Overview
Quest Software is looking for an experienced AI Software Engineer to help define and advance AI-first software development practices for a cloud-native SaaS product on the Microsoft Azure platform. This role is intended for an experienced developer who combines strong C#/.NET, Azure, cloud architecture and backend engineering skills with proven hands-on experience using AI coding agents, AI-assisted development platforms and agentic development workflows in product software engineering.
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.
100% remote job - Candidate must be located in Canada (Eastern Time Zone preferred).
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the adoption of AI-first software development practices across the project team.
- Use AI coding agents and AI-assisted development platforms extensively in day-to-day product engineering, including solution design, implementation, automated testing, debugging, troubleshooting, refactoring, code reviews, and technical documentation.
- Design reusable prompts, agent instructions, development workflows, validation steps, and guardrails that enable consistent and responsible AI-assisted software development.
- Design, build, test, and maintain scalable, serverless, cloud-native SaaS capabilities using C#/.NET and Microsoft Azure technologies, including Azure Functions, Microsoft Graph API, Azure Data Explorer, Cosmos DB, AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service) and ACA (Azure Container Apps) and Event Hubs.
- Build commercial products that work across numerous Microsoft technologies including Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Active Directory, Exchange, SharePoint, etc.
- Contribute to architecture, technical decision-making, code reviews, CI/CD, release readiness, and ownership of critical product components in an Agile SCRUM environment.
Qualifications
Required:
- Completion of a computer science undergraduate degree or equivalent
- Five or more years of professional software development experience, including strong hands-on C# and .NET experience.
- Demonstrated professional experience using AI coding agents, AI-assisted development tools, or agentic development workflows as a substantial part of real software development work.
- Advanced practical experience with GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Windsurf, or comparable AI-powered development platforms.
- Demonstrated ability to apply AI coding tools to improve software design, implementation productivity, code quality, automated testing, debugging, troubleshooting, refactoring, code review, or technical documentation.
- Experience in working with Microsoft Azure technologies, including Azure Functions, Microsoft Graph API, Azure Data Explorer, Cosmos DB, AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service) and ACA (Azure Container Apps) and Event Hubs.
- Experience building Azure cloud applications using event-driven, service based or microservice architectures.
- Working with NoSQL databases such as Cosmos DB and relational databases such as SQL or Azure Data Explorer
- Experience in writing quality code with techniques such as unit testing, mocking, automation, integration testing, and code coverage
- Strong understanding of object-oriented design, design patterns, SOLID principles, secure development, automated testing, continuous integration, debugging, and maintainable software architecture.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, technical leadership, and the ability to collaborate effectively in an Agile team environment.
- Candidate must be located in Canada (Eastern Time Zone preferred)
Nice to Have:
- Experience developing and maintaining YAML CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or similar systems.
- Experience with Azure OpenAI Service, large language model APIs, evaluation frameworks, observability, or AI application security.
- Frontend development using frameworks such as Angular (preferred), React or TypeScript
- Proficiency in PowerShell, ARM Templates or Terraform
- Proficiency in Python
- Experience with claims-based authentication (SAML/OAuth/OIDC), JWT, MFA, and RBAC
- Secure Web Development Practices including OWASP and SANS Top 25
Company Overview
Quest Software builds the foundation for enterprise AI with solutions in data governance, cybersecurity, and platform modernization. More than 45,000 companies — including 90% of the Fortune 500 — trust Quest to solve their most critical IT challenges. From securing identities and modernizing platforms to preparing data for AI, we help enterprises unlock their full potential.
Why Quest
At Quest, your work makes an impact. You’ll help organizations get AI-ready while building your career with a global team of innovators. We offer:
- Competitive pay, annual bonuses, and top-performer recognition.
- Comprehensive health, family, and retirement benefits.
- Flexible work options, generous PTO, and wellness programs.
- Professional growth through learning platforms, mentorship, and leadership programs.
- Inclusive teams that reflect the world we serve, supported by Employee Resource Groups and our Equality & Inclusion Council.
Quest is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind:
Quest is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Quest are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental, or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union, or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Quest will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Quest encourages applicants of all ages.
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