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.
Currently tracking 250 active AI roles, down 24% versus the prior 4 weeks. Primary focus: Agent · Engineering. Salary range $65k–$331k (avg $195k).
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| Research Intern - Data Center and AI Networking Research Intern position focused on network transport features and telemetry systems for data center and AI networking environments. Involves congestion control, load balancing, and reliability, with opportunities for prototyping on hardware and using simulation tools. | — | 0 |
| Data Center Site Director - Finland This role is for a Data Center Site Director responsible for the strategic and tactical delivery of data center projects, ensuring safety, quality, cost, and schedule expectations are met. The role involves leadership, project/construction management, vendor management, and cross-group collaboration within Microsoft's Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) division. | — | 0 |
| Azure Advanced Cloud Engineer 2 - Japanese Speaking This role is for an Azure Advanced Cloud Engineer focused on providing technical support and incident management for strategic Azure customers. The engineer will act as the primary technical contact, troubleshoot complex issues, and collaborate with various teams to ensure customer success on the Azure platform. The role requires strong problem-solving skills and experience with enterprise-level applications and infrastructure. |
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| Research Intern - Data Center and AI Networking Research intern to work on network transport features and telemetry systems for data center and AI networking environments. Focus on congestion control, load balancing, multipath transport, and network reliability. Involves prototyping on hardware, simulation, and collaboration with researchers. | — | 0 |
| Software Engineer Software Engineer role on the Azure Client Tools team, focusing on building and improving open-source tools like Azure CLI and Azure PowerShell to simplify Azure development and management. The role involves integrating Azure services, ensuring tool reliability, and collaborating with open-source communities. | — | 0 |
| Research Intern - Economics and Computation Research Intern position in the Economics and Computation group at Microsoft Research, focusing on areas like market design, economics of AI, and computational social science. The role involves collaborating with researchers, presenting findings, and contributing to research projects during a 12-week internship. | — | 0 |
| Research Intern - MSR Systems Research Group - Redmond This is a research internship role within Microsoft's Systems Research Group, focusing on advancing distributed systems and operating systems. While the group works on areas like machine learning serving infrastructure, the core of this internship is systems research, not direct AI/ML model development or deployment. | — | 0 |
| Software Engineer II - Distributed Systems | — | — |
| Client Delivery Partner - Manufacturing Industry | — | — |
| Principal Security Specialist | — | — |
| Sr Technology Security Consultant-CTJ-TS/SCI | — | — |
| Principal Product Manager - M365 Core Platform | — | — |
| Data Center Inventory & Asset Technician Manager | — | — |
| Software Engineer 2 (ISE) | — | — |
| Senior Applied Scientist | — | — |
| Critical Environment Technician Manager | — | — |
| Principal Software Engineering Manager | Ads Trust & Safety AI Platform | — | — |
| ROP - SE2/SSE - Azure Data | — | — |
| CE Field Service Engineer | — | — |
| Principal Threat Research Lead | — | — |
| Senior Content Program Manager | — | — |
| Principal Silicon Sourcing Engineer | — | — |
| Senior Software Engineer | — | — |
| Senior Software Engineering | — | — |
| Sales Manager- Federal Government | — | — |
| Principal Software Engineering Manager - Substrate efficiency | — | — |
| Logistics Technician | — | — |
| Senior Data Center Technician IT Support | — | — |
| Senior Technical Program Manager | — | — |
| Cloud Solution Architect - Infra | — | — |
| Data Center Technician | — | — |
| Software Engineer II | — | — |
| Senior Director, Cybersecurity and Digital Resilience Policy (Asia) | — | — |
| Member of Technical Staff, Microsoft Robotics | — | — |
| Senior SoC HW (Analog/Functional) Validation Engineer | — | — |
| Critical Environment Business Program Manager | — | — |
| Logistics Technician | — | — |
| Consultant, AI Business Solutions | — | — |
| Service Engineer 2 | — | — |
| Service Engineer 2 | — | — |
| Principal Project Manager | — | — |
| Business Program Manager | — | — |
| Data Center Inventory & Asset Technician Manager | — | — |
| Solution Specialists | — | — |
| Technology Consulting IC4 | — | — |
| Senior Field IT Manager | — | — |
| Technical Support Engineering - Entry Level | — | — |
| SMB Sales | — | — |
| Cloud Solution Architecture IC4 | — | — |
| Senior Product Manager, Places & AI Experiences | — | — |