Currently tracking 250 active AI roles, down 24% versus the prior 4 weeks. Primary focus: Agent · Engineering. Salary range $65k–$331k (avg $195k).
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.
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.
| Title | Stage | AI score |
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| Principal Architect Principal Solutions Architect role focused on architecting and delivering complex, high-impact AI and cloud transformation programs for enterprise customers. This involves designing AI platforms, LLM/SLM-based services, and digital agents, while also providing technical leadership and executive advisory. The role emphasizes end-to-end solution architecture, governance, and delivery excellence, with a focus on Microsoft Azure and generative AI technologies. | AgentServe | 8 |
| Digital Solution Area Specialist - Copilot & AI Workforce (Early in Profession) This is an early-in-career sales and customer success role focused on helping organizations adopt Microsoft Copilot and AI solutions to improve productivity and business outcomes. The role involves understanding customer needs, positioning AI solutions, and supporting adoption and value realization. |
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| AI Workforce CSA Manager Manager for Cloud Solution Architects focused on customer success with Microsoft Copilot and Agents, driving ROI, usage, and expansion. Requires leadership in technical and consultative capabilities, strategic relationships, and billable delivery business. | — | 5 |
| Copilot & Agents Cloud Solution Architect This role is for a Cloud Solution Architect focused on Microsoft 365 Copilot and customer success within the ANZ AI Business Solutions Area CSA Team. The primary goal is to help customers achieve ROI on their M365 Copilot investment and guide them on their agentic journey by operating across the customer lifecycle from deployment to usage and expansion. The role requires a strong learning mindset and focus on emerging technologies in a dynamic customer environment. | — | 5 |
| Cloud & AI Specialist - Auckland This role is a sales specialist focused on driving adoption of Microsoft's cloud infrastructure, data services, and AI solutions. The specialist will guide organizations through digital transformation, modernize infrastructure, improve analytics, and build intelligent applications. Key responsibilities include opportunity qualification, pipeline growth, customer engagement, and collaborating with internal teams and partners to accelerate cloud and AI adoption. The role emphasizes understanding customer business needs and connecting them with technical capabilities to achieve measurable business outcomes. | — | 5 |
| Cloud Solution Architecture Cloud Solution Architect (CSA) to help customers bring their AI-powered applications to production scale on Azure. This customer-facing role leads technical engagements across design, build, and operations, removing blockers and accelerating adoption of Azure AI, App Services, GitHub, and data platforms. The role ensures production readiness of mission-critical workloads and contributes to reusable IP. Requires expertise in Azure AI Foundry, AKS, Cosmos DB, and GitHub. | Ship | 5 |
| Services Account Executive, New Zealand Sales role focused on guiding customers through cloud and AI transformation journeys, positioning Microsoft Services portfolio, and driving customer success and business outcomes. | — | 0 |
| Critical Environment Technician This role is for a Critical Environment Technician in Microsoft's Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) team, responsible for maintaining the critical infrastructure of data centers. The technician will perform maintenance, respond to incidents, monitor equipment performance, and ensure the safe and efficient operation of electrical, mechanical, and HVAC systems. The role requires a high school diploma and experience in mission-critical services or related fields, with the ability to work shifts and pass security screenings. | — | 0 |
| Account Technology Strategist - Defence & Justice Account Technology Strategist for Microsoft's Defence & Justice sector in New Zealand, focusing on leveraging Microsoft technologies (cloud, data, AI) to help government organizations modernize systems, enhance security, and improve citizen engagement. The role involves shaping technology strategies, building executive relationships, and orchestrating technical teams to deliver solutions in highly regulated environments. | — | 0 |
| Deal Manager Deal Manager role at Microsoft, focusing on designing and executing customized deals and licensing models for customers to help them achieve more with Microsoft's products and services, including Azure, Microsoft 365, and Dynamics. The role involves collaborating with sales, legal, and finance teams, negotiating terms, and ensuring strategies align with business principles. Requires strong business judgment, critical thinking, relationship building, and negotiation skills. | — | 0 |
| Cloud Solution Architecture, Security & AI - New Zealand This role is a Cloud Solution Architect specializing in Security & AI, focusing on driving customer security transformations on Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 platforms. It involves owning the technical customer relationship, providing architectural guidance, delivering technical presentations, and collaborating with internal teams to ensure customer adoption and success. | — | 0 |
| Strategic Account Executive This role is for a Strategic Account Executive at Microsoft New Zealand, focusing on the Health Sector. The primary responsibility is to lead Microsoft's engagement with Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora, driving their 10-year Digital Health Plan. The role involves developing and executing account strategies, building CXO-level relationships, and orchestrating virtual teams to deliver transformative business outcomes through technology, including AI and cloud platforms. | — | 0 |
| Software Engineer Software Engineer on the Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Node Lifecycle team responsible for managing Kubernetes nodes, ensuring support for the latest Kubernetes and Azure features, and integrating new advancements in container runtime and node features. The role will also enable access to AI hardware through AKS for customer training labs. | — | 0 |