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. Current Federal Security Clearance or ability to obtain (US Citizenship required) *CloudFit participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm you are authorized to work in the U.S. Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies show that women and people of color often hesitate to apply for jobs unless they meet every qualification listed. At CloudFit, we’re committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we still encourage you to apply! You might be the perfect fit for this position—or another one on our team. CloudFit Benefits & Perks CloudFit benefits are designed with wellness in mind, to support what matters the most: Physical Health: Medical, dental, vision insurance, & voluntary health options for you and your family! Mental Health: Talkspace, Calm, virtual therapy, counseling Financial Wellness: 401(k), HSA, FSAs, Personal Financial Advisors 3 Weeks of PTO, 15 Paid Company Holidays, 8 Giving Back Hours Wellness Program: reimbursement, gym discounts, health fairs, & more! Recognition Program: Earn & give recognition, annual awards, celebrations Career development for employees at every level is a priority at CloudFit. Certification Reimbursement User Friendly Career Development Tools & Resources Check out CloudFit Candidate Portal for more information on roles, benefits, internships, and more! About This Opportunity This role may be part of our proactive hiring process. While an immediate opening may not be available, we’re interviewing candidates to build relationships and identify strong fits for future opportunities as roles open. Curious to learn more? Check out our Careers page to discover our hiring process and what life at CloudFit is like. About CloudFit CloudFit Software provides customers the ability to quickly iterate on the development of Cloud Solutions while optimizing security, networking, operations, and monitoring through an engineering mindset. At CloudFit, we instrument solutions that attempt to reduce the human element by applying automation and engineering to every aspect of a solution’s lifecycle. CloudFit focuses on delivering managed scenarios that meet customer business needs. This allows us to provide core operational outcomes while integrating back with the customer’s existing operations teams. Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. CloudFit is committed to providing reasonable accommodations and support in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long-term conditions, mental health conditions, or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need accommodation, please contact the Talent Acquisition team at View email address on click.appcast.io. CloudFit is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society, including veterans, and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law. #J-18808-Ljbffr