About the Role
In the Microsoft Frontier Company Engineering team, you will deliver real outcomes for complex organizations by building reliable systems and production-ready services. You will work in multidisciplinary crews, owning the full lifecycle from design through to deployed solutions, powered by AI. This role offers the opportunity to build scalable solutions, influence business strategy, collaborate with global organizations, and apply AI advancements to solve problems at scale.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, test, and maintain services, applications, and tools using modern engineering practices.
- Follow Microsoft security, privacy, and compliance requirements; apply secure coding practices, threat modeling, and vulnerability management.
- Apply responsible AI principles, evaluate model and data risks, and implement appropriate safeguards and monitoring when building AI-enabled features.
- Work with customer stakeholders to understand requirements, translate them into technical designs, and deliver solutions.
- Partner with PM, design, data science, and domain experts to make informed tradeoffs, document decisions, and drive alignment.
- Participate in on-call/incident response, diagnose issues, and improve reliability through root-cause analysis and preventative fixes.
- Create and maintain reusable components, reference implementations, and documentation.
- Learn, experiment, and share best practices to improve engineering velocity, quality, and customer outcomes.
- Work inclusively, communicate clearly, and act with integrity.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
- Experience partnering directly with customers or internal stakeholders to deliver solutions end-to-end.
- Fluency in Japanese and English language skills.
- 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 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
- Experience 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.
- Comfortable with travel up to 25%.
Skills
- C
- C++
- C#
- Java
- JavaScript
- Python
- AI
- LLM
- Prompt Engineering
- Retrieval-Augmented Approaches
- Model Tuning
- Evaluation
- Data Quality
- Performance Monitoring
- Cloud AI Platforms
- Modern Engineering Practices
- Code Reviews
- Automated Testing
- CI/CD
- Observability
- Secure Coding Practices
- Threat Modeling
- Vulnerability Management
- Responsible AI Principles
- Incident Response
- Root-Cause Analysis
Experience Level
- 2+ years technical engineering experience
- 3+ years technical engineering experience
- 5+ years technical engineering experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field
- Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field
About the Company
- Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
- Employees come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize shared goals.
- Microsoft fosters a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond, built on values of respect, integrity, and accountability.
Equal Opportunity
- Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances.
- Assistance with religious accommodations and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process is available.
