Technical Sales Engineer
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Drive Technical Sales with Decision Makers
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As a technical sales engineer, you will drive technical sales with decision makers using demos and proof-of-concepts (PoCs) to influence solution design and enable production deployments.
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Lead Hands-on Engagements
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You will lead hands-on engagements such as hackathons, code-with sessions, and architecture workshops to accelerate adoption of Microsoft's developer tools and cloud platforms.
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Build Trusted Relationships
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You will build trusted relationships with developers and platform leads, co-designing secure, scalable architectures and solutions.
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Maintain Deep Proficiency
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You will maintain deep proficiency in AI Foundry & App architecture, Agentic AI framework, Semantic Kernel, Foundry SDK, Responsible AI, and App architecture/cloud native dev (APIs, containerization, microservices, event-driven, Python, Java or .NET).
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Represent Microsoft through Thought Leadership
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You will represent Microsoft through thought leadership in developer communities and customer forums.
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Qualifications
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* Demonstrated technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience - OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR equivalent experience
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* Proficient on full stack App architecture design / modernization and cloud native dev (e.g., APIs, containerization, microservices, event-driven, Python, Java, .NET)
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* Proficient for AI & ML models (e.g., Agentic AI framework, AI Foundry, Semantic Kernel, Foundry SDK, Responsible AI, fine-tuning/inferencing, etc.)
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* Proven ability to lead technical engagements (e.g., hackathons, PoCs, MVPs) that drive production-scale outcomes
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Become Part of an Inclusive Team
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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.
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Accommodations Available
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If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.
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Benefits and Perks
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Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.