# Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)

Skill · Software Development and Engineering Practices

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/windows-communication-foundation-wcf

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is a framework developed by Microsoft as part of the .NET platform for building service-oriented applications that communicate across processes or networks using protocols like HTTP, TCP, and message queuing. It was widely used by enterprise .NET developers to build SOAP-based web services and distributed systems before being largely superseded by lighter-weight approaches like ASP.NET Web API and gRPC. It remains relevant for maintaining legacy enterprise applications built on the .NET Framework.

## Roles that use Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)

- [Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-engineer) — 2

Related skills: [C#](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/c), [.NET Framework](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/net-framework), [Windows Presentation Foundation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/windows-presentation-foundation), [gRPC](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/grpc)

## Open roles requiring Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) (2)

- [Programmer/Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/1f5b4471-9c1b-4f6c-9e3b-9f7eecf5025f/programmer-analyst-at-alliancebernstein) at [AllianceBernstein](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/alliancebernstein) — Nashville, TN
- [Software Application Development Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/893bc378-1bdf-4eed-8b86-db905e571f9d/software-application-development-engineer-at-intel) at [Intel](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/intel) — Full-time, Phoenix, AZ, $100,550 – $194,270