Cloud & AI Solution Engineer - Software, Development Tools and AI

Microsoft; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a highly skilled technical sales professional to drive engagement with enterprise developers and influence solution design. The candidate will collaborate with decision makers to create secure, scalable architectures and resolve technical challenges while maintaining expertise in key development tools and languages. A Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field, combined with extensive pre-sales experience, is required for this dynamic role.

Qualifications

• 5+ years technical pre-sales or consulting experience.
• Experience engaging with enterprise development teams.
• Proficiency in modern programming languages and frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical sales with demos and engagements.
• Build relationships with developers and decision makers.
• Represent Microsoft in developer communities.

Skills

Technical pre-sales experience

Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript

Proficiency in Python

Proficiency in C#

Proficiency in Java

Experience with .NET

Experience with Node.js

Experience with React

Hands-on expertise with GitHub

CI/CD knowledge

DevOps knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Master's Degree in Computer Science

Job description

Responsibilities (Text Only)

- 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, Visual Studio, 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 (Text Only)

- 5+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience - OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 4+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience - OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 3+ year(s) technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience - OR equivalent experience - 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, Node.js, 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. 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.If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a requestvia the Accommodation request form. Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.