Senior Software Engineer

Coforma•North Bethesda, MD

1d•$150,236 - $169,147•Remote

About The Position

Coforma is seeking a curious, conscientious, and fast-learning Senior Software Engineer to join its growing, distributed team supporting a federal government client. The role contributes to the technical vision and strategy of products and works across engineering, design, product, and program management, as well as directly with end users and external client stakeholders. The engineer will build and operate production services, improve engineering quality, and help incrementally modernize the platform by extracting capabilities from Dynamics into well-tested Azure services that can be maintained by a broader group of engineers. This is a full-time, US-based remote position open to residents of specified states. Some travel may be required for project meetings, workshops, and trainings with advance notice. Candidates must reside in the contiguous United States, be legally authorized to work in the US without sponsorship, and be able to pass a Public Trust background check and applicable project checks. The role requires maintaining reliable internet access and strong security practices while handling company and client information. Compensation is $150,235.80–$169,146.60 per year, with placement at one of three competency-based tiers. The posted salary range and tier salaries are non-negotiable. The selected engineer will work with C#/.NET, Azure Government, Dynamics 365/Dataverse, and a complex set of system integrations, while translating product and policy requirements into maintainable solutions. They will document architecture and trade-offs, adhere to client governance and security standards, mentor engineers, and support production issue analysis and resolution.

Requirements

At least 8 years of relevant work experience leading and working with technical teams across Product, Design, Research, and Engineering in agile environments.
Strong hands-on proficiency in C# and .NET, including RESTful web services, and comfort with legacy .NET Framework and modern .NET 10+ codebases.
Hands-on experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365/Dataverse plugins, data entities, security roles, and integration patterns, or demonstrated ability and willingness to learn quickly with a strong .NET background.
Production experience with Microsoft Azure, including App Services, Azure Functions, API Management, Application Insights, and Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
Strong understanding of API design, RESTful services, JSON, OAuth 2.0, SSO integration, and event-driven and integration patterns.
Experience integrating enterprise systems across CRM, ERP, financial, and identity/eligibility platforms.
Commitment to automated unit, integration, and API-level testing, with sound judgment about what should be tested.
Working knowledge of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, GitHub source-control workflows, and infrastructure as code.
Strong understanding of security principles and practices, including encryption, authentication, authorization, and careful handling of PII and financial data.
Evidence of ownership and self-direction, including the ability to resolve ambiguous problems and take work through production without hand-holding.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Must be a full-time resident of the contiguous United States and legally authorized to work in the US now and in the future without sponsorship.
Must be able to pass a Public Trust background check and any applicable project background or security checks.
Must prioritize and maintain reliable internet access for remote work, except while on vacation or holiday.
Must maintain strong security practices to protect Coforma and client information.

Nice To Haves

Experience with digital services supporting federal contracts.
Relevant Microsoft solution-architect certifications, such as Power Platform or Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement/core platform certifications.
Experience with multiple software development lifecycles and methodologies, such as Scrum and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
TypeScript or modern front-end experience.
Familiarity with federal government standards and regulations such as FedRAMP, FISMA, and Section 508.
Experience building and implementing AI solutions.
Expertise in modern digital services capabilities such as agile software development, human-centered design, product management, DevOps and CI/CD, API design and implementation, and microservices.

Responsibilities

Design, build, test, and operate production features, including C#/.NET services in Azure Government and Dynamics 365/Dataverse customizations and plugins.
Own complex changes across system boundaries, potentially involving .NET APIs, Dataverse schema changes, and Power Automate flows.
Lead incremental modernization that extracts capabilities from Dynamics into independently deployable, well-tested Azure services.
Diagnose latency, data parity, and failure-mode issues across integrations, including MPI, the User Enrollment System, FSC, iFAMS, CARMA, Oracle Health/Cerner FHIR, and the Travel Pay API.
Improve engineering quality through meaningful automated test coverage, substantive code review, observability, and safe deployment practices.
Review pull requests for intent and correctness, and help reduce single points of failure in team knowledge.
Translate product and policy requirements, including beneficiary travel rules, into correct and maintainable implementations in the auto-adjudication rules engine.
Produce architecture diagrams, technical designs, and current-state assessments, and present trade-offs to engineering, product, and client stakeholders.
Ensure work aligns with client standards and governance, including security requirements, the Authority to Operate process, and Section 508 accessibility compliance.
Mentor mid-level and junior engineers through pairing, code review, and design guidance.
Support production issues and partner with production support and DevOps on root-cause analysis and durable fixes.
Complete onboarding, learn the platform and existing Dynamics implementation, review program documentation, and identify near-term discovery priorities and risks.
Independently deliver meaningful features across Dynamics and .NET services, review other engineers’ work, document integration approaches and trade-offs, and help improve test coverage and deployment confidence.
Own a significant platform area, spread knowledge across the team, lead a modernization effort through production rollout, advise leadership on sequencing and risk, and represent technical recommendations to client stakeholders.
Maintain strong, reliable internet access and high security practices when handling Coforma and client information.
Attend in-person project events such as meetings, workshops, and trainings when requested with advance notice.
Represent Coforma professionally and model its Company Values.