Parvessh Agarwal
Founder & CEO
An entrepreneur at heart. He links business analysis, strategy, clear goals and ROI to practical technology.
LinkedIn →Hire .NET developers
with one contact from brief to delivery.
PixelCrayons is your point of contact for hiring .NET developers. We scope the role and write the proposal. The C# engineer, or a small team, comes from our sister company ValueCoders. ValueCoders finds and supplies them under that one proposal and account team. You interview the developer yourself and sign once.
Interview before signing · One contact throughout
Tell us about the role
Start Your Enquiry
Send a short brief. Once we have a complete brief, we confirm the date you will receive your itemised proposal.
What you get
PixelCrayons is your point of contact for hiring .NET developers, and our sister company ValueCoders supplies the engineer. You brief us once. ValueCoders proposes the ASP.NET developer whose track record fits, and you interview them before anything is signed. Escalation, billing and status stay with PixelCrayons, under one proposal and one account team.
- Vetted on real .NET deliveryEvery engineer we propose has shipped live .NET services, vetted against ValueCoders' delivery standards.
- One point of contact for everythingPixelCrayons handles scoping, the proposal, escalation, billing and status. ValueCoders' engineers write the code.
- Interview before you signTalk to the engineer first, and ask for a different proposal if they aren't right.
Our work
See what we've built
and the results it brought.
Real projects for real clients, with results we can show.
2004
Established
500+
Agencies served
4,500+
Projects delivered
340%
Revenue growth · 7 months
eCommerce
+127%
Organic traffic · 5 months
SaaS
85%
Faster delivery · backlog cleared
via agency partner
Where the work happens
What they cover
.NET developer skills
for business systems that keep changing safely.
Engineers are vetted on their track record with real enterprise codebases, not a whiteboard puzzle. They come from ValueCoders' team and are matched to your gap.
Core .NET skills
- ASP.NET Core web APIs and MVC apps, matched to what your codebase already uses
- C# 12 and modern language features, used where they really make the code simpler
- Entity Framework Core data access and database design that doesn't lock a live table
- Testing with xUnit or NUnit, with integration tests that hold up in review
- NuGet package management and builds you can repeat exactly
Cloud, data and services
- Microservices and clean architecture for services that outlive the first release
- Azure deployment: App Service, Functions, and Docker containers where they fit
- SQL Server and Azure SQL: database design, indexes and query speed
- Message-based connections: Azure Service Bus and background workers
- Moving old .NET Framework apps to .NET 8 or later, where that is the real job
Working well in your team
- Working carefully inside an existing enterprise codebase, not jumping to a rewrite
- Code review as a habit, held to a written standard
- CI/CD pipelines and careful releases, including the rollback plan
- Estimates that hold, and saying early when they won't
- Notes that let the next engineer pick up a service without a handover call
In practice
What good .NET work
looks like from the inside.
Practical notes on the role itself: the week, the interview, the first day and who they work with.
A normal week
Most .NET work lands in codebases that have run for years. A typical week mixes a feature ticket in an ASP.NET Core API with a review of someone's pull request. There may also be an Entity Framework query to fix because it slowed as a table grew. Expect time on the parts nobody sees. That could be a background worker that retries properly, or a setting moved out of code into the environment. It could be a flaky integration test made reliable. A good developer leaves each service a little easier to change. They do this without turning a bug fix into a rewrite.
Interview questions that show real experience
Ask how they would add a column to a large, live SQL Server table without locking it. Ask when they would choose a minimal API over a controller, and what they would give up. Ask how they handle async code that calls a slow outside service. Listen for cancellation tokens, timeouts and what happens when the call fails. Ask about the last move off .NET Framework they worked on, if any. Which libraries had no modern version, and how did old and new run side by side? Specific lessons beat confident generalities.
What usually goes wrong
The common failure is a developer who treats an unfamiliar codebase as a problem to replace. Within weeks there is a new abstraction layer and a second way to access data. There is also a pull request nobody else can review. The other failure is on the brief side. A vague ticket such as "improve performance" has no profiling data and no agreed target. So the developer speeds up whatever they happen to see. Both are avoidable. Agree what counts as done before work starts. Ask for a short written plan before any change that touches more than one service.
