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.
Currently tracking 250 active AI roles, down 24% versus the prior 4 weeks. Primary focus: Agent · Engineering. Salary range $65k–$331k (avg $195k).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer Senior Software Engineer role within Microsoft's Industry Solutions Engineering (ISE) team, focusing on developing cloud-based solutions for customers by leveraging modern software engineering practices and cloud technologies. The role involves collaborating with customers and internal teams to build innovative solutions, with a specific emphasis on deploying, integrating, and operating AI/ML/LLM-based solutions, including prompt engineering, RAG, and model evaluation. | Agent | 7 |
| Principal Program Manager Principal Program Manager for Strategic Innovation within Microsoft Security Office of the CTO, focusing on identifying, shaping, and driving portfolio-level security incubations for Security for AI and GenAI-driven defense. The role involves translating emerging AI-driven risks into executable strategies and roadmaps, collaborating with product and engineering teams, and engaging with Fortune 500 CISOs. | Agent |
| 7 |