Currently tracking 224 active AI roles, down 17% 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 313 active AI-related roles in our index. The most common open titles are: Principal Software Engineer (18), Senior Software Engineer (17), Software Engineer II (6), Principal Applied Scientist (5), Principal Data Scientist (4). Most positions are in Engineering and Research.
Microsoft's active AI hiring is concentrated in: agents (39%), application (22%), serving infrastructure (18%). 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 (271 roles), Canada (15 roles), Japan (10 roles), United Kingdom (8 roles).
Job postings at Microsoft most frequently mention: Computer Architecture, Python, Machine Learning, C#, C++.
In the past 30 days, Microsoft has posted 237 new AI-related roles.
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| Sr. Software Engineer - Azure Storage Senior Software Engineer role on the Azure Storage team, focusing on designing, debugging, and shipping new features for planet-scale cloud storage solutions. Responsibilities include collaborating with stakeholders, driving design documents, optimizing code, acting as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), and monitoring system performance. The role requires a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field with 4+ years of experience, or equivalent experience. | — | 0 |
| Senior Solution Architect - CTJ - TS/SCI Senior Solutions Architect for Microsoft Federal, focusing on designing and deploying secure, scalable, multi-hybrid cloud solutions with an emphasis on DevSecOps, AKS, secure networking, and automation for US Government clients. | — | 0 |
| Senior Manager, Silicon Sourcing This role is for a Senior Manager in Silicon Sourcing within Microsoft's Cloud Supply Chain organization. The primary focus is on sourcing strategy, supplier partnerships, cost negotiation, and ensuring continuity of supply for custom silicon development that supports Microsoft's cloud and AI infrastructure. While AI is mentioned as a beneficiary of the infrastructure, the role itself is in traditional supply chain management and sourcing, not direct AI/ML development. |
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| Senior Manager, Silicon Sourcing This role is for a Senior Manager in Silicon Sourcing within Microsoft's Cloud Supply Chain organization. The primary focus is on sourcing strategy, supplier partnerships, cost negotiation, and ensuring continuity of supply for custom silicon development, which supports Microsoft's Cloud and AI infrastructure. The role involves working with semiconductor ecosystem suppliers and driving efficiency in the supply chain for custom silicon programs. | — | 0 |
| Quantum ASIC Project Lead Lead ASIC projects for Microsoft's quantum solutions, focusing on SoC and IP microarchitecture specifications, design, tapeout, and production. This role involves partnering with cross-functional teams and managing engineers and vendors throughout the project lifecycle. | — | 0 |
| Back-End Software Engineer II This role is for a Back-End Software Engineer II on the Machine Learning Engine team at Microsoft. The team uses ML technologies to analyze payloads, and the engineer will focus on building and maintaining a scalable, reliable, and performant service. Responsibilities include writing C# code, unit tests, refactoring, working with CosmosDB, adding automation, alerting, and monitoring, and managing deployment processes and ARM templates. The role requires a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field and 2+ years of experience. | — | 0 |
| Critical Environment Technician This role is for a Critical Environment Technician in Microsoft's Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) team, responsible for maintaining datacenter critical infrastructure. Responsibilities include monitoring, inspection, maintenance, troubleshooting, enforcing safety and security, and developing operating procedures. The role involves working with various equipment and systems to ensure safe and reliable operations, with opportunities for professional development and training. | — | 0 |
| Senior Software Engineer Senior Software Engineer role at Microsoft focused on building AI-powered experiences for Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365. The role involves designing and developing large-scale distributed software services and solutions, adhering to modern software engineering practices, and ensuring services are secure, reliable, and diagnosable. While AI is mentioned as a component of the product, the core responsibilities are centered around general software engineering and cloud service development. | — | 0 |
| Senior Quantum Foundry Technologist & Library Specialist This role focuses on developing and managing the ASIC Foundry and Library Interface for Microsoft's quantum computing hardware. It involves interfacing with foundries, creating Process-Development-Kits (PDK), and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure design specifications are met and successfully implemented. The position requires expertise in quantum hardware, system-on-a-chip design, and foundry relationships. | — | 0 |
| Senior Finance Manager Senior Finance Manager to partner with business stakeholders to optimize pricing strategy, drive profitability, and accelerate revenue growth across the Unified portfolio. This role involves analyzing financial data, developing long-range planning models, and ensuring compliance with company policies. | — | 0 |
| Senior Quantum Design Verification Engineer Senior Quantum Design Verification Engineer at Microsoft, focused on developing verification infrastructure for quantum System-on-a-Chip (SoC) and intellectual property (IP). The role involves defining pre-silicon simulation and post-silicon validation/characterization plans, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring design specifications are met. The position is within the Microsoft Quantum team, aiming to build scalable quantum computing platforms integrated with AI and high-performance computing. | — | 0 |
