Currently tracking 224 active AI roles, down 17% versus the prior 4 weeks. Primary focus: Agent · Engineering. Salary range $65k–$331k (avg $195k).
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 313 active AI-related roles in our index. The most common open titles are: Principal Software Engineer (18), Senior Software Engineer (17), Software Engineer II (6), Principal Applied Scientist (5), Principal Data Scientist (4). Most positions are in Engineering and Research.
Microsoft's active AI hiring is concentrated in: agents (39%), application (22%), serving infrastructure (18%). 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 (271 roles), Canada (15 roles), Japan (10 roles), United Kingdom (8 roles).
Job postings at Microsoft most frequently mention: Computer Architecture, Python, Machine Learning, C#, C++.
In the past 30 days, Microsoft has posted 245 new AI-related roles.
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| Logistics Technician This role is for a Logistics Technician responsible for physical operations in Microsoft's data centers, including receiving, staging, packing, shipping equipment, inventory management, and supervising server rack deliveries. The role also involves destroying storage media and improving site safety and efficiency. It requires business-level Japanese and English, basic computer skills, and the ability to perform physical labor. | — | 0 |
| Principal Software Engineer Manager- Windows Serving & Delivery Principal Software Engineering Manager for Windows Serving & Delivery team, focusing on leading engineers to improve the reliability, performance, and customer experience of Windows client, Windows Update, and Windows reliability for commercial and enterprise customers. Responsibilities include people leadership, technical direction, operational quality, and coordinating responses to live-site issues. | — | 0 |
| Data Center Inventory & Asset Technician Manager |
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| Senior Critical Environment Operations - Day Shift This role is for a Senior Critical Environment Technician responsible for maintaining critical infrastructure in Microsoft's datacenters. Responsibilities include monitoring, inspection, maintenance, troubleshooting, enforcing safety and security requirements, and developing operating procedures. The role focuses on ensuring the safe and reliable operation of datacenter facilities. | — | 0 |
| Critical Environment Electrical Engineer This role is for a Critical Environment Electrical Engineer responsible for managing and maintaining electrical infrastructure in Microsoft's datacenters. The engineer will act as a technical expert, oversee operations, work with commissioning teams, and ensure safety and compliance. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with 2+ years of experience or equivalent. | — | 0 |
| Sales Strategy Enablement Lead This role is for a Sales Strategy Enablement Lead within Microsoft's Engineering, Enablement & Operations team. The primary focus is on driving strategic and operational work to improve commercial business processes, including planning, compensation, performance insights, and sales tools. The role involves managing end-to-end planning processes, maintaining documented procedures, monitoring process health, identifying risks, and streamlining operations. It requires engagement with cross-functional stakeholders, defining roles and governance, and developing landing plans with communications and enablement materials. The required qualifications include a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in a related field, with experience in business consulting, sales operations, or sales planning. Preferred qualifications include attention to detail, strong communication skills, experience with end-users, and familiarity with Microsoft's sales operations processes. | — | 0 |
| Critical Environment Electrical Engineer This role is for a Critical Environment Electrical Engineer at Microsoft, focusing on the electrical infrastructure of datacenters that power Microsoft's cloud services. The engineer will be involved in design, testing, verification, and implementation of electrical systems within these critical environments. | — | 0 |
| Senior Finance Manager, Windows and Devices Investments Senior Finance Manager for Windows and Devices Investments at Microsoft, focusing on investment planning, channel incentives, and strategy. The role involves partnering with Sales, Marketing, and Data Science teams to drive financial performance and strategy in the evolving PC market, especially with the advent of AI PCs and NPUs. Requires strong analytical skills, business acumen, and the ability to influence business partners. Experience with financial systems, modeling, and leveraging AI workflows for investment insights is beneficial. | — | 0 |
| Partner Solution Sales Director - Security, Japan and Asia Emerging Markets, SMB This role leads and scales Microsoft's partner-driven security business across Japan and emerging markets in Asia, focusing on shaping executive partnerships, driving sales execution, and unlocking growth in the AI era. The Director will optimize partner profitability, build scalable security practices, and drive revenue targets by leveraging Microsoft's security platform and leading the 'Secure People and Agents' motion in the Secure AI era. | — | 0 |
| Senior Product Marketing Manager This role leads end-to-end digital strategy for the Windows Commercial portfolio, focusing on web, social, blogs, and integrated campaigns. It involves translating portfolio priorities into orchestrated, performance-driven campaigns, shaping customer discovery and engagement, and driving clarity across cross-functional teams. The role requires leading integrated, cross-channel campaigns, including those focused on AI and agents, ensuring a cohesive story across all customer touchpoints. | — | 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 |
