Software Engineer II - CTJ - Poly

About the role

Design, implement, and maintain software features and service components that support Azure AI capabilities in air-gapped and sovereign cloud environments. Develop automation for model and service deployment, release validation, and monitoring to improve delivery speed, reliability, and engineering efficiency.

Collaborate with engineers across Azure AI to integrate new capabilities and resolve service dependencies, including challenges involving networking, identity, and cloud infrastructure. Take ownership of scoped features and improvements from design through testing and deployment, incorporating technical guidance and design feedback from teammates and delivering secure, maintainable, well-tested code.

Improve service observability and participate in on-call rotations, using telemetry and debugging tools to investigate issues, implement lasting fixes, and engage other service owners when needed. Use approved AI-assisted development tools, including GitHub Copilot, to support prototyping, coding, testing, and debugging while maintaining security and engineering quality.

Incorporate customer and partner feedback into engineering improvements, and contribute to design discussions, code reviews, and technical documentation to share knowledge and improve team practices.

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience. government security screening requirements are required for this role. but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with Polygraph.

Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate U.S. Government clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination. Clearance Verification: This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements. You will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment.

Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customer and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law.

To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government Clearance Experience developing backend services, APIs, or automation using C#, Python, or another general-purpose programming language.

Experience building, deploying, or supporting applications on cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud, or in comparable distributed systems environments. Familiarity with container technologies and orchestration platforms, such as Docker and Kubernetes. Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, or tooling that improves software development and deployment workflows.

Experience troubleshooting software or service issues using logs, telemetry, and debugging tools to identify root causes and implement fixes. Demonstrated ability to learn unfamiliar technologies and codebases, collaborate with other engineers, and communicate technical decisions through code reviews and documentation.