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 |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer Software Engineer role on the Azure Data team, focusing on cloud infrastructure for messaging and real-time analytics services. Responsibilities include building backend services, automating DevOps, enhancing monitoring, and contributing to security. The role involves using AI tools within the SDLC but is not focused on building AI models. | — | 0 |
| Logistics Technician This role is for a Logistics Technician at Microsoft, responsible for managing the flow of goods within data centers. Key duties include performing cycle audits, handling incoming and outgoing deliveries, coordinating with vendors, processing warranty claims and returns, and ensuring accurate documentation and inventory tracking. The role also involves the secure destruction of data-bearing devices and compliance with security and data management policies. It requires a high school diploma and some experience in inventory management or a related field, with preferred experience in IT logistics. | — |
| Data Center Technician This role involves performing standard procedures for preparing, installing, diagnosing, troubleshooting, replacing, and decommissioning equipment in a data center environment. The technician will work under guidance, learn about security and data management, and contribute to issue tracking and team collaboration. The role requires adherence to safety and security protocols and meeting performance indicators. | — | 0 |