Senior Software Engineer - CTJ - Poly

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

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About The Position

Translate user and stakeholder requirements into robust designs, clarifying acceptance criteria and aligning solutions with team architecture and security/compliance standards. Own complex components end‑to-end: produce maintainable, performant, and reusable code; write unit/integration tests; and uphold engineering excellence through thorough reviews. Decompose large initiatives into well‑scoped work items with estimates, identify cross‑team dependencies and risks, and drive execution to hit schedule and quality bars. Serve as senior Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) for services/features: lead incident response, perform root‑cause analysis, create/automate playbooks, and drive measurable incident and toil reduction. Improve service reliability and operational maturity through enhanced telemetry, observability integration, automated rollback/remediation workflows, and proactive performance tuning. Design and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) assets—such as resource templates, declarative configurations, and automated deployment pipelines—to ensure consistent, repeatable, and secure provisioning across clouds. Model continuous learning and knowledge sharing: evaluate emerging technologies, document patterns and runbooks, and mentor peers to uplift code quality and operational practices. Embody our culture and values.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• 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.
• This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements.
• This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence—aligning engineers, driving clarity, and unblocking execution without formal authority.
• Experienced in solving operational issues in a scalable way.
• Ability to thrive with the ambiguity associated with working in a fast-paced and changing environment.
• Experience building and supporting large-scale production services, including logging, monitoring, alerting, and measuring reliability and availability.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated interest and potential in people leadership (mentoring, coaching, and developing others), with a desire to grow into a people manager role over time.
• Experience developing front end web solutions leveraging Angular, React, or comparable frameworks.
• Experience with development and administration of SQL Server databases.
• Understanding and experience with CI/CD concepts and Git.

Responsibilities

• Translate user and stakeholder requirements into robust designs
• Own complex components end‑to-end: produce maintainable, performant, and reusable code; write unit/integration tests; and uphold engineering excellence through thorough reviews.
• Decompose large initiatives into well‑scoped work items with estimates, identify cross‑team dependencies and risks, and drive execution to hit schedule and quality bars.
• Serve as senior Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) for services/features: lead incident response, perform root‑cause analysis, create/automate playbooks, and drive measurable incident and toil reduction.
• Improve service reliability and operational maturity through enhanced telemetry, observability integration, automated rollback/remediation workflows, and proactive performance tuning.
• Design and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) assets—such as resource templates, declarative configurations, and automated deployment pipelines—to ensure consistent, repeatable, and secure provisioning across clouds.
• Model continuous learning and knowledge sharing: evaluate emerging technologies, document patterns and runbooks, and mentor peers to uplift code quality and operational practices.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees