Solution Engineer

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 Solution Engineer – AI & Apps, where you'll help enterprise developers solve complex challenges and build the next generation of intelligent applications.

A Solution Engineer (SE) is a technical sales role focused on helping enterprise developers understand the value of Microsoft's AI-powered developer stack across every stage of the software development lifecycle. You'll work directly with engineering leaders and platform teams to accelerate GitHub, Azure AI Services and Azure Applications services through hands-on engagements like Proof of Concepts, hackathons, code-with sessions and architecture workshops.

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.

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.

Find out more about our culture and values, and the environment you will be working in.

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 trusted relationships with developers and platform leads as well as AI decision makers to co-designing secure, scalable architectures and solutions
• Resolve technical blockers and objections, collaborating with engineering to share insights and improve products.
• Maintain deep expertise in GitHub, AI-assisted 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
To make an impact in this role, you will be able to demonstrate a mix of technical depth, commerciality and an ability to influence senior decision-makers. Some of the key knowledge, skills and abilities you will be able to demonstrate include:

• Experience engaging enterprise development teams, including developers, architects, and technical decision makers.
• Proficiency in modern languages like JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, C#, or Java, and frameworks such as .NET, , or React.
• Hands-on expertise with GitHub, Visual Studio Code, CI/CD, DevOps, and platform engineering (e.g., observability, security, performance).
• Proven ability to lead technical engagements (e.g., hackathons, PoCs, MVPs) that drive production-scale outcomes.
• Proficiency in written, reading, and conversational English and Italian
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field OR equivalent experience

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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
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