| Account Executive（PS - Business Development） Account Executive role focused on Public Sector clients in Japan, collaborating with partners (SIer/ISV) to drive digital transformation, AI solution development, and modernization of their IP. Responsibilities include building partner relationships, understanding Microsoft's partner programs, orchestrating cross-functional teams, gathering market intelligence, and supporting business managers. | — | 0 |
| Senior Sales Director, Account Team SME&C Senior Sales Director for Microsoft's Small Medium Enterprises and Channel (SME&C) division, focusing on leading a global, AI-powered sales team. The role involves managing managers, driving digital transformations for corporate accounts, talent acquisition, and fostering customer success through AI and partner ecosystems. The position requires a strong understanding of Microsoft's Cloud & AI platforms and AI business solutions to guide sales teams in customer engagements and drive revenue. | — | 0 |
| Senior Quantum Package & Motherboard Engineer Seeking a Senior Quantum Package & Motherboard Engineer to adapt industry-standard packaging and motherboard design processes for cryogenic/quantum devices, collaborating with a global team to assemble and scale complex quantum hardware. This role involves designing PCB layouts, simulating components, owning the signaling chain from room temperature to cryogenic temperatures, and improving electrical and PCB development processes. | — | 0 |
| Senior Video Producer Senior Video Producer for Microsoft's Consumer Marketing Organization, responsible for the full production process of longform video content, from concept to publishing. The role involves evolving and scaling video formats, translating complex technical topics into engaging stories, and optimizing content using performance insights and audience data for YouTube channels. | — | 0 |
| Director, Payment Strategy & Partnerships Lead the global payments vision for Microsoft Treasury, defining and executing a multi-year strategy to drive revenue growth, optimize performance, reduce fraud, and build partnerships across the global payments landscape. This role requires expertise in payments, strategic foresight, operational rigor, and the ability to influence executive and technical audiences, working closely with product, engineering, commerce risk, and external financial services partners. | — | 0 |
| Software Engineer II & Senior Software Engineer Software Engineer II and Senior Software Engineer to build and improve detection, OS event monitoring, telemetry, and reporting in the on-device agent for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) on macOS. This role involves developing native components to detect and respond to endpoint threats, focusing on reliability, performance, and operational health within the macOS security model. | — | 0 |
| Consulting Project Management-CTJ-Top Secret/SCI Seeking a Consulting Project Manager to engage with customer stakeholders, manage IT support services, and ensure project compliance. Responsibilities include driving project initiation, developing project management plans, monitoring risks and budgets, and maintaining customer satisfaction. This role requires adherence to contract requirements and building trusted relationships. | — | 0 |
| Partner Enablement Manager This role focuses on managing and enabling Microsoft Partners throughout their lifecycle, ensuring they are ready and informed about changes to Microsoft's offerings. The Partner Enablement Manager will represent the voice of the partner, drive readiness plans, monitor launch preparedness, and apply a data-driven approach to improve processes. The role is within the Partner Enablement Organization, part of the Microsoft business operations team. | — | 0 |
| Critical Environment Technician (Shifts) This role is for a Critical Environment Technician responsible for maintaining the critical infrastructure of Microsoft's datacenters. Responsibilities include monitoring equipment performance, performing maintenance and repairs, responding to onsite incidents, and ensuring safety and security requirements are met. The role requires experience in mission-critical services and the ability to work shifts. | — | 0 |
| CE Field Service Engineer This role is for a Critical Environment Program Manager (CEPM) responsible for the operational excellence of critical mechanical and electrical infrastructure in Microsoft's datacenters. The role involves ensuring service continuity, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement in safety, reliability, and efficiency. It requires experience in data center operations or similar critical environment settings and focuses on maintaining uptime and reliability of critical systems through proactive monitoring and maintenance oversight. | — | 0 |
| Data Center Technician This role is for a Data Center Technician who will learn standard processes for equipment installation, diagnostics, troubleshooting, replacement, and decommissioning under guidance. The technician will gain understanding of the data center environment, security, and data management procedures, contributing to the core infrastructure for Microsoft's cloud services. | — | 0 |
| Critical Environment Technician This role is for a Critical Environment Technician responsible for maintaining critical infrastructure in Microsoft's datacenters. Responsibilities include monitoring, inspection, maintenance, troubleshooting, and ensuring safety and security requirements are met. The role involves working with facility equipment like HVAC and mechanical systems, using a CMMS, and following operating procedures. | — | 0 |
