Microsoft has 521 active AI-related job listings. The majority of these roles are focused on agents, representing 37% of the total, followed by application and serving infrastructure. Engineering is the most frequent function, with a significant number of openings, and the United States is the primary hiring country. Frequent tech tags include agent orchestration, model serving, and LLM observability, suggesting a focus on operationalizing AI models. Over the last 30 days, Microsoft has added 280 new AI roles, a 157% increase compared to the previous 30-day period.
Currently tracking 250 active AI roles, down 24% versus the prior 4 weeks. Primary focus: Agent · Engineering. Salary range $65k–$331k (avg $195k).
Microsoft currently has 343 active AI-related roles in our index. The most common open titles are: Principal Software Engineer (19), Senior Software Engineer (19), Software Engineer II (8), Principal Applied Scientist (7), Principal Data Scientist (4). Most positions are in Engineering and Research.
Microsoft's active AI hiring is concentrated in: agents (36%), application (21%), serving infrastructure (19%). These categories follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle: data, pre-training, post-training, serving infrastructure, agents, evaluation, and application.
Microsoft is hiring AI talent in: United States (308 roles), Canada (15 roles), Japan (8 roles), United Kingdom (7 roles).
Job postings at Microsoft most frequently mention: Computer Architecture, Python, Machine Learning, C#, C++.
In the past 30 days, Microsoft has posted 227 new AI-related roles.
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| IT Technical Trainer This role is for an IT Technical Trainer on the Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) Learning team. The trainer will be responsible for technical training delivery, workforce training needs analysis, and procedural change management activities supporting datacenters. They will leverage technical and adult learning fundamentals to evaluate and report on training activities, and coach learners. The role involves delivering training on core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's online services. | — | 0 |
| Senior Critical Environment Technician This role is for a Senior Critical Environment Technician responsible for maintaining critical infrastructure in Microsoft's datacenters. Responsibilities include coordinating with vendors, managing operational and safety situations, mentoring junior technicians, performing maintenance, responding to incidents, and monitoring equipment performance. The role requires hands-on understanding of critical environment equipment like electrical, mechanical, and HVAC systems, and involves using CMMS for work orders and adhering to safety procedures. |
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| CE Field Service Engineer This role is for a Critical Environment Program Manager (CEPM) responsible for the operational excellence of critical mechanical and electrical infrastructure in Microsoft's datacenters. The role involves ensuring service continuity, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement in safety, reliability, and efficiency. It requires experience in data center operations or similar critical environment settings and focuses on maintaining uptime and reliability of critical systems through proactive monitoring and maintenance oversight. | — | 0 |
| Logistics Technician This role is for a Logistics Technician in a Microsoft Data Center, responsible for inventory and asset management, including cycle audits, deliveries, vendor coordination, and documentation. It involves physical inventory tracking, data bearing device destruction, and ensuring accuracy in inventory systems. The role requires on-site presence and may involve travel between sites. | — | 0 |
| Senior Logistics Technician This role is for a Senior Logistics Technician in a Microsoft Data Center. The primary responsibilities include prioritizing and assigning ticketed work, providing guidance on logistics tasks, ensuring inventory accuracy, and coordinating with external stakeholders. The role focuses on standard processes and procedures for Inventory & Asset Management (IAM) within an IT environment. | — | 0 |
| Cloud Solution Architect - Infra This role is for a Cloud Solution Architect specializing in Azure infrastructure to help customers build secure, scalable, and AI-ready solutions on Microsoft Azure. The architect will deliver engagements spanning architecture design, proof of concepts, and production deployments, ensuring performance, resiliency, and security for mission-critical workloads. Responsibilities include driving customer and partner engagements for Azure migrations, developing Azure Landing Zones, providing technical oversight, and ensuring the health, resiliency, security, and optimization of customer workloads. The role requires deep technical expertise in Azure services and related infrastructure technologies. | — | 0 |
| Cloud Solution Architect Dynamics 365 CRM & ERP This role is for a Cloud Solution Architect specializing in Dynamics 365 CRM and ERP workloads for enterprise customers. It focuses on the design, deployment, optimization, and operation of these business applications, explicitly stating it is for non-AI, governance, optimization, and operational excellence scenarios delivered at scale. The role requires deep technical expertise in Dynamics 365, including legacy versions, and troubleshooting complex issues. It emphasizes working with enterprise environments and integration scenarios. | — | 0 |
