Microsoft
Solution Engineer - Cloud & AI Software, Dev Tools, and AI
$86K–$223K
United States · On-site · Full-time · Posted Aug 18, 2026
- Experience
- Required: 2+ years with a relevant bachelor's degree; 1+ year with a relevant master's degree; or 3+ years without a stated degree condition. Equivalent experience is accepted. Preferred: 6+ years in technical pre-sales, technical consulting, technology delivery, or related experience; 4+ years with cloud and hybrid or on-premises infrastructure.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field; OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field; OR equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must have authorization to work in the United States that does not now or in the future require employer sponsorship.
About the job
Helps enterprise customers adopt Microsoft’s developer tools and cloud AI by advising on solution design and leading hands-on technical engagements.
What you'll do
- Drive technical sales with demos and PoCs, influencing solution design and production deployments.
- Lead hackathons, code-with sessions, and architecture workshops to accelerate adoption of developer tools and cloud platforms.
- Co-design secure, scalable architectures with customers, resolve technical blockers, and share product feedback with engineering.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and 2+ years of technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience; OR a relevant master's degree and 1+ year; OR 3+ years of relevant experience; OR equivalent experience.
- Authorization to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.
Nice to have
- 6+ years of technical pre-sales, technical consulting, technology delivery, or related experience; OR equivalent experience.
- Experience with cloud and hybrid or on-premises infrastructure, cloud-native development, enterprise development teams, modern programming languages, and technical engagements.
Pay
USD $86,100 - $169,800 per year (base salary); USD $113,300 - $187,400 per year (base salary); USD $106,400 - $203,600 per year (base salary); USD $137,600 - $222,600 per year (base salary)
Tools
GitHub, Visual Studio, Azure AI Foundry, Foundry SDK, CI/CD, DevOps, APIs, containers
AI focus
Enables customers to integrate AI into development workflows and adopt AI-powered developer tools, including Azure AI Foundry and GitHub Copilot.
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