Software Engineer II - CTJ - TS/SCI

Join the Microsoft Silver + Sovereign AI Enablement team, where we empower U.S. government agencies to harness the full potential of Microsoft Azure AI services across all U.S. government clouds. Our mission is to enable secure, scalable, and reliable AI capabilities for sovereign environments. We are seeking a highly skilled Software Engineer II who thrives in building complex distributed systems and is passionate about driving technical excellence across teams. This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI and cloud technologies, troubleshoot complex systems, and shape the reliability of AI services that support critical government operations.

• Design, develop, and maintain distributed systems that power Azure AI services in U.S. government clouds.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across multiple services and layers of infrastructure.
• Collaborate with partner teams to ensure seamless delivery and integration of AI capabilities.
• Support and enhance existing AI services by improving reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
• Participate in on-call rotations and incident response to ensure high availability of services.
• Contribute to engineering best practices and advocate for operational excellence.
• Write clear, maintainable code and documentation to support long-term sustainability of systems.
• Mentor and coach junior engineers, fostering a culture of learning and operational excellence.
• Embody our cultureandvalues

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.

Other Requirements:

Security Clearance Requirements: Candidates must be able to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

• Candidates must have an active TS/SCI currently and be willing to upgrade to TS/SCI (with polygraph). This role will require candidates to maintain the TS/SCI (with polygraph) clearance. Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate 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.
• Microsoft Cloud Background Check:This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

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

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals and distributed systems design.
• Experience with cloud platforms (preferably Azure)
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., C#, Python, TypeScript).
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, AKS).
• Familiarity with observability tools and techniques for diagnosing system behavior.
• Passion for building reliable, scalable, and maintainable systems.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, especially in cross-functional teams.

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $131,400 - $215,400 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.