About the role
Contribute to the design and evolution of scalable distributed systems, APIs, services, and platform capabilities, balancing
requirements related to security, reliability, performance, maintainability, and cost. Develop automated tests, monitoring, telemetry, and operational tooling to improve software quality, observability, and long-term service health. Apply security, privacy, and compliance best practices throughout the software development lifecycle while working within specialized cloud environments. Diagnose, debug, and resolve technical issues across the software stack, using data and telemetry to improve performance, reliability, and maintainability over time. Design, implement, test, and maintain software features and services that meet customer and product
requirements while operating within specialized security and compliance constraints. Participate in operational activities, including monitoring, incident response, and readiness reviews, to ensure services remain dependable in specialized and restricted environments. Partner with product managers, designers, security engineers, infrastructure teams, and engineering peers to deliver customer-focused solutions. Learn new technologies, tools, and engineering practices while contributing to a culture of knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, and technical growth. Collaborate with teammates to analyze
requirements, review designs and code, and continuously improve engineering quality, reliability, and operational readiness. Embody our culture and values. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python These
requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance. Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate clearance and/or customer screening
requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination. Clearance Verification: 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. Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customer and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government Clearance. Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience. Experience building cloud-native applications or services on Azure or another major cloud platform. Experience with distributed systems, microservices, APIs, or large-scale backend services. Experience with containers, Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, or modern CI/CD practices. Experience using telemetry, monitoring, logging, or observability solutions to diagnose and improve system health. Experience developing applications for regulated, security-sensitive, or highly available environments. Experience applying AI-assisted development tools or building AI-enabled applications.
About Swiftkey
SwiftKey is a technology company that aims to enhance interaction between keyboards and people. It upgrades smartphone keyboards to make typing faster, by utilizing artificial intelligence to learn from each user in order to autocorrect and predict their next word. The SwiftKey Keyboard for Android supports more than 80 languages. SwiftKey was founded by Ben Medlock and Jon Reynolds in 2008 and is based in London, United Kingdom.
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Job details
Salary
$85,400 - $168,100
Location
Reston, VA
What happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.