| Senior Data Center Technician This role is for a Senior Data Center Technician responsible for the preparation, installation, diagnostics, troubleshooting, and decommissioning of network and server equipment within Microsoft's global data centers. The role involves providing guidance to other technicians, ensuring quality execution, and maintaining awareness of performance indicators and safety protocols. It is a hands-on technical role focused on the physical infrastructure supporting cloud services. | — | 0 |
| Client Solutions Manager - Microsoft Advertising Client Solutions Manager for Microsoft Advertising, focusing on driving revenue and customer satisfaction by developing strategic client relationships and delivering customized digital advertising solutions. The role involves understanding client business drivers, optimizing campaigns, influencing stakeholders with data insights, and managing client accounts to achieve sales targets. | — | 0 |
| Data Center Project Manager Microsoft is seeking a Data Center Project Manager (DCPM) to manage projects, troubleshoot service incidents, and ensure service delivery objectives are met within their Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) division. The role involves adhering to safety policies, participating in root cause analysis, and collaborating across teams to support Microsoft's online services and Azure platform. The DCPM will manage costs, client relationships, and proactively identify and mitigate risks to ensure end-to-end service quality and customer experience. | — | 0 |
| Data Center Technician This role involves performing diagnostics, troubleshooting, and replacing network and server equipment in Microsoft's data centers. The technician will follow standard procedures, provide input for improvements, and potentially travel between sites. The role is part of Microsoft's Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) team, supporting various Microsoft cloud services. | — | 0 |
| Senior Data Center IT Support Technician This role provides IT support for data center infrastructure, including secure access workstations, laptops, servers, and audio/visual equipment. Responsibilities include managing inventory, deploying devices, troubleshooting hardware and network issues, and ensuring security compliance for IT assets within Microsoft's global data centers. | — | 0 |
| Critical Environment Technician This role is for a Critical Environment Technician responsible for maintaining critical infrastructure in Microsoft's datacenters. Responsibilities include coordinating with vendors, ensuring safe work environments, understanding equipment operation, performing maintenance, responding to incidents, and monitoring equipment performance. The role requires shift work and involves hands-on maintenance and troubleshooting of electrical, mechanical, and HVAC systems. | — | 0 |
| Senior Logistics Technician This role is for a Senior Logistics Technician in a Microsoft Data Center, focusing on inventory and asset management, prioritizing ticketed work, providing guidance on logistics tasks, and ensuring inventory accuracy. It involves coordinating with external stakeholders, managing RMA processes, and ensuring compliance with safety procedures. The role is not directly AI/ML related but operates within the infrastructure that supports AI services. | — | 0 |
| Logistics Technician This role is for a Logistics Technician in a Microsoft Data Center, responsible for inventory and asset management, including cycle audits, deliveries, vendor coordination, and documentation. It involves physical inventory tracking, data bearing device destruction, and ensuring accuracy in inventory systems. The role requires on-site presence and may involve travel between sites. | — | 0 |
| Critical Environment Industrial Controls Systems Engineer This role focuses on maintaining and managing Industrial Controls Systems (ICS) within Microsoft's mission-critical datacenters, ensuring their availability, data quality, security, and service management. Responsibilities include site-level program and project management for ICS, governing access, and promoting a culture of safety and security. The role requires a Bachelor's Degree in a relevant technical field and experience in software, network, service, or systems engineering, or industrial controls. | — | 0 |
| CE Field Service Engineer This role is for a CE Field Service Engineer at Microsoft, responsible for the operations and maintenance of mechanical and electrical equipment in leased datacenters. The role focuses on ensuring critical environment availability, operational efficiency, and compliance with policies, while also managing costs and safety. It involves working with various teams, including landlord partners and engineering groups, and contributing to best practices and continuous improvement within datacenter operations. | — | 0 |
| Cloud Solution Architect (Dynamics 365 CE & CCaaS) This role focuses on designing and delivering solutions that modernize customer engagement and enable AI adoption, primarily within the Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement and Digital Contact Center space. The Cloud Solution Architect will work with stakeholders to create architectures that are secure, resilient, and cost-optimized, with a strong emphasis on leveraging AI capabilities within business applications. | — | 0 |
| Power Transmission System Expert This role focuses on managing energy and power transmission systems for Microsoft's global data center infrastructure, which supports the AI economy. The expert will build relationships with utilities and regulatory bodies to negotiate grid code requirements, influencing strategic decisions for data center growth and sustainability. The role requires expertise in grid codes, regulatory dynamics, and stakeholder management, with a strong emphasis on ensuring reliable and sustainable energy supply for AI infrastructure. | — | 0 |