Microsoft
Software Engineer - CTJ - Poly
$102K–$219K
Reston, VA +1 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Mar 18, 2026
- Location
- Reston, VA
Redmond, WA - Experience
- 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding; preferred alternatives are 3+ years with a master's degree or 5+ years with a bachelor's degree.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Builds and operates Azure Data services and supporting infrastructure in secure, air-gapped environments for highly regulated customers.
What you'll do
- Develop, test, deploy, and review secure, reliable software features and automation.
- Operate live services, including on-call incident response, monitoring, troubleshooting, and reliability improvements.
- Collaborate on system design, security controls, testing, deployment, and customer requirements.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
- Active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with Polygraph.
- Must meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements; pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
- U.S. citizenship verification is required.
Nice to have
- Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience, or Bachelor's Degree in the field AND 5+ years experience, or equivalent experience.
Pay
USD $102,100 - $202,200 per year base salary; USD $133,800 - $219,200 per year base salary
Tools
C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI
AI focus
Uses AI tools across the software development lifecycle, including reviewing AI-generated changes and using AI for test automation; contributes to AI safety features in AI production systems.
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