Software Development Engineer II

CloudFit is looking for a Software Development Engineer II to build and enhance cloud-based applications that solve real customer challenges. As part of a small, agile team, you'll own features from design through deployment and support while growing your technical skills and influence. 

This role is a strong fit for someone who enjoys solving complex problems, learning new technologies, and using sound judgment to deliver reliable software with general guidance. 

What You'll Own 

Feature Delivery 

• Build, test, deploy, and maintain software features and services. 

• Own assigned features across the development lifecycle, from requirements through production support. 

• Balance quality, maintainability, and delivery timelines when making technical decisions. 

Engineering Quality and Reliability 

• Apply engineering best practices through code reviews, source control, testing, deployment, and production support. 

• Troubleshoot application and production issues and contribute to system reliability and performance. 

• Participate in the on-call rotation for production platform support. 

Collaboration and Customer Impact 

• Partner with engineers, stakeholders, and customers to translate needs into deployable software. 

• Contribute to Agile ceremonies, technical discussions, knowledge sharing, and cross-team mentoring. 

• Travel occasionally to support customers in secure or air-gapped environments. 

What Success Looks Like 

During the first 6 months, you will: 

• Learn CloudFit's products, development practices, and customer environment. 

• Deliver well-tested features with increasing independence. 

• Participate effectively in code reviews, Agile ceremonies, deployment, and support activities. 

During months 6 through 18, you will: 

• Independently deliver software features and enhancements from implementation through production support, using sound judgment to determine the appropriate approach. 

• Solve a variety of technical challenges, including some that are moderately complex, within established architectural and engineering practices. 

• Demonstrate growing technical proficiency while contributing to code quality, reliability, and continuous improvement efforts across the team. 

Longer term, you will continue expanding your technical depth and influence by delivering reliable solutions, applying sound engineering judgment, and contributing to the success of CloudFit's products and engineering practices. 

What We're Looking For 

• 1-6 years of relevant software development experience. 

• Experience building applications with modern programming languages and frameworks. 

• Understanding software engineering fundamentals, including object-oriented design, data structures, algorithms, and system design.    

• Experience developing or consuming REST APIs and working with unit and integration tests. 

• Familiarity with Agile development and tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps. 

• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills. 

• Ability to work independently and follow existing architecture patterns with general guidance. 

• Experience participating in customer-facing technical discussions. 

Preferred: Experience with Azure, AWS, or GCP; C#, .NET, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Node.js, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, or observability tools. Cloud certifications or a related degree are helpful but not required. 

Additional Requirements 

• US Citizenship is required. 

• Must be able to report on-site in Lynchburg, VA. 

• Ability to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance. 

• Ability to travel to support customers in secure or air-gapped environments.  

• Participation in on-call support rotations may be required. 

• Ability to meet customer-specific access, credential, or security requirements when applicable. 

Key Partners 

You will work closely with software engineers, product and business stakeholders, technical leaders, and customers to deliver solutions that meet user and mission needs. 

CloudFit is committed to staying at the forefront of AI adoption to enhance engineering productivity and delivery. We continue to prioritize strong hands-on coding skills at every engineering level, empowering our teams to leverage AI effectively while maintaining the technical depth and independence needed to deliver high-quality solutions in any environment. 

The salary range for this role is $68,400 - $113,599.92 + benefits & perks. This position is ONSITE in Lynchburg, VA.