Microsoft
Software Engineer - CTJ - TS (Cleared)
$85K–$184K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions.
About the job
Build and operate secure, scalable cloud software and services for U.S. government customers in specialized cloud environments.
What you'll do
- Design, implement, test, and maintain distributed systems, APIs, services, and platform capabilities.
- Develop automated tests, monitoring, telemetry, and operational tools; diagnose issues and improve service health.
- Apply security, privacy, and compliance practices while participating in operations and collaborating across engineering teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline with proven coding experience, or equivalent experience.
- Proven coding experience in one or more of C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
- Active U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance; clearance verification and Microsoft Cloud background check required.
- U.S. citizenship verification required.
Nice to have
- Experience with cloud-native applications, distributed systems, containers, Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, or observability solutions.
- Experience in regulated or security-sensitive environments, or applying AI-assisted development tools or building AI-enabled applications.
Pay
USD $85,400 - $168,100 per year (base salary); USD $111,100 - $183,700 per year (base salary)
Tools
C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, Azure, Kubernetes
AI focus
Preferred experience includes applying AI-assisted development tools or building AI-enabled applications.
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