Microsoft · 17 hours ago
Principal Software Engineer - CTJ - TS/SCI
United States, Virginia, Reston
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $275K/yr
6+ years expMicrosoft is seeking a motivated Principal Software Engineer to join the Spectre team, which focuses on advancing Geospatial AI. The role involves designing and building cloud-native microservices to support AI foundation models, developing REST APIs, and collaborating with engineers and data scientists to deliver technical solutions.
Agentic AIApplication Performance ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business DevelopmentDevOpsInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyManagement Information SystemsNetwork SecuritySoftware
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design, build, and operate cloud-native microservices in Python to support AI foundation models and agentic workflows at scale
Develop and maintain REST APIs and backend services using Azure AKS, IAM, Redis, and messaging systems with production-grade reliability
Apply Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment and ensure production readiness
Partner with industry-leading Engineers, Data Scientists, Designers and Program Managers to deliver solid technical designs
Embody our culture and values
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ 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/SCI Security Clearance
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination
This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements
You will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment
This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions
To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government Clearance
Preferred
Hands-on experience with REST APIs, backend services, and containerization technologies (e.g. Docker)
Experience with Azure cloud services (AKS, IAM, Redis, messaging systems)
Background in building scalable, distributed backend systems
Practical experience working with geospatial data workflows or datasets
Company
Microsoft
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