| Tax Manager The Tax Manager will support the Transaction Tax function by managing data, providing system support for Vertex, assisting in the design and implementation of indirect tax capabilities, driving process improvements, and supporting compliance cycles. The role involves partnering with cross-functional teams and leveraging emerging Microsoft technologies. | — | 0 |
| Process Program Manager This role focuses on defining, designing, and implementing scalable processes and operating models within Microsoft's Field & Scale Operations. It involves working across various departments like Operations, Sales, Finance, Legal, and Engineering to improve efficiency, quality, and compliance in the quote-to-cash lifecycle. The role also involves identifying risks, ensuring adherence to compliance standards, and supporting the adoption of AI-enabled solutions for process streamlining. | — | 0 |
| Senior Software Engineer Senior Software Engineer to maintain and evolve foundational Kubernetes and Azure platform capabilities for AI-driven advertising infrastructure, focusing on on-prem to Azure migration, stability, security, and maintainability. | — | 0 |
| Senior Software Engineer Senior Software Engineer for Microsoft's Auction Logic team, focusing on building, testing, deploying, and monitoring a large-scale, real-time advertising technology platform. The role involves leading cross-team engineering efforts, owning significant platform areas, and contributing to roadmap and architectural decisions to connect advertisers and publishers effectively. | — | 0 |
| Cambridge Internship: Novel Light Source Design Research internship focused on designing and simulating novel light source concepts for next-generation optical transmitters to improve data centre infrastructure for AI-scale systems. Involves lab-based experimental evaluation. | — | 0 |
| Digital Solution Area Specialist - Azure This role is a customer-facing technical advisor focused on driving Azure adoption and consumption within the Small Business Segment (SMB). The specialist will lead technical engagements, design cloud solutions, and guide customers through their digital transformation journey, with success measured by net-new revenue and workload adoption. | — | 0 |
| Workplace experience Partner This role focuses on managing daily office operations, vendor relationships, health and safety, and space planning to ensure an exceptional onsite employee experience. It acts as a liaison between facilities, cross-functional teams, and AI teams to maintain a smooth, inclusive, and productive work environment. | — | 0 |
| Tax Manager This role focuses on supporting global transactional tax processes and technology, optimizing systems, and enhancing governance. It involves managing data, supporting tax engines like Vertex, and driving process improvements and automation within the tax function. | — | 0 |
| Principal Technical Program Manager, Manager This role is for a Principal Technical Program Manager, Manager within Microsoft's Cloud & AI organization, focusing on leading global-scale security initiatives for cloud services. The role involves defining strategy, aligning roadmaps, and delivering secure solutions across Microsoft's global cloud infrastructure, ensuring resilience and compliance. It requires managing cross-functional teams and programs to improve the overall security posture of Microsoft's cloud services. | — | 0 |
| Critical Environment Operations Director This role is for a Critical Environment Operations Director at Microsoft, responsible for the infrastructure and foundational technologies powering Microsoft's cloud services like Azure, Office 365, and Xbox. The director will lead a team managing the day-to-day operations and maintenance of mechanical and electrical equipment in datacenters, focusing on safety, security, compliance, availability, and cost/energy efficiency. The role requires significant experience in mission-critical service management and people leadership. | — | 0 |
| Snr Account Executive - Microsoft Advertising (Gaming) Senior Account Executive for Microsoft Advertising's Gaming advertising business, focusing on approaching agency teams and driving demand for media offerings within the EMEA and potentially APAC regions. The role involves cultivating relationships with strategic investment partners, managing high-value partnerships, ensuring customer success, and handling business/technical escalations. Requires strong sales/advertising/marketing experience, particularly in the Gaming industry, online media, or digital advertising, with preferred experience in ad agency partnerships or direct media sales, and knowledge of programmatic execution. | — | 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 |
| Software Engineer II and Senior Software Engineer- Microsoft Security (Multiple Roles) This role is for a Software Engineer or Senior Software Engineer focused on cyber defense solutions within Microsoft Security. While AI is mentioned as a technology leveraged by the teams, the core responsibilities and qualifications are centered around general software engineering, cloud technologies, big data, and cybersecurity, not the direct development or research of AI/ML models. | — | 0 |
| Software Engineer II Software Engineer II role on the Azure Data engineering team, focusing on building and maintaining Microsoft's operational database systems, including Azure SQL Database. The role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining services for secure and resilient platform for SQL control plane and data plane services, managing massive-scale operations, and ensuring high standards of quality and reliability. Experience with relational database internals, large-scale distributed systems, and C#/C++ programming is required. | — | 0 |
