Forward Deployed Engineer AI-Architect — Microsoft Technologies (mfd)

Organisations are moving from experimentation towards responsible scalable AI Germany clients face increasing pressure to turn business challenges into actionable prototypes that demonstrate real value. As a Forward Deployed Engineer / AI-Architect in a hybrid role you help bridge the gap between business needs and technical solutions by rapidly creating and showcasing AI-powered prototypes using Microsoft technologies. Your work directly supports clients seeking to accelerate their transformation and make informed decisions about production-ready solutions.

• Work directly with account teams to understand business problems workflows users data and technical constraints
• Translate loosely defined requirements into practical solution concepts and prototype plans
• Build end-to-end prototypes proofs of concept and minimum viable products quickly using AI tools
• Use AI development tools especially GitHub Copilot to accelerate coding testing documentation and troubleshooting
• Design and implement solutions using Microsoft Azure Azure Functions App Service Container Apps AKS API Management Azure AI Foundry Azure ML Teams Microsoft Graph GitHub GitHub Actions and GitHub Copilot
• Optionally use Azure DevOps Power Apps Power Automate Power Pages Dataverse Microsoft Copilot Studio and Microsoft 365
• Apply appropriate security identity privacy and governance practices including Microsoft Entra ID and role-based access control
• Prepare and deliver compelling live customer demonstrations
• Clearly explain technical decisions limitations risks and potential production paths
• Gather feedback during demonstrations and rapidly iterate on the solution
• Collaborate with sales product design architecture and engineering teams
• Convert successful prototypes into recommendations and handover materials for production engineering teams
• Share reusable components patterns prompts and lessons across the organization

• Strong practical development experience in at least one of C# .NET Java Python TypeScript/JavaScript or
• Ability to develop a functional solution across frontend backend APIs data authentication and deployment
• Understanding of cloud-native application design
• Experience building generative-AI applications such as RAG copilots agents or retrieval-augmented generation solutions