Senior Microsoft Platform Software Engineer

Overview
Quest Software is seeking an experienced Senior Software Developer to help bring AI-powered coding practices into an established on-premises enterprise software product. This role requires strong hands-on C#/.NET development experience with practical experience using AI coding agents, AI-assisted software development tools, and agentic development workflows.
The successful candidate will be expected to contribute directly to the product codebase while also helping the team adopt AI coding approaches that improve development speed, code quality, test coverage, refactoring and troubleshooting. We are looking for someone who has used AI coding agents in real software development work and can translate that experience into repeatable practices for the project team.
Responsibilities
Design, estimate, code, test, document, and maintain components of a commercial on-premises enterprise software product.
Work in a C#/.NET codebase, contributing to both new development and maintenance of existing product components.
Champion the adoption of AI-assisted software development practices across the project team.
Evaluate, introduce, and establish practical best practices for AI coding agents and agentic development workflows.
Identify opportunities to improve developer productivity, code quality, automated testing, troubleshooting, technical documentation, and delivery using AI-powered development tools.
Mentor and guide team members in effective, responsible, and secure use of AI coding tools within the software development lifecycle.
Participate in all phases of Agile/SCRUM delivery, including design discussions, implementation, code reviews, testing, and release readiness.
Develop high-quality, maintainable code using software engineering best practices, static analysis, automated testing, and continuous integration.
Contribute to component design, technical decision-making, and ownership of key product functionality.
Collaborate with product management, quality engineering, support, and fellow developers to deliver reliable customer-focused solutions.
Qualifications
5+ years of professional C# and .NET development experience.
Microsoft SharePoint and/or Microsoft Teams development experience
Experience with O365, CSOM, Microsoft SharePoint Migration API, or Microsoft Graph API.
Experience with Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Exchange, Office 365, SharePoint, IIS, DNS, OneDrive, Windows Server, Microsoft SQL Server, or related Microsoft technologies.
Computer Science undergraduate degree or equivalent practical experience.
Experience with Claude Code, Claude, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf, or similar AI-powered development platforms.
Professional experience using AI coding agents, AI-assisted software development tools, or agentic development workflows.
Demonstrated ability to apply AI coding tools to improve software development productivity, code quality, testing, debugging, refactoring, or technical documentation.
Experience working with Azure DevOps, Jira, or comparable DevOps tooling, including test integration in the development pipeline.
Experience with unit testing, mocking, automation, integration testing, code coverage, code reviews, and continuous integration.
Strong object-oriented design, debugging, troubleshooting, and analytical problem-solving skills.
Experience working within Agile development teams and SCRUM-based delivery environments.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment.
Leadership experience, mentoring capability, or ownership of component-level design and delivery.
Nice to Have
Experience Developing and Maintaining Windows Forms Applications.
Experience with Windows networking infrastructure, virtualization technologies such as Azure VMs and enterprise deployment environments.
Experience securing APIs, dependency injection, and secure software development practices.
JavaScript, TypeScript, or HTML experience.
Company Overview
Quest Software enables organizations of all sizes to better secure, manage, monitor, protect, and analyze information and infrastructure to help fuel innovation and drive their businesses forward.
Quest builds solutions across data governance, cybersecurity, and platform modernization. More than 45,000 companies, including 90% of the Fortune 500, trust Quest to solve critical IT challenges, from securing identities and modernizing platforms to preparing enterprise data for AI.
Why Quest
Work on enterprise-scale commercial software used by customers worldwide.
Collaborate with dedicated professionals who are passionate about technology and practical innovation.
Help shape how AI-assisted development practices are applied to a mature on-premises product and engineering team.
Grow your career through learning opportunities, mentorship, leadership programs, and a collaborative global team environment.
Benefit from competitive pay, annual bonuses, comprehensive benefits, flexible work options, generous PTO, and wellness programs.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Quest is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. Quest is committed to equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications.

Work arrangement
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