Have this ready before day one
Give code access, a local build that works, and a copy of any database the developer can safely break. Note which Azure subscriptions, resource groups or servers they may touch, and which they must never touch. Share the release process as it really runs, including any manual step on release day. If secrets sit in config files, say so now rather than letting them be found later. Rank the services by how much they matter to revenue. Then the first changes go where a mistake is cheap and the learning is still useful.
Who they work with
A .NET developer usually sits behind a front-end team and in front of a database or infrastructure owner. The handover that breaks most often is the API contract. A property renamed in C# can silently break a React screen. Ask for contracts to be versioned or generated, not kept in someone's head. The developer should own the app's configuration, logging and health checks. Whoever runs Azure owns networking, scaling and access. Write that split down. When nobody owns the gap between the two, outages tend to sit in it.
When .NET is the wrong hire
The real problem may be a slow page, a confusing interface or a poor mobile layout. A back-end .NET developer is not the fix for that; you need front-end or design help. A small internal tool with no plans to grow may suit a low-code platform or ready-made product. Either may cost less to run. And if the job is purely cloud setup, pipelines and networking, a DevOps engineer fits better. This role is worth it where business logic lives in C# services that must keep changing safely for years.
How it works
How hiring works,
with one contact throughout.
Start
Brief and a call
You describe the codebase and the gap to PixelCrayons.
Once the brief is complete
Proposal and interview
We confirm when your proposal will arrive. ValueCoders proposes the developer whose track record fits. You interview them yourself before anything is signed.
Your decision
You sign off
You confirm the scope, the payment and the access we need. Nothing starts before this.
Typically 2 to 3 business days later
The developer starts
They get code access, review your habits and build setup, and join your stand-ups.
Every month
Scale up or down
Add more .NET capacity as the backlog grows, and scale back when it eases. Your PixelCrayons account team arranges it.
You make requests, give approvals and see the weekly review in your Prism workspace. Each decision is written down with the result it was meant to bring. See how Prism runs the work →
Get a Proposal
Meet the people who will do the work before you sign
Why through us
Why hire through us:
one contact and the right engineer.
PixelCrayons defines the .NET role and manages your account. ValueCoders supplies the C# engineer. You get one contact and a .NET engineer who fits, and it is always clear who answers for the work.
Vetted on real .NET delivery
Every engineer we propose has shipped live .NET services before yours. They are vetted against ValueCoders' own delivery standards. Shipped services tell you more than a whiteboard test. One shows how they handled a real package conflict in a live system. The other shows how they handle a puzzle.
One point of contact for everything
You deal with PixelCrayons for scoping, the proposal, escalation, billing and status. ValueCoders' engineers write the ASP.NET code itself.
Interview before you sign
Talk to the engineer who would take the work. Ask how they'd tackle your own ASP.NET service. If they aren't the right fit, ask for a different proposal.
ValueCoders named openly
ValueCoders is named as the team delivering your .NET work. That holds on this page and for as long as the work runs. Once the proposal arrives, there's no doubt about who writes your C#.
Side by side
Hiring on your own,
compared with hiring through us.
Your .NET platform may need a permanent, full-time engineer at the heart of your business. Then an in-house hire is the better call, and we'll tell you so. This is for every other case.
| Hiring it yourself | Through PixelCrayons | |
|---|---|---|
| Time to a working developer | A full recruiting cycle: sourcing, technical interviews, notice periods, onboarding | Eligible engagements can typically start within two to three business days after scope, payment and required access are confirmed |
| Vetting | CV screening and a take-home test: you find out the truth once they're in the code | A track record on real enterprise codebases, checked against ValueCoders' own standards |
| Management work | All yours: sourcing, screening, onboarding and ongoing management | PixelCrayons' account team handles day-to-day contact; you review the work and set priorities |
| Number of suppliers | However many agencies or freelancers it takes to cover the gap | One proposal and one point of contact, whichever engineer is assigned |
| Risk when it doesn't work | A poor hire's code sits in your live system until it's noticed, then an exit | If the fit is wrong, we propose someone else, who gets the handover notes, not a blank repo |
Who is accountable
The people responsible
for your work.
Saundaraya Gupta
Technical Manager
Brings technical work, client updates and project management together, so work moves smoothly from brief to launch.
LinkedIn →Every engagement
A named coordinator and escalation contact
Know who coordinates your engagement, who owns the work and how to escalate an issue.
All engagements. Roles may be combined and vary with your engagement.
