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.
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| Data Center Technician (DCT) Manager Manager for Data Center Technicians responsible for hardware deployment, diagnostics, and decommissioning. Focuses on team performance, KPI monitoring, SLA adherence, training, and safety compliance within Microsoft's global data center infrastructure. | — | 0 |
| Software Engineer II - Organic Growth Software Engineer II role focused on growing user base for Office products through SEO-driven content experiences, building and maintaining a Next.js application with Contentful CMS integration, and utilizing DevOps practices. The role involves full-stack development, infrastructure support, and on-call duties. While the role mentions staying current with AI tools and using Github Copilot, its core function is not AI/ML development but rather content delivery and platform engineering. | — | 0 |
| Critical Environment Operations Manager This role manages critical environment operations for Microsoft's global datacenters, ensuring the availability, efficiency, and compliance of the core infrastructure that powers Microsoft's cloud services. It involves leading a team of technical professionals, overseeing the maintenance of mechanical and electrical equipment, and driving safety and sustainability initiatives. |
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| Data Center Technician This role involves staging, setting up, troubleshooting, and decommissioning hardware in Microsoft's data centers. The technician will follow standard operating procedures, perform quality checks, and communicate incidents. The position is focused on the physical infrastructure supporting cloud services. | — | 0 |
| Data Center Technician This role involves staging, setting up, troubleshooting, and decommissioning hardware in a data center. It focuses on standard operating procedures, hardware maintenance, and supporting Microsoft's cloud infrastructure. | — | 0 |
| Logistics Technician Logistics Technician role focused on inventory management, delivery coordination, and asset management within Microsoft's data centers. This role involves cycle audits, handling incoming/outgoing deliveries, managing warranty claims, and ensuring accurate physical inventory tracking. It requires adherence to security and data management policies, and potentially involves destruction of data-bearing devices. | — | 0 |
| Logistics Technician Logistics Technician role focused on inventory management, delivery coordination, and asset management within Microsoft's data centers. Responsibilities include cycle audits, managing incoming/outgoing deliveries, coordinating vendor escorts, documenting shipments, processing warranty claims, and ensuring accurate inventory tracking. The role requires adherence to security and data management policies, and involves the destruction of data-bearing devices. | — | 0 |
| Cloud Security Engineer Microsoft is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer in Australia to implement and operate cybersecurity controls for their cloud infrastructure, focusing on defending datacenters and critical infrastructure from threat actors. The role involves working with security platforms, cloud services, Azure environments, and SIEM tools, as well as conducting incident investigations and developing automation workflows. The position requires experience in cloud security engineering, SIEM, threat detection, and incident response, with a preference for Azure expertise and Infrastructure as Code or scripting skills. | — | 0 |
| Software Engineer II Software Engineer II role focused on automating the onboarding and management of new hardware for Microsoft's datacenters, supporting Azure, HPC, Office, and Edge Computing products. The role involves understanding requirements, designing, and implementing features to validate, manage, and track hardware throughout its lifecycle, ensuring quality and security. It operates at the intersection of software and hardware, aiming to accelerate the adoption of new technologies. | — | 0 |
| Software Engineer II _ Azure Fleet Resource Lifecycle Management Software Engineer II role focused on building and operating foundational infrastructure for Microsoft Azure, managing data center hardware, power, and network capacity to provide globally available cloud resources. The role emphasizes reliability, scalability, and operability, with responsibilities including owning software components, using telemetry for improvements, leading incident retrospectives, conducting code reviews, designing secure and scalable solutions, driving automation, and participating in on-call rotations. | — | 0 |
| Principal Software Engineering Manager Seeking a Principal Software Engineering Manager for the Microsoft Azure Storage team to lead engineers in improving service quality, chaos engineering, resiliency, and validation infrastructure. The role involves leading the disciplined use of AI tools across the SDLC and integrating Responsible AI practices. | — | 0 |
| Principal Software Engineer Principal Software Engineer role within Microsoft's Industry Solutions Engineering (ISE) team, focusing on designing and delivering cloud-based solutions for strategic customers. This role involves collaborative development, contributing to open-source projects, and working with various technologies to solve complex business problems. | — | 0 |
| Senior Azure Cloud Customer Experience Engineer - Japanese Speaking Senior Azure Cloud Customer Experience Engineer responsible for customer support and issue resolution on Azure, acting as a liaison between customers and the Azure engineering team. Requires technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and customer advocacy to enhance the Azure support experience. | — | 0 |
| Logistics Technician This role is for a Logistics Technician in a Microsoft Data Center, responsible for cycle audits, managing incoming/outgoing deliveries, coordinating vendor access, documenting shipments, and handling warranty claims and data-bearing device destruction. It focuses on inventory management and operational efficiency within an IT infrastructure environment. | — | 0 |
