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 |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer Software Engineer role on the Azure Data team, focusing on cloud infrastructure for messaging and real-time analytics services. Responsibilities include building backend services, automating DevOps, enhancing monitoring, and contributing to security. The role involves using AI tools within the SDLC but is not focused on building AI models. | — | 0 |
| Principal Software Engineer Principal Software Engineer to work on new SDKs that redefine how developers work, inside Microsoft and beyond. Focus on creating high-performing SDKs, understanding and translating engineering requirements, supporting SDK consumers, and proving SDK value by re-implementing mission-critical services. | — | 0 |
| Logistics Technician This role is for a Logistics Technician at Microsoft, responsible for managing the flow of goods within data centers. Key duties include performing cycle audits, handling incoming and outgoing deliveries, coordinating with vendors, processing warranty claims and returns, and ensuring accurate documentation and inventory tracking. The role also involves the secure destruction of data-bearing devices and compliance with security and data management policies. It requires a high school diploma and some experience in inventory management or a related field, with preferred experience in IT logistics. |
| — |
| 0 |
| Data Center Technician This role involves performing standard procedures for preparing, installing, diagnosing, troubleshooting, replacing, and decommissioning equipment in a data center environment. The technician will work under guidance, learn about security and data management, and contribute to issue tracking and team collaboration. The role requires adherence to safety and security protocols and meeting performance indicators. | — | 0 |
| CE Field Service Engineer This role is for a Field Service Engineer focused on data center operations, ensuring the availability and efficiency of mechanical and electrical equipment in leased datacenters. It involves managing day-to-day operations, maintenance, compliance, and incident reduction, with a strong emphasis on safety and operational policies. | — | 0 |
| Logistics Technician This role is for a Logistics Technician in a Microsoft Data Center, responsible for inventory audits, deliveries, vendor coordination, and documentation. It involves managing hardware, processing warranty claims, and ensuring accurate inventory tracking and data bearing device destruction. The role requires experience in warehouse/supply chain within an IT environment. | — | 0 |
| Senior Data Center Technician This role provides IT support for data center infrastructure, including secure access workstations, servers, and A/V equipment. Responsibilities include maintaining inventory, installing updates and OS, troubleshooting hardware issues, performing component replacements, and supporting the deployment of physical infrastructure like servers and SANs. The role also involves managing SAW inventory and assisting with shipping/receiving. | — | 0 |
| Data Center Technician Microsoft Data Center Technician responsible for hardware deployments, troubleshooting, diagnostics, and decommissioning of equipment in a data center environment. This role supports Microsoft's cloud infrastructure for services like Azure and Office 365. | — | 0 |
| Senior Commercial Executive (Enterprise) This role focuses on designing and executing commercial strategies and negotiations for customer deals, ensuring profitability and compliance for Microsoft. It involves identifying business opportunities, optimizing commercial constructs, and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to achieve revenue targets. While the role mentions identifying business opportunities related to AI, its core function is commercial strategy and deal-making, not direct AI/ML development or deployment. | — | 0 |
| Critical Environment Technician This role is for a Critical Environment Technician responsible for maintaining critical infrastructure in Microsoft's datacenters. Responsibilities include monitoring, inspection, maintenance of facility equipment (HVAC, mechanical systems), troubleshooting, and ensuring safety and security requirements are met. The role requires a high school diploma and a Polish SEP-certified electrician's license. | — | 0 |
| Logistics Technician This role is for a Logistics Technician in a Microsoft Data Center, responsible for inventory audits, deliveries, vendor coordination, and documentation. It involves managing inventory principles, warranty processes, and data-bearing device destruction. | — | 0 |
| Senior EMEA Labor Relations Consultant This role is for a Senior EMEA Labor Relations Consultant at Microsoft. The primary focus is on shaping labor relations across Europe, managing the European Works Council (EWC) project, and partnering with Centers of Excellence to implement AI-driven labor relations programs. The role involves program managing the deployment of AI tools in partnership with various teams and strengthening relationships with employee representative bodies. While the role collaborates with AI initiatives and deploys AI tools, it does not involve building or researching AI models directly. | — | 0 |