| Software Engineer II Software Engineer II role focused on designing and implementing scalable backend services and automation workflows for a high-scale distributed data ingestion platform processing trillions of logs per day. The role emphasizes engineering excellence, end-to-end feature development, and collaboration across teams, with a focus on ingestion latency, security, and cost optimization within the Microsoft Security organization. | — | 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 |
| Quantum Data Performance Engineer - Systems Integration This role focuses on developing and maintaining data pipelines and performing statistical analysis to monitor and optimize the performance of subsystems within a quantum computing system. It involves collaborating with various technical teams, identifying risks, and communicating insights to stakeholders. | — | 0 |
| Communications Lead Communications Lead for Microsoft in Singapore, responsible for driving thought leadership and storytelling around AI and digital transformation. The role involves developing and executing an audience-first communications strategy, engaging with media and influencers, and creating customer stories that position Microsoft as a trusted partner. This role is focused on external communications and advising the country leadership team. | — | 0 |
| Technical Support Advisor This role is a senior individual contributor focused on regional and global scale impact across Microsoft support, engineering, and delivery partner ecosystems. It operates with broad scope, deep technical authority, and strategic influence, addressing highly complex escalations, shaping supportability strategy, and driving systemic improvements across products, processes, and support models. The role acts as a technical advisor and change agent, ensuring systemic issues are identified, mitigated, and prevented at scale, and relays customer and support feedback into product and engineering channels to influence future improvements. | — | 0 |
| Research Science: Internship opportunities Microsoft M365 Research is offering research internships for students pursuing Bachelor's or Master's degrees in Computer Science or related fields. The program provides exposure to world-class research and technology, with interns paired with mentors and expected to collaborate, present findings, and contribute to the research community. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. | — | 0 |
| Senior Customer Success Account Manager (German Speaking) Senior Customer Success Account Manager for Microsoft's AI-powered global sales team, focusing on Small Medium Enterprises and Channel partners. The role involves accelerating customer business value across Microsoft's Digital Cloud platforms by leveraging business acumen, industry perspectives, customer knowledge, and technical expertise. Responsibilities include customer relationship management, customer success leadership, and delivery/program management to ensure customers achieve their strategic and transformational cloud projects. | — | 0 |
| Software Engineer II Software Engineer II role on the Windows Enterprise & Security team, focusing on developing, shipping, and improving enterprise and security features in Windows. Requires strong software development experience, C++/C# proficiency, and systems programming concepts. The role involves debugging, fixing customer-reported problems, and contributing to platform capabilities for security and dependability at scale. | — | 0 |
| Principal Software Engineering Manager Principal Software Engineering Manager to lead engineering teams for People Skills Services, focusing on workforce planning, AI transformation, and upskilling. The role involves technical and services leadership for large-scale distributed systems, driving architectural decisions, and ensuring operational excellence. The manager will also stay updated on AI trends and apply them to drive productivity gains. | — | 0 |
| Logistics Technician This role is for a Logistics Technician in a Microsoft Data Center, responsible for inventory management, asset tracking, delivery coordination, and equipment returns. It involves cycle audits, documentation, and compliance with security and data management policies. The role requires a high school diploma and some experience in inventory or related fields, with preferred experience in IT logistics and operating heavy equipment. | — | 0 |
| Software Engineer 2 Software Engineer 2 role at Microsoft Azure SQL Database focusing on performance engineering for large-scale cloud database systems. Responsibilities include contributing to product improvements, analyzing SQL performance on modern hardware, exploring new ideas for product enhancements, strengthening engineering processes for efficient cloud deployments, identifying supportability improvements for performance analysis, providing updates to stakeholders, and staying educated on technologies. Requires 4+ years of C++ programming and performance engineering experience, with preferred knowledge in database/OS internals, hardware, and cloud technologies. | — | 0 |
| Software Engineer II Software Engineer II on the Azure Core Storage team, responsible for designing and implementing software components for the Storage Virtualization platform for Azure Virtual Machines. This includes device drivers, system software, installation and diagnostic tools, libraries, telemetry services, and testing, impacting trillions of I/O operations daily across hundreds of datacenters. | — | 0 |
| Senior Product Manager Senior Product Manager for M365 Substrate Core Auth team, responsible for identifying systemic security gaps and driving improvements across the app ecosystem through partnerships, automation, and technical solutions. | — | 0 |