| Construction Project Manager This role is responsible for driving the delivery of metro-based/campus construction projects, ensuring they are executed safely, on time, and within budget. It involves reviewing engineering designs, site, and building plans to support data-driven decisions and successful project outcomes. The role works closely with project teams, contractors, and stakeholders to coordinate execution, manage procurement activities, and track progress across scope, schedule, and budget. It also plays a key part in risk management, vendor oversight, and ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards, acting as a safety leader across all project activities. Additionally, the role contributes technical expertise during project meetings, collaborates with internal teams and contractors, and uses metrics, dashboards, and reporting to monitor performance and drive continuous improvement in project delivery. | — | 0 |
| Materials Handling Technician/Logistics Technician This role is for a Materials Handling/Logistics Technician at Microsoft, responsible for managing incoming/outgoing deliveries, coordinating security escorts, documenting shipments, performing cycle audits, and handling warranty claims for hardware. The position involves inventory management principles, data bearing device destruction, and maintaining accurate records within inventory systems. It is part of Microsoft's Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) division, supporting global cloud infrastructure. | — | 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 |
| Materials Handling/Logistics Technician Microsoft is seeking a Materials Handling/Logistics Technician in Canberra, ACT, AU. The role involves performing cycle audits, executing deliveries, coordinating security escorts, documenting inbound/outbound shipments, managing inventory principles, warranty processes, and data bearing device destruction. The position requires a high school diploma and 1+ year of relevant industry experience in IT, inventory management, retail, warehouse management, or logistics. Security screening, including citizenship verification and potential clearance assessment, is mandatory. | — | 0 |
| Data Center Technician This role involves staging, setting up, troubleshooting, and decommissioning hardware in a data center environment. The technician will follow standard operating procedures, perform quality checks, and assist other technicians. The role is focused on the physical infrastructure supporting 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 Critical Environment Technician This role is for a Senior Critical Environment Technician responsible for maintaining the critical infrastructure of Microsoft's data centers. Responsibilities include coordinating with vendors, managing operational and safety situations, mentoring junior technicians, performing maintenance, responding to incidents, and monitoring equipment performance. The role requires experience in mission-critical services industries and specialized areas like mechanical, electrical, or controls. | — | 0 |
| Critical Environment Technician This role is for a Critical Environment Technician (CET) responsible for maintaining the critical infrastructure of Microsoft's datacenters that support cloud services like Azure. The technician will monitor equipment performance, respond to incidents, perform maintenance, and ensure the safe and reliable operation of electrical, mechanical, and HVAC systems. The role requires experience in mission-critical services environments and adherence to safety and operational procedures. | — | 0 |
| Critical Environment Technician This role involves maintaining critical infrastructure within Microsoft's data centers, focusing on electrical, mechanical, and HVAC systems. The technician will perform maintenance, respond to incidents, and ensure operational reliability of the data center environment. | — | 0 |
| Senior Critical Environment Technician This role is for a Senior Critical Environment Technician at Microsoft, responsible for maintaining the critical infrastructure of datacenters that support Microsoft's cloud services. The role involves hands-on maintenance, incident response, equipment monitoring, and coordination with various stakeholders to ensure operational uptime and safety. It is not directly involved in AI/ML development but supports the infrastructure that hosts AI services. | — | 0 |
| Cybercrime investigator Investigate major cyber threats, including ransomware, malware, and online scams, by analyzing data sources, building threat-hunting tools, and collaborating with security engineers and legal teams to disrupt criminal actors and make the online ecosystem safer. | — | 0 |
| Snr 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 risk situations, mentoring junior technicians, performing maintenance, responding to incidents, and monitoring equipment performance. The role requires experience in specialized areas like electrical, mechanical, or HVAC systems and adherence to safety and security protocols. | — | 0 |
| Principal Software Engineer - Azure Storage Principal Software Engineer for Azure Storage, focusing on designing, developing, and supporting highly scalable, reliable, and performant cloud storage services. The role involves technical leadership, system design, and infusing AIOps practices for operational excellence. | — | 0 |
| Principal Software Engineer Principal Software Engineer role on the Microsoft Azure Storage team, focusing on distributed systems, massive scalability, and durability for foundational cloud storage services. The role involves defining technical direction, ensuring reliability, performance, and quality, and mentoring other engineers. | — | 0 |
| Senior Software Engineer Senior Software Engineer role in Azure Storage focusing on the technical direction and delivery of features for a highly distributed storage system. Responsibilities include defining technical direction, delivering improvements and features, working with server technologies, and ensuring reliability, scalability, performance, consistency, and debuggability. The role involves collaborating with stakeholders, driving design documents, creating and optimizing code, acting as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), and monitoring system performance. Requires a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field with 4+ years of experience in coding and 2+ years in file storage or distributed systems. | — | 0 |