| Critical Environment Business Program Manager This role is a Program Manager focused on the financial and operational aspects of Microsoft's datacenters, which are critical infrastructure for cloud services. It involves financial controllership, contract management, spend analysis, and identifying cost-saving opportunities within datacenter operations. The role requires strong project management, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with a focus on business operations and critical environments. It does not involve direct AI/ML development or research. | — | 0 |
| Senior Customer Success Account Manager Senior Customer Success Account Manager role focused on empowering enterprise customers to achieve business value through Microsoft's cloud platforms and services. The role involves end-to-end post-sales delivery and support orchestration, relationship management, and aligning customer needs with Microsoft solutions. | — | 0 |
| Principal Customer Success Account Manager This role is for a Principal Customer Success Account Manager at Microsoft, focusing on empowering enterprise customers to achieve business value through Microsoft's cloud platforms and services. The role involves managing customer relationships, understanding customer needs, aligning them with Microsoft solutions, and orchestrating post-sales delivery and support across the Microsoft and Partner ecosystem. It requires technical expertise, business acumen, and industry perspectives to drive customer success and adoption of Microsoft products and services. | — | 0 |
| Critical Environment Technician Apprentice - Paris / Apprenti Technicien en Environnement Critique This is an apprentice role for a Critical Environment Technician at Microsoft's datacenters in Paris. The role involves supporting the infrastructure that powers Microsoft's cloud services (Azure, Office 365, Xbox, OneDrive). Responsibilities include performing basic operational tasks, learning to operate critical systems, monitoring facility equipment, using a maintenance management system, assisting with emergency response, supporting incident investigations, participating in maintenance activities, and contributing to procedure development. The role requires ongoing technical study (Bac+2 or Bac+3) and has specific background check requirements. | — | 0 |
| Cloud Solution Architect - Infra This role is for a Cloud Solution Architect focused on Azure Infrastructure, enabling customers to achieve their outcomes by leveraging Microsoft's technology. The role involves developing customer relationships, providing technical expertise on Azure Infrastructure services for AI solutions, and architecting cloud solutions using frameworks like CAF and WAF. The goal is to help customers adopt Azure for AI innovation and ensure they get value from their investments. | — | 0 |
| Electrical Engineer, Data Center (On-Site) This role is for an Electrical Engineer focused on data center operations and infrastructure for Microsoft's cloud services. Responsibilities include design, testing, verification, and technical project implementation of electrical systems within datacenters. The role emphasizes collaboration, adherence to industry trends, and contributing to a sustainable and inclusive work environment. | — | 0 |
| Lease Commissioning Manager Manages the end-to-end delivery of new data center capacity for Microsoft's Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO&I) organization, focusing on the commissioning process for lease projects in the Chicago, IL region. Responsibilities include managing commissioning agents, ensuring compliance with Microsoft standards, overseeing construction site inspections, and reporting on project progress, scope, schedule, and budget. | — | 0 |
| Lease Commissioning Manager Microsoft is seeking a Lease Commissioning Manager to oversee the end-to-end delivery of new data center capacity. This role involves managing commissioning projects in the Abilene, TX region, ensuring compliance with Microsoft's standards, and coordinating with various internal and external teams including architects, engineers, construction managers, and operations. The manager will be responsible for scope, schedule, and budget, driving best practices, and reporting on project progress. | — | 0 |
| M12 Associate This role is for an Associate at Microsoft's corporate venture capital arm (M12), focusing on early-stage investments in AI and other tech sectors. The responsibilities include market research, deal sourcing, due diligence, supporting investment processes, and assisting portfolio companies. The role requires experience in venture investing, investment banking, or consulting, with a strong understanding of financial analysis and market trends. | — | 0 |
| Senior Business Manager This role is for a Senior Business Manager within Microsoft's Commercial Cloud & AI Marketing team. The focus is on establishing and operating a new team chartered to transform marketing strategies and operations, particularly for frontier AI initiatives. Responsibilities include driving business operations, managing budgets and resources, leading executive communications, supporting the leadership team, and managing special projects. The role requires strong business acumen, strategic planning, and operational execution skills in a dynamic environment. | — | 0 |
| Senior Opto-Electronics Engineer This role focuses on the co-design of optical and electronic systems for next-generation AI infrastructure, specifically developing scalable, power-efficient connectivity solutions with a focus on co-packaged optics and advanced optical I/O technologies. The role involves designing and simulating optoelectronic systems, integrated circuits, and interfaces, bridging research and production. | — | 0 |
