Technical Support Engineer, AI Lead

Microsoft

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$130,900–$277,200 / yr
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36 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday
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Feb 2, 2027

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This role $204k
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Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing

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TL;DR · Technical Support Engineer, AI Lead

As a Principal Technical Support Engineer within the Customer Service & Support team, you will serve as a recognized authority driving the strategic agenda for AI programs across various divisions. You will be responsible for defining organization-wide Responsible AI, evaluation, and model-governance standards while ensuring teams meet performance and safety requirements throughout the AI lifecycle. Your daily work involves orchestrating complex initiatives that span multiple organizations, influencing engineering and executive stakeholders on architecture and roadmaps, and overseeing end-to-end delivery. You will provide expert leadership in the LLM and agentic stack, data and evaluation strategy, model-risk management, and the economics of production AI systems. This role addresses the technical challenges of scaling AI transformation by establishing governance frameworks and providing high-level technical guidance to resolve complex issues for enterprise customers.

What you'll do

  • Resolve highly complex technical issues for executive-level customers and internal development teams.
  • Drive the strategic agenda for AI programs across multiple divisions.
  • Define organization-wide standards for Responsible AI, evaluation, and model governance.
  • Orchestrate complex AI initiatives that span across different organizational boundaries.
  • Influence engineering and executive stakeholders on product architecture and roadmaps.
  • Oversee the end-to-end delivery of large-scale AI projects.
  • Provide thought leadership and mentor other program managers within the organization.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
  • 10+ years of experience in technical support, technical consulting, or information technology.
  • Verification of U.S. citizenship is required to meet legal restrictions for government agency support.
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements.
  • 15+ years of experience in technical program or product management with a record of principal-level AI/ML ownership.
  • Proven history of defining AI evaluation and governance frameworks that are adopted broadly.
  • Expert fluency in the LLM and agentic stack, data strategy, and Responsible AI governance.
  • Experience managing executive-level stakeholders and setting direction under significant ambiguity and technical risk.

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