Senior Software Development Engineer

CloudFit Software • Lynchburg, VA

2d • $97,352 - $143,817 • Onsite

About The Position

CloudFit is looking for a Senior Software Development Engineer to design, build, and support modern cloud-based applications. You will own complex features from idea through production, partner with customers and teammates, and help strengthen engineering practices across the team. This role is a strong fit for an experienced engineer who enjoys solving challenging problems, leading technical work, mentoring others, and turning customer needs into secure, reliable software.

During the first 6 months, you will:
Build a strong understanding of CloudFit products, customers, engineering practices, and production environments.
Take ownership of meaningful feature work and deliver secure, supportable solutions.
Establish effective partnerships with engineering, product, and customer-facing teams.
Begin contributing technical guidance and mentorship within the team.
During months 6 through 18, you will:
Lead complex technical initiatives and solve challenging engineering problems, applying sound judgment and creativity to deliver effective solutions.
Strengthen team practices related to quality, automation, reliability, and delivery while influencing engineering standards and technical decision-making.
Mentor engineers through technical leadership, knowledge sharing, and project guidance, helping create an environment where individuals and teams can succeed.
Longer term, you will help shape how the engineering team operates through your technical leadership, mentorship, and project contributions, creating the conditions for collaboration, growth, and sustained delivery excellence.

CloudFit Software provides customers the ability to quickly iterate on the development of Cloud Solutions while optimizing security, networking, operations, and monitoring through an engineering mindset. At CloudFit, we instrument solutions that attempt to reduce the human element by applying automation and engineering to every aspect of a solution's lifecycle. CloudFit focuses on delivering managed scenarios that meet customer business needs. This allows us to provide core operational outcomes while integrating back with the customer’s existing operations teams.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

CloudFit is committed to providing reasonable accommodations and support in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long-term conditions, mental health conditions, or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need accommodation, please contact the Talent Acquisition team at [email protected].

CloudFit is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society, including veterans, and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.

Requirements

• 6 – 8 years' experience building and supporting modern cloud-based or distributed applications.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, including object-oriented design, data structures, algorithms, and system design.
• Proven examples of learning and implementing solution from new technologies.
• Experience creating patterns, libraries, and processes that empower software development teams.
• Ability to navigate stakeholders from minimal initial requirements.
• Experience with Agile delivery and tools such as Azure DevOps or Jira.
• Proven experience leading teams and customers through bugs and live site issues.
• Hands-on experience with automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
• US Citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance.
• Ability to travel to support customers in secure or air-gapped environments.
• Ability to meet customer-specific access, credential, or security requirements when applicable.

Nice To Haves

• Participation in on-call support rotations may be required.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, deploy, and support cloud-native applications and services.
• Own features and systems across their lifecycle, from planning and development through production support.
• Make thoughtful technical trade-offs that balance quality, speed, security, and business needs.
• Help manage multiple applications at scale by building tools and automation to ensure quality and consistency.
• Lead technical projects and help the team plan, estimate, and manage delivery risks.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and knowledge sharing.
• Improve engineering standards, automation, testing, and system reliability.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence that spans across the company.
• Partner with customers and stakeholders to clarify requirements and shape practical solutions.
• Communicate technical recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Participate in Agile planning, engineering reviews, and cross-team collaboration.
• Build security, observability, and maintainability into the solutions you deliver.
• Help evolve team processes and tools through continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance, & voluntary health options for you and your family!
• Talkspace, Calm, virtual therapy, counseling
• 401(k), HSA, FSAs, Personal Financial Advisors
• 3 Weeks of PTO, 15 Paid Company Holidays, 8 Giving Back Hours
• Wellness Program: reimbursement, gym discounts, health fairs, & more!
• Recognition Program: Earn & give recognition, annual awards, celebrations
• Career development for employees at every level is a priority at CloudFit.
• Certification Reimbursement
• User Friendly Career Development Tools & Resources

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed