Core, and .NET 5/6/7/8
Frontend Developer	Build UI (e.g., Razor pages, Blazor, Angular/React)	.NET Core+, with Blazor or JS SPA frameworks
Full Stack Developer	Handles both backend and frontend	More common in .NET Core and .NET 5+
DevOps Engineer	CI/CD, deployment, cloud (Azure, Docker, Kubernetes)	Mostly .NET Core and .NET 5/6/7/8
Solution Architect	Designs system architecture	All versions
QA/Test Engineer	Writes unit/integration tests, automation scripts	All (Test tools differ slightly)
Database Developer	DB schema design, stored procedures, EF Core configuration	All, but EF Core used from .NET Core onward
Legacy Support Engineer	Maintain/upgrade older apps (e.g., ASP.NET Web Forms)	Mostly .NET Framework
Cloud Engineer	Cloud-first design (Azure Functions, App Services)	.NET Core and .NET 5/6/7+