Microsoft · 3 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer- CTJ - Top Secret
United States, Georgia, Atlanta
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $235K/yr
4+ years expMicrosoft is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their team that powers the Microsoft Planetary Computer, which provides high-performance APIs and compute for analyzing geospatial data. The role involves designing cloud-native services, developing APIs, and enabling AI workflows on geospatial data to deliver secure and efficient solutions for customers.
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 services that provide low‑latency, high‑throughput access to planetary‑scale geospatial data and private catalogs
Develop Representational State Transfer (REST) and g Remote Procedure Calls (gRPC); APIs and SDKs that support discovery, access, and compute orchestration across raster, vector, and time‑series data
Enable AI workflows on geospatial data, including model training, batch and streaming inference, change detection, and forecasting using Azure machine learning and data services
Implement secure multi‑tenant patterns, authentication and authorization, throttling, and data isolation for enterprise and public scenarios
Build automated Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, tests, and release gates; instrument services with metrics, logs, and traces; define Service Level Indicator (SLIs)/Service Level Objective (SLOs) and drive continuous reliability improvements
Optimize large‑scale storage and compute (tiling, partitioning, indexing, caching) for cost, performance, and robustness at PB scale
Diagnose and resolve production issues; lead incident reviews and long‑term remediation; automate operations wherever possible
Collaborate with product, design, and data science to translate customer scenarios into clear technical designs and incremental deliveries
Write clear design docs and code reviews; contribute shared libraries, patterns, and documentation that elevate developer productivity
Champion security, privacy, accessibility, and responsible AI throughout the engineering lifecycle
Qualification
Required
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
Candidates must be able to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret 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
Proven experience building and operating cloud services and public APIs at scale
Programming skills in one or more of: Python, C#, or similar languages, with emphasis on backend systems
Hands-on with containers and Kubernetes; familiarity with Azure compute, storage, and networking concepts
Practical knowledge of CI/CD, automated testing, observability, and service reliability practices
Solid understanding of distributed systems fundamentals, data modeling, concurrency, and performance optimization
Geospatial expertise: working with raster and vector data, tiling, indexing, coordinate systems, and formats such as COG and vector tiles
Experience building AI/ML pipelines for geospatial data (training, inference, evaluation, and monitoring) using Azure machine learning and data services
Background with PB-scale data lakes, Spark/Dask-style processing, and scalable search/discovery over large catalogs
Track record of delivering secure, multi-tenant services and applying cloud governance and compliance controls
Company
Microsoft
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Funding
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