Before you sign
Our commitments
Each one says where it applies and links to its full terms.
Time-zone overlap
At least four hours a day inside your core working hours. Two hours plus a daily written handover for the US West Coast.
Managed specialists only; not a staffing promise for project teams.
Full termsClear IP & Ownership Terms
Your materials remain yours. Bespoke deliverable rights, licences and handover are agreed before work starts.
All engagements.
Full termsClear Delivery & Escalation Ownership
Know who coordinates your engagement, who owns the work and how to escalate an issue.
All engagements. Roles may be combined and vary with your engagement.
Full termsWhy not just hire a freelancer?
A freelancer can be the right choice for a single, well-defined task. We are set up for work that needs an accountable team: a named coordinator, delivery reviewed by QA and a senior lead before release, and continuity arrangements written into the engagement. Confidentiality, ownership and escalation terms are agreed in writing before work starts.
How does time-zone overlap work?
Your engineers work at least four hours a day inside your core working hours. We set the window with you before the engagement starts and hold it for as long as the engagement runs. For the US West Coast the live overlap is two hours each morning, with a written handover at the end of every Indian day. We do not run night shifts: engineers who work nights leave quickly, and keeping the same people on your team matters more to us than a longer overlap.
Can we try you before we commit?
For eligible managed specialists, yes: up to 14 calendar days or 80 logged working hours, whichever comes first. Stop within it and eligible trial hours are free; continue and they're billed at the agreed rate. Unpaid trial work stays ours. Project work and other roles get a paid pilot with scope, acceptance criteria, duration and fee agreed first.
What if we want to stop?
Cancellation, notice and any renewal terms are written into your proposal or statement of work before you accept it. If an engagement ends early, we hand over completed, paid-for work and list any unfinished work separately. For an eligible specialist trial, you can stop within the trial window and pay nothing for eligible trial hours.
How we handle claims, credentials and your data: group credentials, dated ratings, how case figures are signed off, client permissions and data handling.
How we vet
How we vet a .NET developer
and what to ask them.
Most .NET work lands in services that are already live. ValueCoders vets against its own delivery standards before anyone is proposed. In your interview, these tests look for specific lessons, not confident generalities.
| What to test | Ask them | Red flag |
|---|---|---|
| Schema change on live data | How they would add a column to a large, live SQL Server table without locking it. | No plan for the lock on a busy table. |
| Async against a slow service | How they handle async code that calls a slow outside service. | Nothing on cancellation tokens, timeouts or what happens when the call fails. |
| Trade-offs | When they would choose a minimal API over a controller, and what they would give up. | One answer for every case, with nothing given up. |
| Moving off .NET Framework | The last move off .NET Framework they worked on, if any. Which libraries had no modern version, and how did old and new run side by side? | A rewrite offered as the migration plan. |
| Respect for the codebase | Whether they would write a short plan before a change that touches more than one service. | A new abstraction layer, a second way to access data, and a pull request nobody else can review. |
No trial on this role. Agree what counts as done before work starts. Keep API contracts versioned or generated, so a renamed C# property cannot silently break a front-end screen.
Questions
Frequently
asked.
ValueCoders, our sister company, employs them. PixelCrayons scopes the .NET role, writes the one proposal and stays your contact from start to finish. The developer you interview and work with is on ValueCoders' team. We say this openly on this page and for as long as the work runs. It is never hidden behind our brand.
Once we have a complete brief, we confirm when your proposal will arrive. You interview the developer before anything is signed. Eligible engagements can typically start two to three business days after scope, payment and required access are confirmed.
One account team handles the whole relationship. The proposal names ValueCoders as the company delivering your .NET engineer. Escalation, billing and status reports still come through the PixelCrayons team you signed with.
One developer is the normal starting point. A second .NET engineer joins only when the scope needs it. The monthly resize goes up or down, arranged by the same account team each time.
Tell PixelCrayons early, and ValueCoders proposes another .NET developer. That is a normal part of the engagement. The new developer picks up the first one's handover notes, so a switch takes days, not a fresh start.
Get one proposal
with the right engineer for the work.
Tell PixelCrayons about the codebase and the gap. We scope the role and stay your point of contact throughout. Our sister company ValueCoders delivers the engineer under a written proposal. You interview the actual person before anything is signed.
Interview before signing · One account team
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