Senior Microsoft Platform Software Engineer

Overview

Quest Software is seeking an experienced Senior SharePoint Software Developer with strong hands-on SharePoint development experience and a proven track record of building, maintaining, and shipping commercial .NET Windows Forms applications using C#. This role combines direct product development for an established on-premises enterprise software product with practical experience using AI coding agents, AI-assisted software development tools, and agentic development workflows.

The successful candidate will contribute directly to SharePoint-related product functionality and the C#/.NET Windows Forms codebase, delivering reliable, maintainable commercial software. They will also help the team adopt AI coding approaches that improve development speed, code quality, test coverage, refactoring, and troubleshooting, translating real-world experience with AI coding agents into repeatable practices for the project team.

Responsibilities

• Design, estimate, build, test, document, maintain, and ship commercial C#/.NET Windows Forms applications as part of an on-premises enterprise software product.
• Develop and maintain SharePoint-related product functionality and integrations, contributing to both new development and maintenance of existing C#/.NET 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.
• Hands-on experience building, maintaining, and shipping commercial .NET Windows Forms applications using C#, including new feature development, troubleshooting, and ongoing product maintenance.
• Strong hands-on Microsoft SharePoint development experience, including implementing and maintaining SharePoint-related functionality and integrations in commercial software.
• Experience with CSOM, Microsoft SharePoint Migration API, or Microsoft Graph API.
• Experience with Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, 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 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.
• InstallShield
• PowerShell

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.