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).
| Title | Stage | AI score |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Researcher - Artificial Specialized Intelligence - Microsoft Research Principal Researcher in Artificial Specialized Intelligence focusing on developing cutting-edge large foundation models and post-training techniques for specific domains and scenarios. The role involves integrating AI systems, developing research prototypes, and publishing findings in top-tier venues. | PretrainPost-train | 9 |
| Senior Researcher - Artificial Specialized Intelligence, Microsoft Research Senior Researcher in Artificial Specialized Intelligence focusing on developing cutting-edge large foundation models and post-training techniques for specific domains and scenarios. The role involves conducting research, collaborating with cross-functional teams, developing prototypes, and publishing findings. |
| Post-trainPretrain |
| 9 |
| Research Intern - Artificial Intelligence Research Intern position at Microsoft Research focusing on artificial intelligence projects including multimodality, world models, LLMs, and computer vision. The role involves conducting research, developing novel methodologies, and disseminating findings through publications. Requires enrollment in a master's or PhD program. | Pretrain | 9 |
| Principal Researcher - Systems & Networking - Microsoft Research Principal Researcher in Systems and Networking with a focus on AI-driven methods for systems innovation, performance, efficiency, and scalability. The role involves developing new methodologies, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and publishing research findings. | Serve | 7 |
| Principal Researcher - Cloud and AI Infrastructure - Microsoft Research Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research focused on advancing cloud and AI infrastructure architecture, and chip design using AI technologies. The role involves investigating hardware trends, designing and optimizing hardware components, conducting simulations, developing prototypes, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate intelligent systems across computing layers. | Serve | 7 |
| Senior Researcher - Systems and Networking, Microsoft Research Senior Researcher in Systems and Networking at Microsoft Research, focusing on AI-driven methods for system innovation, performance, efficiency, and scalability. The role involves developing and implementing new methodologies, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and publishing research findings. Requires a Doctorate and background in systems/networking with knowledge of ML systems, databases, and networking technologies, including Agent Systems and Vector Databases. | Serve | 7 |
| Senior Researcher - Cloud and AI Infrastructure, Microsoft Research Senior Researcher in Cloud and AI Infrastructure at Microsoft Research, focusing on advancing AI infrastructure architecture and chip design using AI technologies. The role involves investigating hardware trends, optimizing components, conducting simulations, developing prototypes, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to solve complex real-world challenges at the intersection of AI, human interaction, and environmental context. | Pretrain | 7 |