Senior R&D Software Engineer — AI, IoT Prototyping & Cloud

Kforce Inc; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

HSA/FSA

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

Kforce Inc. is seeking a Senior R&D Software Engineer in Phoenix, AZ, with hybrid work arrangement (3+ days onsite). You will lead rapid prototyping, PoCs, and edge-integrated solutions using C#, .NET, SQL Server, and Azure to validate feasibility and enable innovation.

The role emphasizes architecture leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and hands-on prototyping across cloud, on‑prem, and hardware interfaces, with a strong emphasis on telemetry, diagnostics, and observability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 7–10+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong expertise in C# and .NET technologies.
• Experience with SQL Server or similar relational databases.
• Background in prototyping, PoCs, or experimental systems.
• Experience integrating software with hardware, telemetry, or external systems.
• Strong troubleshooting across distributed systems.
• Experience with CI/CD, DevOps, Git, and automated testing.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and build prototype applications using C#, .NET, SQL Server, and Microsoft Azure.
• Develop APIs, integrations, and telemetry systems connecting software with devices and external platforms.
• Build cloud-native solutions leveraging Azure, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Implement AI-assisted capabilities (automation, diagnostics, analytics, decision support).
• Rapidly develop PoCs to validate emerging technologies and workflows.
• Integrate software with edge devices, sensors, and telemetry systems.
• Support lab testing and field validation of integrated solutions.
• Develop diagnostics, logging, and monitoring tools.
• Troubleshoot across hardware, firmware, networking, cloud, and application layers.
• Define prototype objectives, success criteria, and evaluation metrics.
• Document architecture decisions, trade-offs, and technical findings.
• Evaluate emerging technologies such as IoT, edge computing, and AR/spatial computing.

Skills

C#

NET Technologies

SQL Server

Azure

CI/CD

DevOps

Git

Automated testing

Azure DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure

Job description

Kforce Inc. is seeking a Senior R&D Software Engineer in Phoenix, AZ, with hybrid work arrangement (3+ days onsite). You will lead rapid prototyping, PoCs, and edge-integrated solutions using C#, .NET, SQL Server, and Azure to validate feasibility and enable innovation.

The role emphasizes architecture leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and hands-on prototyping across cloud, on‑prem, and hardware interfaces, with a strong emphasis on telemetry, diagnostics, and observability.