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About the Role

In this Microsoft team, you won’t just build software; you’ll deliver real outcomes for some of the world’s most complex organizations. We are a global team of world-class engineers who have been working in a Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) model for more than a decade, embedding directly within customer teams to solve their toughest challenges, side-by-side, and shipping production-ready solutions in days, not months. As a Multidisciplinary Manager, you will lead a cross-discipline engineering team, operating with a portfolio mindset to deliver high-impact customer outcomes while coaching talent, modeling engineering excellence, and strengthening ISE’s multidisciplinary operating model. You’ll work alongside engineers, data scientists, product managers, and domain experts, owning delivery across the full lifecycle from problem definition through to deployed solutions. Our 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.

Responsibilities

Lead a multidisciplinary engineering team, owning a portfolio of work to maximize customer and Microsoft value through strong portfolio and delivery leadership.
Provide clear coaching, career development, and performance support for engineers across software engineering, technical program management, and data science, fostering growth in a multidisciplinary environment.
Serve as a player-coach by taking on selected engagements, modeling engineering fundamentals, customer-obsessed execution, and inclusive, cross-discipline collaboration.
Partner with leadership and discipline managers to ensure healthy team rhythms and strong operational excellence across engagements.
Contribute to a culture of continuous learning by elevating engineering practices, sharing reusable patterns and accelerators, and strengthening our multidisciplinary operating model.
Champion AI-forward hypervelocity engineering by guiding teams to apply responsible AI practices, leverage accelerators and reusable patterns, and integrate emerging AI capabilities into customer solutions and delivery.
Embody our culture and values.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline OR equivalent experience.
4-5+ years people management experience.
Experience partnering directly with customers or internal stakeholders to deliver solutions end-to-end.
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science OR related technical field OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field OR equivalent experience.
4-6+ years people management experience.
3-5+ years customer-facing, project-delivery experience, professional services, and/or consulting 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.
Enjoy travel and are comfortable with travel up to 25%

Skills

AI
LLM
prompt engineering
retrieval-augmented approaches
model tuning
evaluation
data quality
performance monitoring
cloud AI platforms

Location

United Kingdom

Work Type

Onsite
Hybrid

Experience Level

4-5+ years people management experience
4-6+ years people management experience
3-5+ years customer-facing, project-delivery experience, professional services, and/or consulting experience

Education Level

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field

Salary/Compensations

£ 93,500.00 - £ 161,800.00 per year

Benefits

Competitive package including a wide range of benefits built around your personal needs and those close to you.

About the Company

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
As employees, we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals.
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.
Our team prides itself on embracing a growth mindset, inspiring excellence, and encouraging everyone to share their unique viewpoints and be their authentic selves.
Join us and help create life-changing innovations that impact billions around the world!
At Microsoft, we are seeking people who have a passion for the positive impact technology can have on communities and for making a difference in the world.
In our team, you will find a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, personal and cultural experiences which are vital to our success with our customers.
It’s an informal and flexible work environment and you’ll be welcome to work in the way that best enables you to get your job done.

Equal Opportunity

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.
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. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.