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.
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| ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT CEPM This role manages local energy and environmental projects for datacenter campuses, supporting the implementation and maintenance of Environmental and Energy Management Systems (EMS/EnMS) like ISO 14001 and ISO 50001. Responsibilities include data collection, KPI monitoring, risk identification, improvement project delivery, audit support, and communication plans. The role collaborates with operations and compliance teams on environmental procedures and programs. | — | 0 |
| Electrical Engineer Electrical Engineer role focused on the design, testing, and verification of electrical systems for Microsoft's global datacenter infrastructure, supporting services like Azure, Office 365, and Xbox. The role involves developing designs, creating documentation, implementing solutions, and ensuring quality metrics for hardware components within a critical environment. | — | 0 |
| Data Center Operations Manager |
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| Data Center Technician This role involves staging, setting up, troubleshooting, diagnosing, and decommissioning hardware in a data center environment. It focuses on maintaining the physical infrastructure that supports Microsoft's cloud services. | — | 0 |
| Data Center Technician This role involves staging, setting up, troubleshooting, and decommissioning hardware in a data center environment. It focuses on maintaining the physical infrastructure that supports Microsoft's cloud services. | — | 0 |
| Senior Data Center Technician This role is for a Senior Data Center Technician responsible for the preparation, installation, diagnostics, troubleshooting, replacement, and decommissioning of network and server equipment within Microsoft's global data centers. The position involves providing guidance to other technicians, ensuring quality execution, maintaining awareness of KPIs, and training junior staff on standard procedures and safety protocols. It is a hands-on operational role focused on maintaining the physical infrastructure that powers Microsoft's cloud services. | — | 0 |
| Electrical Engineer Electrical Engineer role focused on the design, testing, and verification of electrical systems for Microsoft's global datacenter infrastructure, supporting services like Azure, Office 365, and Xbox. The role involves developing designs, creating documentation, implementing solutions, and ensuring quality metrics for hardware components within a critical environment. | — | 0 |
| Mechanical Engineer Mechanical Engineer role focused on the design, operation, and maintenance of mechanical infrastructure within Microsoft's global datacenters, ensuring the reliability and efficiency of core cloud services. | — | 0 |
| Critical Environment Energy Marshall This role is for a Critical Environment Energy Marshall at Microsoft, responsible for overseeing and assuring compliance with the Energy Isolation Program in their datacenters. The role involves implementing safety policies, establishing LOTO procedures, liaising with construction teams, and acting as a subject matter expert in energy isolation incident investigations. It requires a degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field with relevant experience, and the ability to meet security screening requirements. | — | 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, managing operational and safety situations, performing maintenance on critical equipment (electrical, mechanical, HVAC, generators), responding to incidents, and monitoring equipment performance. The role requires experience in mission-critical services and the ability to work shifts. | — | 0 |
| Senior Critical Environment Technician This role is for a Senior Critical Environment Technician responsible for maintaining the critical infrastructure of Microsoft's datacenters, ensuring the operational integrity of cloud services. Responsibilities include equipment maintenance, incident response, and adherence to safety and operational procedures. | — | 0 |
| Critical Environment Program Manager Program Manager for Critical Environment in Microsoft's Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) division, responsible for the operations and maintenance of mechanical and electrical equipment in datacenters. The role involves managing preventative and corrective maintenance, ensuring equipment efficiency, acting as an escalation point, managing projects, and driving cost/energy efficiency initiatives. It also includes ensuring compliance with infrastructure operations standards and identifying/remediating vulnerabilities. | — | 0 |
| Logistics Technician This role is for a Logistics Technician in a Microsoft Data Center, responsible for inventory audits, managing deliveries, coordinating with vendors, and documenting assets. It involves physical inventory tracking, data bearing device destruction, and ensuring accuracy in inventory systems. The role requires a high school diploma and experience in warehouse/supply chain within an IT environment or logistics. | — | 0 |
| Senior Data Center IT Support Technicians This role provides IT support for secure access workstations (SAWs) laptops, servers, and conference room A/V equipment within Microsoft's data centers. Responsibilities include maintaining inventory, installing updates and OS, troubleshooting hardware and software issues, performing component replacements, and supporting the deployment of physical data center infrastructure like servers and network devices. The role also involves managing SAW inventory, performing RMAs, and ensuring devices meet security compliance standards. | — | 0 |
