Microsoft · 1 day ago
Forward Deployed Engineer
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $235K/yr
4+ years expMicrosoft is a leader in AI technology, and they are seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to work closely with customers to design and deliver AI-powered solutions. The role involves engineering data pipelines, building custom applications, and deploying scalable workflows to enhance business processes.
Agentic AIApplication Performance ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business DevelopmentDevOpsInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyManagement Information SystemsNetwork SecuritySoftware
Responsibilities
As a Microsoft Forward Deployed Engineer, you’ll be a hands-on builder working in close partnership with customers to address their most pressing challenges
Whether through direct collaboration on-site, virtually, or in hybrid models, you’ll immerse yourself in their mission to design and deliver AI-powered solutions that create measurable impact
You’ll move quickly from concept to prototype to production, iterating alongside stakeholders to ensure solutions are both technically sound and operationally adopted
Your work will span engineering data pipelines and integrations, building custom applications, and deploying scalable workflows that bring AI to life in critical business processes
Importantly, your role doesn’t end at launch -- you’ll remain accountable for monitoring, refining, and driving adoption of what you build
As a bridge between the customer environment and Microsoft’s engineering teams, you’ll also share insights from the field that influence the direction of our AI platforms
Finally, as part of a growing FDE community, you’ll contribute to knowledge sharing, mentor peers, and help set the standards for how Microsoft delivers AI-first transformation
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
Preferred
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
Competence with DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and infrastructure-as-code
Solid understanding and successful demonstration of system security, scalability, reliability, and maintainability
Practical Experience with AI/LLMs: Experience designing and implementing ML/LLM-based solutions in production environments
Experience leveraging generative AI technologies to develop innovative and user-focused product features
Capable of optimizing, prompting and finetuning AI-based solutions for performance, accuracy, and scalability
Experience coaching and growing engineers within the team
Company
Microsoft
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Funding
Current Stage
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$1MKey Investors
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1981-09-01Series Unknown· $1M
Leadership Team
Satya Nadella
Chairman and CEO
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