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Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing
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Software Engineer - CTJ - TS (Cleared) joins the Specialized Cloud team to build and operate highly secure cloud platforms, services, and developer experiences for U.S. Government customers. This role involves designing and evolving scalable distributed systems, APIs, and platform capabilities while balancing security, reliability, performance, and cost. Day-to-day responsibilities include developing automated tests, monitoring, telemetry, and operational tooling to improve software quality and observability. The engineer will diagnose technical issues across the stack and implement features within specialized, restricted environments. Candidates should possess a degree in computer science or a related field and proficiency in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python. The work focuses on solving complex technical challenges for highly regulated, security-sensitive scenarios and ensuring infrastructure remains dependable while meeting strict compliance requirements for critical government missions.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $196500 from 2013 postings across 147 companies.
Design and evolve scalable distributed systems, APIs, and platform capabilities while balancing security and performance requirements.
Develop automated tests, monitoring tools, and telemetry to improve software quality and service observability.
Implement features and services that comply with strict security and regulatory constraints in specialized cloud environments.
Diagnose and resolve technical issues across the software stack using data to improve system reliability.
Perform operational activities including incident response and readiness reviews for mission-critical government workloads.
Apply security, privacy, and compliance best practices throughout the entire software development lifecycle.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline with experience coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Equivalent experience to a Bachelor's degree in a technical field is accepted.
Candidates must possess an active U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance.
Candidates must be able to pass a Microsoft Cloud background check every two years.
U.S. citizenship is required for this position due to legal restrictions and government contract requirements.
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related field with experience coding in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python (preferred).
Bachelor's Degree in a technical field plus 2+ years of engineering experience with coding in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python (preferred).
Experience with cloud-native applications, distributed systems, microservices, containers, Kubernetes, CI/CD, telemetry, and AI-assisted tools (preferred).
C
C++
C#
Java
JavaScript
Python
Azure
Kubernetes
CI/CD
Microservices
APIs
Distributed Systems
Telemetry
Monitoring
Logging
Observability
Infrastructure as Code
AI-assisted development tools
C
C++
C#
Java
JavaScript
Python
CI/CD
Git
Windows
Linux
Kubernetes
Azure DevOps
GitHub
Logging
Monitoring
Alerting
Service Architecture
Infrastructure Development