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Software Solution Engineer

AI summary of the role

This is a technical pre-sales/consulting role at Microsoft focused on driving adoption of the AI-powered developer stack (GitHub, Visual Studio, Azure AI Foundry) with enterprise customers.

What you’ll do

  • Drive technical sales with decision makers using demos and PoCs to influence solution design and enable production deployments.
  • Lead hands-on engagements—hackathons, code-with sessions, and architecture workshops—to accelerate adoption of Microsoft's developer tools and cloud platforms.
  • Build trusted relationships with developers, platform leads, and AI decision makers to co-design secure, scalable architectures.
  • Resolve technical blockers and objections, collaborating with engineering to share insights and improve products.

What you’ll bring

  • Master's degree in CS/IT or related field AND 3+ years technical pre-sales/consulting, OR Bachelor's AND 4+ years, OR 5+ years equivalent experience.
  • Must have authorization to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship (no visa sponsorship).
  • 6+ years technical pre-sales, consulting, or technology delivery experience (preferred).
  • 4+ years experience with cloud/hybrid/on-prem infrastructure, architecture designs, migrations, or technology management (preferred).

Technologies

GitHub · Visual Studio · Azure AI Foundry · GitHub Copilot · CI/CD · DevOps · cloud-native · containers · microservices · JavaScript/TypeScript · Python · C#

About Microsoft

Microsoft sells cloud infrastructure, productivity software, and AI tools to enterprises and consumers globally, anchored by Azure, Office 365, and the OpenAI partnership.

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Source and classification

Technical pre-sales · Evidence for this classification:

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. By applying to this role, you will be considered for multiple opportunities within Microsoft across the United States including locations beyond where the role is posted. This role is flexible in that you can work up to 50% from home. Travel percentages will vary according to role. Responsibilities Responsibilities Drive technical sales with decision makers using demos and PoCs to influence solution design and enable production deployments. Lead hands-on engagements—hackathons, code-with sessions, and architecture workshops—to accelerate adoption of Microsoft’s developer tools and cloud platforms. Build
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Overview Overview Are you passionate about application development and excited by the opportunity to shape the future of software engineering with AI? Join Microsoft as a Software Solutions Engineer – Cloud & AI Software, Dev Tools, and AI where you’ll help enterprise developers solve complex challenges and build the next generation of intelligent applications. Microsoft is transforming the developer experience by embedding AI across the software development lifecycle. With GitHub and Visual Studio—trusted by over 100 million developers globally—at the core along with seamless integration of Azure AI, we’re leading the way in “Agentic DevOps,” where AI agents streamline development and operations. You will help customers adopt these innovations to boost productivity, drive innovation, and become AI-native. As a trusted technical advisor, you’ll guide customers through secure, scalable solution design, influence technical decisions, and accelerate AI integration into their development workflows. Whether enabling DevSecOps at a global bank or scaling GitHub Copilot across thousands of engineers, you’ll help customers modernize their SDLC and realize the full value of Microsoft’s developer platform. The Software Engineer – Cloud & AI Software, Dev Tools, and AI role is focused on helping enterprise developers understand the value of Microsoft’s AI-powered developer stack acros [... source excerpt omitted ...] 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. By applying to this role, you will be considered for multiple opportunities within Microsoft across the United States including locations beyond where the role is posted. This role is flexible in that you can work up to 50% from home. Travel percentages will vary according to role. Responsibilities Responsibilities Drive technical sales with decision makers using demos and PoCs to influence solution design and enable production deployments. Lead hands-on engagements—hackathons, code-with sessions, and architecture workshops— [... source excerpt omitted ...] dev tools, Foundry SDK, CI/CD, DevOps, and cloud-native development (APIs, containers, microservices). Represent Microsoft through thought leadership in developer communities and customer forums Qualifications Qualifications Required/minimum qualifications Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 3+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 4+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR 5+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR equivalent experience. Other Requirements: This position

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