Staff Software Engineer, Application Modernization

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. Lead application engineering for a new Azure cloud platform supporting a multi-year modernization program .

Posted 9/24/2026full-timeDenver • Colorado • United StatesLead💰 $150,000 - $175,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in architecting and developing cloud-native applications on Azure PaaS, with a strong focus on multi-tenant application design, API integration, and secure application development practices. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and establish engineering standards while modernizing legacy systems.

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Azure PaaS Application DevelopmentC#/.NET ExpertiseMulti-Tenant Application ArchitectureCI/CD Delivery Using GitHub ActionsApplication Security Design

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Hard Skills

Cloud-Native Application DevelopmentAPI Integration PatternsRelational Data ModelingIdempotent Write-BackEvent-Driven SynchronizationLegacy Application ModernizationOrchestration Layer DevelopmentFine-Grained AuthorizationVersioned ContractsResilience Patterns

Soft Skills

Technical LeadershipMentoringCross-Functional CollaborationDesign Decision MakingCode Review

Tools & Technologies

Azure App ServiceAzure Container AppsKey VaultService BusGitHub ActionsWCFSQLTypeScriptMicro-Frontend ModelsSOC 2 Controls

Certifications & Qualifications

Microsoft AZ-204Microsoft AZ-305

Industry Keywords

Cloud ComputingApplication ModernizationMulti-Year Modernization ProgramProduction ApplicationsSecurity Compliance

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloudJavaJavaScriptNode.jsPythonSQLTypeScriptVaultGo.NET

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead application engineering for a new Azure cloud platform supporting a multi-year modernization program
Architect and code new solutions while modernizing legacy applications
Set technical direction and establish reusable engineering patterns
Own target-state architecture for a unified platform replacing separate client-facing and internal portals
Define the canonical work model and composable module architecture
Design and enforce multi-tenant isolation across documents, search, exports, background jobs, and integrations
Establish API and integration patterns for third-party platforms
Build versioned contracts and anti-corruption adapters
Implement idempotent write-back, reconciliation, drift detection, circuit breakers, cached reads, and graceful degradation
Modernize older .NET Framework, WCF, and SQL workloads
Build cloud-native applications on Azure PaaS, including data and analytics platform application and business-logic layers
Select languages and frameworks and guide team adoption
Own application delivery through CI/CD and partner with the Staff Azure Cloud Engineer
Lead application data design and legacy data migration
Lead application security design and support SOC 2 controls
Set standards for coding, testing, quality gates, code review, observability, and incident response
Provide hands-on technical leadership through design decisions, code reviews, mentoring, and architecture decision records
Partner with the Azure Cloud Engineer and IT, security, and network teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years building and operating production applications and services
Experience owning architecture and leading cross-functional delivery
Experience architecting multi-tenant applications for internal staff and external customers
Experience with customer and workforce identity, fine-grained authorization, and row-level security
Experience building orchestration layers over third-party systems of record
Experience with API facades, backend-for-frontend, anti-corruption layers, canonical domain models, versioned contracts, event-driven synchronization, idempotent write-back, and resilience patterns
Deep expertise in at least one modern cloud language; C#/.NET is the largest footprint
Production fluency in Java, Go, Python, or Node.js/TypeScript
Experience modernizing monolithic, on-premises, or legacy applications to cloud-native patterns
Hands-on Azure PaaS application development with App Service or Container Apps, managed identity, Key Vault, and Service Bus or equivalent messaging
Full-stack capability with modern TypeScript UI, shared design systems, and plugin or micro-frontend models
Strong relational data modeling and migration experience
Leadership in secure application development, including authentication, authorization, input validation, encryption, secrets management, OWASP practices, and SOC 2 controls
Experience delivering through CI/CD using GitHub Actions, GitHub Enterprise, or equivalent tools
Experience with pull requests, automated testing, and quality and security gates
Demonstrated technical leadership without formal authority
Preferred: plugin-based platform architectures, policy engines, data-dense interfaces, professional-services/tax/accounting integrations, build-versus-buy judgment, incremental modernization patterns, audit-cycle experience, relevant industry experience, and Microsoft AZ-204/AZ-305 or other relevant certifications

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid work model allowing eligible employees to work remotely and in the office
Significant investments in training
Variety of benefits and perks supporting a healthy and thriving work environment
Benefits information available in the Benefits section