Forward Deployed Engineer II

• Contribute to solution architecture for agent-based Copilot solutions, supporting discovery, design, and deployment readiness under guidance from senior engineers
• Assist in developing reference architectures, extensibility frameworks, and reusable design templates, contributing technical input and implementation examples
• Work alongside customer and partner developers during sprints, shadow build cycles, and design reviews to learn patterns and help unblock technical issues
• Write, review, and validate code in support of proofs of concept, reference implementations, and architectural validation
• Support structured validation and user acceptance activities, helping gather technical findings and feedback from customer and partner environments
• Identify integration challenges and implementation risks, escalating findings and proposing solutions with guidance
• Learn and apply best practices for security, reliability, and scalability in enterprise agent-based solutions

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Math, Business, or related field AND 2+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
• OR equivalent experience
• Demonstrated ability to design and reason about distributed, enterprise-grade systems, including integrations across cloud, data, and application layers
• Hands-on engineering experience, with the ability to write, review, and reason about code to validate designs and resolve complex technical problems
• Demonstrated ability to translate customer business requirements into secure, scalable technical architectures
• Experience working directly with customers or partners on complex technical problems in a delivery, advisory, or enablement capacity
• Ability to lead technical discussions with both senior technical and business stakeholders
• Experience working with Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot extensibility, or adjacent Microsoft AI platforms
• Experience building, extending, or enabling Copilot agents or agent-based solutions, or comparable AI-driven systems
• Familiarity with agent-based system design, including orchestration patterns or grounding approaches
• Experience producing reference architectures, reusable patterns, or technical playbooks
• Hands-on experience building or validating proofs of concept, reference implementations, or technical prototypes
• Experience supporting or enabling partner ecosystems such as GSIs, SIs, or ISVs
• Experience collaborating closely with product management and product engineering teams, contributing technical input and customer or partner learnings
• Exposure to enterprise-scale AI or data-driven systems, including performance, reliability, or operational considerations

Relocation assistance is available