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You’ll work in small, multidisciplinary crews alongside data scientists, product managers, and domain experts, owning the full lifecycle from design through to deployed solutions.\nOur work is powered by AI, applying the mindset and tooling across the entire development lifecycle to move from idea to production in days while maintaining the highest standards of security, quality, and trust.\nThis role offers the opportunity to:\nBuild reliable, production-ready systems and services that turn ideas into scalable solutions\n\nShip engineering work that directly influences business strategy and customer outcomes\n\nCollaborate with leading global organizations across industries\n\nApply the latest advancements in AI and software engineering to solve problems at scale\n\nMicrosoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. 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Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.\nResponsibilities\nResponsibilities:\nSecurity and responsible engineering:Design, build, and ship secure software by default; apply Microsoft security and privacy practices, threat modeling, and safe deployment patterns to protect customers and the Microsoft cloud.\n\nLead discovery with customers and stakeholders:Partner with customer engineering teams and domain experts to understand business goals, constraints, and success measures; translate them into clear technical requirements and solution approaches.\n\nDeliver end-to-end solutions:Architect and implement cloud and AI solutions-from prototype to production-using modern engineering practices (code reviews, testing, CI/CD, observability) and partnering closely with Microsoft product teams and partners.\n\nMove fast with quality:Use iterative delivery to de-risk technical decisions early, improve reliability through automation, and continuously learn and adapt as customer needs evolve.\n\nDrive measurable customer impact:Deliver solutions that meet agreed success metrics, support adoption, and enable customer teams through coaching, knowledge transfer, and clear documentation.\n\nBuild reusable, scalable assets:Create reference implementations, frameworks, and best-practice patterns that can be reused across customers and contribute to the broader Microsoft ecosystem.\n\nLead through ambiguity:Navigate complex, fast-changing problem spaces (especially in AI) and guide teams toward pragmatic decisions that balance value, feasibility, compliance, and risk.\n\nCollaborate across disciplines:Work effectively with product, design, data science, security, and operations partners; create an inclusive environment where diverse perspectives improve outcomes.\n\nTechnical leadership and mentoring:Set technical direction, unblock teams, and mentor engineers through design reviews and hands-on guidance; influence senior stakeholders by communicating tradeoffs and recommendations clearly.\n\nEmbody our culture and values\n\nQualifications\nRequired/Minimum Qualifications (RQs/MQs)\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\n\nOR equivalent experience.\n\nOther Requirements\nMicrosoft is unable to sponsor a work visa for this role due to the nature of the role’s job duties.\nAdditional or Preferred Qualifications (PQs)\nMaster's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python\n\nOR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 15+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python\n\nOR equivalent experience.\n\nExperience designing, deploying, and operating AI or LLM-based solutions, including prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented approaches, model tuning, evaluation, data quality, performance monitoring, and use of cloud AI platforms\n\nFamiliarity with deploying and operating AI systems in production environments\n\nExperience partnering directly with customers or internal stakeholders to deliver solutions end-to-end. \nUnderstanding of model evaluation, data quality, and performance monitoring\n\nExperience using cloud AI platforms (Azure ML, OpenAI, or similar)\n\nEnjoy travel and are comfortable with travel up to 25%\n\n#FDE\nSoftware Engineering M6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $165,600 - $296,400 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 $220,800 - $331,200 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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