Senior AI Architect

We are seeking a highly motivated, passionate, and customer-centric AI Architect to join the Office of the CTO. This is a hands-on, customer-facing, technical role that requires deep expertise in AI and Machine Learning, specifically leveraging Python for end-to-end solution design, development, and deployment.

• Lead hands-on design and development efforts, building robust, scalable, and customer-focused AI/ML solutions.
• Engage directly with key enterprise customers to strategize, architect, and implement AI-driven, Agentic AI solutions leveraging Azure AI services including Azure OpenAI, Azure ML.
• Translate complex requirements into practical, well-architected technical solutions.
• Develop end-to-end, rapid prototypes, involving data ingestion, validation, processing, and model deployment using Azure platform components.
• Build, customize, and optimize AI models and related components for customer-specific use cases.
• Integrate AI solutions with full-stack architectures, preferably leveraging experience with JavaScript frameworks (e.g., Node.js, React) and/or .NET ecosystems.
• Establish and maintain robust CI/CD and ML Ops pipelines, leveraging Azure DevOps, GitHub (CI/CD pipelines) and comprehensive understanding of MLOps practices.
• Proactively explore diverse datasets to engineer novel features and signals that significantly enhance ML performance.
• Participate actively in every phase of the model lifecycle from conceptualization, training, fine-tuning, validation, and deployment, to continuous monitoring and improvement.

• Basic Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree (or higher), preferably with a specialization in Machine Learning, Data Science, or AI.
• Minimum 5+ years as a technical solution architect or consultant with proven expertise in AI/ML development.
• Mandatory hands-on experience in Python development, with extensive practical experience building and deploying production-grade AI solutions.
• Proven track record of successful delivery of cloud-native AI projects, ideally on the Azure platform.
• Demonstrated expertise in deep-learning and Agentic AI frameworks (Semantic Kernel, LangChain, LangGraph, etc.) and model optimization.
• Fluency in Japanese and English.

• Industry leading healthcare
• Educational resources
• Discounts on products and services
• Savings and investments
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Generous time away
• Giving programs
• Opportunities to network and connect

At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every individual and organization on the planet to achieve more. We embrace a growth mindset, champion innovation, and value collaboration. Respect, integrity, accountability, and inclusiveness are foundational to our culture, and we seek professionals who align with and further these core values.