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The Americas Enterprise Partner Solutions organization works with partners to develop differentiated solutions and offerings using Microsoft Cloud and AI technologies.\nAs a Senior Cloud Solution Architect, Code-With Engineering, Partner Solutions on the co-engineering team, you will help accelerate partner-led AI adoption by developing production-ready applications, agents, integrations, and workflows using Microsoft Cloud and AI platforms. You will apply solid software design and engineering experience to help partners translate AI capabilities into secure, scalable, outcome-focused solutions. These solutions may include agentic experiences, copilots, and AI-powered applications that integrate with partner and customer data, business processes, and existing systems.\nThis opportunity will allow you to collaborate with partners on emerging AI technologies, apply software engineering and solution architecture practices to real-world business scenarios, and help bring differentiated AI solutions from concept to production.\nAt Microsoft, our mission-to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more-guides how we partner with customers to deliver trusted, impactful solutions. With a growth mindset culture, we innovate responsibly and measure success by shared progress-people, teams, and customers. 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Candidates must have authorization to work in the United States that does not now or in the future require employer sponsorship\nPreferred Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in computer science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python\n AND 6+ years of experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, information technology (IT) consulting/support, systems administration, network operations, software development/support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture and/or consulting\n OR equivalent experience\n\n4+ years of experience working in a customer-facing role (e.g., internal and/or external)\n4+ years of experience working on technical projects\nMicrosoft certifications in Data Platform and/or Artificial Intelligence are highly valued\nExperience shipping Large Language Model (LLM)-powered or agentic applications to production, preferably in Python and/or TypeScript\nExperience with agentic patterns and tooling, such as Model Context Protocol (MCP), tool and function calling, multi-agent orchestration (e.g., Azure AI Foundry Agent Service, Microsoft Agent Framework / Semantic Kernel), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and agent evaluation and observability\nExperience co-developing with external engineering teams (partners, customers, or open-source communities), including pairing, code reviews, and knowledge transfer\nExperience applying Responsible AI and security practices to AI systems, such as red-teaming, content safety, evaluations, and threat modeling\nCloud Solution Architecture IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $106,400 - $203,600 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $137,600 - $222,600 per year.\nCertain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:\nhttps://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay\nThis position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.\nMicrosoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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