Microsoft

Principal FDE - Software Engineer

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7 days ago
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Drive customer outcomes by translating business needs into actionable technical approaches.
  • Build and deliver production-grade solutions in customer environments with end-to-end ownership.
  • Deliver iterative, high-impact solutions in ambiguous and fast-moving environments.
  • Influence senior stakeholders, align priorities, and guide technical and business decisions.
  • Tailor solutions to industry and customer context.
  • Prepare and transition work to FDE crews with clear scope and technical direction.
  • Navigate complex account dynamics while driving urgency, accountability, and sustained impact.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience with coding, or equivalent experience.
  • Coding experience in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
  • Experience partnering directly with customers or internal stakeholders to deliver solutions end-to-end.
  • Preferred: bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of technical engineering experience, or a master’s degree and 8+ years of technical engineering experience, or equivalent experience.
  • Preferred: hands-on AI solution delivery experience, including building and deploying LLM-based systems, ensuring model quality and performance, and using modern cloud AI platforms.
  • Comfort with travel up to 25%.

Benefits

  • Travel of up to 25% is expected.
  • Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled, with the posting open for a minimum of 5 days.

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Forward Deployed
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About Microsoft

10,000+ employees

Microsoft develops operating systems, productivity software, cloud services, developer tools, and consumer devices for individuals, enterprises, and governments. Its main products include Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, Visual Studio/GitHub, Xbox, and LinkedIn; revenue comes from software subscriptions and licenses, cloud consumption, hardware sales, and advertising. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft is a public company traded on Nasdaq.

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