Software Engineering
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Job Summary
In the Microsoft Frontier Company you wont just build software; youll deliver real outcomes for some of the worlds most complex organizations.
We are a global team of world-class engineers who have been working in a Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) model for more than a decade embedding directly within customer teams to solve their toughest challenges side-by-side and shipping production-ready solutions in days not months.
As a Software Engineer you will bring strong software design and engineering expertise building reliable systems and production-ready services that turn ideas and data-driven insights into scalable solutions. Youll work in small multidisciplinary crews alongside data scientists product managers and domain experts owning the full lifecycle from design through to deployed solutions.
This role offers the opportunity to:
Build reliable production-ready systems and services that turn ideas into scalable solutions
Ship engineering work that directly influences business strategy and customer outcomes
Collaborate with leading global organizations across industries
Apply the latest advancements in AI and software engineering to solve problems at scale
Microsofts 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.
Responsibilities
Design build test and operate production-grade software and services that are secure reliable and scalable.
Partner with customers and internal stakeholders to clarify requirements define success metrics and translate business needs into technical designs.
Drive engineering best practices including code reviews automated testing CI/CD observability and documentation.
Apply a security-first mindset and follow Microsoft security and compliance requirements throughout design and delivery.
Deliver customer outcomes end-to-end: prototype quickly iterate with feedback and land solutions that meet quality performance and maintainability goals.
Build reusable components reference implementations and patterns that can be shared across teams and engagements.
Learn and adapt in a fast-moving environment using experimentation and data to guide decisions and continuous improvement.
Collaborate effectively across disciplines (engineering data science product design security) and contribute to an inclusive respectful team culture.
Lead technical workstreams by aligning stakeholders breaking down ambiguous problems and driving execution through to delivery.
Embody our culture and values
Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications (RQs/MQs)
Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND technical engineering experience with coding in languages including but not limited to C C C# Java JavaScript or Python
OR equivalent experience.
Experience partnering directly with customers or internal stakeholders to deliver solutions end-to-end.
Additional or Preferred Qualifications (PQs)
Masters Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and technical engineering experience with coding in languages including but not limited to C C C# Java JavaScript or Python
OR Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and technical engineering experience with coding in languages including but not limited to C C C# Java JavaScript or Python
OR equivalent experience.
Experience designing deploying and operating AI or LLM-based solutions including prompt engineering retrieval-augmented approaches model tuning evaluation data quality performance monitoring and use of cloud AI platforms
Familiarity with deploying and operating AI systems in production environments
Understanding of model evaluation data quality and performance monitoring
Experience using cloud AI platforms (Azure ML OpenAI or similar)
Enjoy travel and are comfortable with travel up to 25%
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Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across United Kingdom is 58200.00 - 97600.00 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
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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 requesting accommodations.
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