| Senior Software Engineer - Surface Post-Launch Engineering Senior Software Engineer for Microsoft's Surface Post-Launch Engineering team, focusing on sustaining and evolving software for in-market Surface devices. The role involves diagnosing and resolving customer-facing issues, delivering performance-optimized features, and improving reliability and usability across the software stack, from low-level to upper-level software, with a strong emphasis on PC systems and hardware-software interactions. | — | 0 |
| Technology Consultant Interoperability- CTJ- POLY Technology Consultant focused on interoperability, collaborating with internal stakeholders in the pre-sale process to understand business and security requirements, provide technical input, and shape deals. Supports proposal and SOW drafting, advises on staffing and skill requirements, and maps customer needs to Microsoft technology solutions. Identifies and mitigates technical, business, and security risks, acting as an ambassador for intellectual property consumption and improving solution offerings. Drives adoption of cloud and Microsoft technologies, focusing on business value, innovation, and digital transformation within a regulated environment. | — | 0 |
| Technology Consultant M365 - CTJ -POLY This role focuses on pre-sales support and business development for Microsoft technologies, including cloud solutions and security. The Technology Consultant collaborates with internal stakeholders to understand business requirements, shape deals, and provide technical input for proposals and Statements of Work (SOW). They also act as an ambassador for intellectual property (IP) and identify opportunities to expand technology adoption. | — | 0 |
| Critical Environment Program Manager Program Manager for Critical Environment within Microsoft's Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) division, focusing on the infrastructure supporting Microsoft's cloud services like Azure, Office 365, and Xbox. The role involves overseeing day-to-day operations, maintenance of mechanical and electrical equipment in datacenters, managing projects, ensuring compliance, and driving cost/energy efficiency. Requires experience in IT equipment support or datacenter infrastructure, with preferred qualifications in critical environment systems and project management. | — | 0 |
| Senior Engineering Planning Coordinator - Quantum Systems Integration This role is for a Senior Engineering Planning Coordinator within Microsoft Quantum, focusing on leading Quantum Systems Engineering programs. The position involves end-to-end execution across complex, multidisciplinary engineering efforts at the intersection of high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and quantum information technology. The coordinator will translate system architectures into executable plans, manage schedules, and drive cross-functional alignment for quantum computing systems integration, including qubit technologies, cryogenic infrastructure, control and readout, fabrication, packaging, and software integration. | — | 0 |
| Executive Assistant, Microsoft AI Executive Assistant role supporting two VPs in Microsoft AI's Copilot Division, focusing on managing calendars, driving business rhythms, and collaborating across teams to enable impact at scale. | — | 0 |
| Sr. Software Engineer - Distributed Systems This role is for a Sr. Software Engineer on the Azure Event Grid's Engine team, focusing on designing and implementing distributed systems for a next-generation PubSub service. The role involves owning technical design, defining architectural patterns, mentoring engineers, and ensuring high availability and reliability of large-scale cloud messaging components. The team's mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering data-first applications. | — | 0 |
| Logistics Technician Microsoft is seeking a Logistics Technician in Santiago de Querétaro, MX to manage inventory and asset operations within their data centers. Responsibilities include conducting cycle audits, processing deliveries, coordinating vendor escorts, documenting shipments, initiating warranty claims, and processing equipment returns. The role involves understanding inventory management principles, warranty processes, and data bearing device destruction, contributing to the core infrastructure of Microsoft's cloud services. | — | 0 |
| Senior Finance Manager Senior Finance Manager responsible for end-to-end financial governance, controls, forecasting, and spend management for ECIF operations, External Resources, Revenue Adjustments, and Azure internal usage in the Americas. The role involves partnering with stakeholders, driving insights through analysis and reporting, and ensuring compliance with finance policies and program requirements. | — | 0 |
| Product Marketing Director - MAI Product Marketing Director for Microsoft AI, responsible for market intelligence, strategy definition, customer acquisition, adoption, renewal, Go-to-Market strategies, sales enablement, and contributing to product vision and strategy. This role focuses on the business and marketing aspects of AI products, not the direct development or research of AI models. | — | 0 |
| Worldwide Sales Leader - Partner Development Worldwide Sales Leader for HP and HPE partnerships, responsible for global revenue growth, market share, and business performance. This role shapes joint strategy, influences portfolio decisions, and accelerates adoption of Windows devices and AI-powered experiences through a partner ecosystem. It involves leading a team of regional sales leaders and orchestrating cross-functional teams. | — | 0 |
| Senior Software Engineer Senior Software Engineer on the Azure Deployments team, focusing on building open-source tools like Bicep for large-scale cloud infrastructure deployment automation. The role involves developing new features, partnering with the community, and running experiments for next-generation tooling. Requires strong coding skills, experience with cloud services, and live site engineering practices. | — | 0 |