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About the Role

In the Microsoft Frontier Company, you will deliver real outcomes for complex organizations by building reliable systems and production-ready services that turn ideas and data-driven insights into scalable solutions. You'll work in multidisciplinary crews, owning the full lifecycle from design through to deployed solutions, powered by AI.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and ship secure software by default, applying Microsoft security and privacy practices.
Partner with customer engineering teams to understand business goals and translate them into technical requirements.
Architect and implement cloud and AI solutions from prototype to production using modern engineering practices.
Use iterative delivery to de-risk technical decisions and improve reliability through automation.
Deliver solutions that meet agreed success metrics and support customer adoption.
Create reference implementations, frameworks, and best-practice patterns for reuse.
Navigate complex problem spaces and guide teams toward pragmatic decisions.
Work effectively with product, design, data science, security, and operations partners.
Set technical direction, unblock teams, and mentor engineers.
Embody our culture and values.

Requirements

Bachelor'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 equivalent experience.
Experience partnering directly with customers or internal stakeholders to deliver solutions end-to-end.
Master'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 OR 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 OR equivalent experience.
Experience designing, deploying, and operating AI or LLM-based solutions.
Familiarity with deploying and operating AI systems in production environments.
Understanding of model evaluation, data quality, and performance monitoring.
Experience using cloud AI platforms (Azure ML, OpenAI, or similar).
Comfortable with travel up to 25%.

Skills

C
C++
C#
Java
JavaScript
Python
AI
LLM
Prompt engineering
Retrieval-augmented approaches
Model tuning
Model evaluation
Data quality
Performance monitoring
Cloud AI platforms
Azure ML
OpenAI
Cloud engineering
AI solutions
Software design
Engineering expertise
Reliable systems
Production-ready services
Scalable solutions
Modern engineering practices
Code reviews
Testing
CI/CD
Observability
Iterative delivery
Automation
Security
Privacy practices
Threat modeling
Safe deployment patterns
Customer collaboration
Stakeholder management
Technical requirements
Solution approaches
End-to-end solutions
Cloud solutions
AI solutions
Prototype to production
Measurable customer impact
Adoption support
Coaching
Knowledge transfer
Documentation
Reusable assets
Reference implementations
Frameworks
Best-practice patterns
Ambiguity navigation
Pragmatic decisions
Value assessment
Feasibility assessment
Compliance assessment
Risk assessment
Cross-disciplinary collaboration
Inclusive environment
Diverse perspectives
Technical leadership
Mentoring
Design reviews
Hands-on guidance
Stakeholder communication
Tradeoff analysis
Recommendation articulation

Location

U.S.
San Francisco Bay area
New York City metropolitan area

Work Type

Full-time
Onsite
Hybrid

Experience Level

Principal
8+ years
12+ years
15+ years

Education Level

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

Salary/Compensations

USD $165,600 - $296,400 per year (U.S. typical base pay range)
USD $220,800 - $331,200 per year (San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area base pay range)

Benefits

Eligible for benefits and other compensation.

About the Company

Microsoft Frontier Company is a global team of world-class engineers working in a Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) model.
Our work is powered by AI, applying the mindset and tooling across the entire development lifecycle.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
We foster a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive, driven by our 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.