| Data Center Critical Environment Technician Manager This role is for a Data Center Critical Environment Technician Manager at Microsoft, responsible for overseeing the operations and maintenance of critical facility equipment (electrical, mechanical, HVAC, generators) within data centers. The manager will lead a team, ensure safety and security protocols are followed, manage maintenance work orders, respond to incidents, and contribute to environmental sustainability efforts. The role involves people management, operational oversight, and ensuring the reliability of data center infrastructure. | — | 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 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. | — | 0 |
| Data Center Technicians Intern Internship role focused on data center technician tasks, including equipment installation, troubleshooting, and maintenance, supporting Microsoft's cloud infrastructure. | — | 0 |
| Data Center Critical Environment Technician Manager This role is for a Data Center Critical Environment Technician Manager at Microsoft, responsible for overseeing the operations and maintenance of critical facility equipment (electrical, mechanical, HVAC, generators) within data centers. The manager will lead a team, ensure safety and security protocols are followed, manage incident response, and utilize CMMS for work order tracking. The role focuses on maintaining the physical infrastructure that supports Microsoft's cloud services. | — | 0 |
| Critical Environment Technician This role is for a Critical Environment Technician (CET) in Microsoft's Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) team, focusing on maintaining critical datacenter infrastructure. The specific function is a Critical Environment (CE) QA/Document Controller, responsible for managing and maintaining all procedure documentation related to CE operations, ensuring continuous uptime. Responsibilities include overseeing document creation, review, management, and archiving, managing the master procedure matrix, leading the electronic execution system, and addressing technical support tickets. The role requires collaboration with stakeholders to ensure accurate document control and safeguarding. | — | 0 |
| Senior Logistics Technician This role is for a Senior Logistics Technician at Microsoft, focusing on data center inventory and asset management. Responsibilities include prioritizing ticketed work, providing guidance on logistics tasks, ensuring inventory accuracy, coordinating with external stakeholders, and managing RMA processes. The role requires a high school diploma or equivalent experience in warehouse/supply chain, IT, or logistics, with preferred experience in operating heavy-load movement equipment. | — | 0 |
| AI Workforce Sales Specialist This role is for an AI Workforce Sales Specialist focused on driving digital transformation conversations with enterprise customers, identifying opportunities, and translating them into solutions using Microsoft's modern workplace and AI portfolio. It's an individual contributor role focused on consultative selling and business impact. | — | 0 |
| Data Center Project Manager Project Manager for Microsoft Data Centers, responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering data center deployments and site initiatives. This role involves managing projects end-to-end, ensuring site readiness, coordinating dependencies across teams, managing schedules and risks, and ensuring safe, compliant, and timely execution. The role interfaces with IT, Engineering, Data Center Operations, and external vendors to drive predictable delivery outcomes. | — | 0 |
| Data Center Inventory & Asset Manager This role manages a team of technicians responsible for data center inventory and asset management, including inbound/outbound logistics, cycle audits, warranty processes, and data bearing device destruction, ensuring regulatory compliance. | — | 0 |
| Data Center Critical Environment Technician Manager This role manages a team of technicians responsible for the safe, compliant, and reliable operation of mechanical and electrical infrastructure in a 24x7 data center environment. It involves leading day-to-day operations, maintenance, alarm response, incident handling, and enforcing safety procedures. The role also focuses on team performance and development, ensuring operational quality, and supporting audits. | — | 0 |
| Critical Environment Operations Manager Lead a team of Mechanical, Electrical and Control System professionals responsible for the day-to-day operations and maintenance of critical environment infrastructure in Microsoft's datacenters, ensuring maximum availability and operational efficiency. | — | 0 |
| Industrial Controls System Engineer This role focuses on Industrial Controls Systems (ICS) within Microsoft's mission-critical datacenters. The engineer will be responsible for maintaining the availability, data quality, service, change management, reporting, and security of ICS systems, including servers, applications, networks, and device infrastructure. The role also involves site-level ICS program and project management, governing logical and physical access, and ensuring compliance with safety programs. While not directly AI-related, the role operates within the broader context of Microsoft's cloud infrastructure which powers AI services. | — | 0 |