Overview
Microsoft is hiring a Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - Technical Program Manager in Dubai to embed with strategic customers, build production-grade solutions and drive technical outcomes across complex engagements.
Full job description
The role shapes customer opportunities, translates business needs into technical approaches, builds and ships production solutions, accelerates time to value, influences senior stakeholders, applies industry context to solution design and transitions work to Forward Deployed Engineering crews. The posting highlights customer-facing execution, AI/ML, cloud architecture, data engineering and entrepreneurial delivery in ambiguous environments.
Requirements & qualifications
The official posting requires a bachelor's degree plus several years of experience in engineering, product or technical program management, data analysis or product development, or equivalent experience; several years managing cross-functional or cross-team projects; and experience partnering directly with customers or internal stakeholders to deliver solutions end to end. Customer-facing technical experience and AI/ML, cloud and data-engineering expertise are preferred.
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Verification notes
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