| Senior Optical Packaging Engineer This role focuses on optical packaging engineering for AI infrastructure, bridging photonic devices, electronic ICs, and system-level integration. The engineer will design and develop packaging architectures for co-packaged optics, advanced packaging solutions, and optical assembly processes, working with R&D and Azure engineering teams to bring innovations from prototype to production. The role involves collaboration with industry partners and a multidisciplinary team. | — | 0 |
| Solution Engineering - Security This role is a senior technical sales leader focused on Microsoft's security solutions, including Defender for XDR and Sentinel. The primary responsibility is to act as a trusted customer advisor, driving technical wins in the sales process by understanding customer security challenges, demonstrating Microsoft solutions, and developing strategies to improve their security posture. The role involves leading a virtual team, engaging with customers and partners, and ensuring technical success for security opportunities within a fast-paced sales environment. | — | 0 |
| Critical Environment Field Service Engineer Field Service Engineer responsible for maintaining and ensuring the availability of critical environments within Microsoft's leased datacenters, focusing on mechanical and electrical equipment, operational efficiency, and safety compliance. | — | 0 |
| Commercial Executive - Public Sector This role is a Commercial Executive for the Public Sector in Tokyo, responsible for designing, negotiating, and executing commercial models, contracts, pricing, terms, and compliance to maximize value for customers and Microsoft. It involves cross-functional collaboration and long-term commercial strategy. | — | 0 |
| Senior Finance Manager, Process Excellence & Transformation - Treasury This role focuses on process excellence and transformation within global Treasury operations, driving continuous improvement and AI-enabled initiatives. It involves end-to-end process design, standardization, and identifying opportunities for operational improvements, automation, and digital solutions. The role partners with Product and Engineering teams to deliver intelligent workflows and scalable capabilities, aiming to improve efficiency, quality, and accuracy. Key responsibilities include defining and managing KPIs, reducing manual work, and using data for decision-making. While AI is mentioned as a tool for transformation, the core function is finance process management, not AI/ML model development. | — | 0 |
| Senior Art Director, Interactive Senior Art Director, Interactive for Microsoft Consumer Marketing to shape next-gen consumer storytelling across Windows, Surface, Microsoft 365, Copilot, and future consumer-facing experiences. Requires a portfolio of conceptual, award-winning work for major brands, with expertise in brand storytelling, visual communication, and interactive creative. The role involves leading the development of creative ideas and visual systems across digital channels, translating strategy into compelling platforms and campaigns, and designing immersive digital experiences. Collaboration with Engineering, Product Marketing, and agency teams is key. The role also involves leveraging emerging technologies and AI tools to accelerate ideation and production. | — | 0 |
| Senior Account Executive Senior Account Executive at Microsoft responsible for leading enterprise customers in their AI Transformation journey, focusing on Cloud & AI, Copilot, and Security to drive revenue growth and achieve business outcomes. | — | 0 |
| Critical Environment Operations - Night Shift This role is for a Critical Environment Technician responsible for maintaining critical infrastructure in Microsoft's datacenters. Responsibilities include ensuring safety and security, performing equipment maintenance, troubleshooting issues, documenting findings, and coordinating with vendors. The role focuses on the operational reliability and safety of datacenter facilities. | — | 0 |
| Critical Environment Operations - Day Shift This role is for a Critical Environment Technician responsible for maintaining critical infrastructure in Microsoft's datacenters. Responsibilities include ensuring safety and security, performing equipment maintenance and troubleshooting, documenting issues, and coordinating with vendors. The role focuses on the operational reliability and safety of datacenter facilities. | — | 0 |
| Cloud Solution Architect - Partner Practice Building & IP Development This role is for a Cloud Solution Architect focused on partner practice building and IP development within Microsoft's Customer Experience and Success organization. The primary focus is on supporting customers through their solution journey, guiding them on envisioning, design, and deployment, and creating scalable customer-facing services. While the role mentions accelerating AI transformation for customers, the core responsibilities are centered around cloud solution architecture, technical expertise in multi-workload integration, and developing repeatable services for partners, rather than direct AI/ML model development or deployment. | — | 0 |
| Senior Software Engineer Software Engineer role on the Azure Data engineering team, focusing on building and maintaining mission-critical operational database systems (Azure SQL Database). The role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining services for secure and resilient platform control and data plane operations, managing massive-scale operations, and ensuring high standards of quality and reliability for enterprise-class relational database engines in a cloud-enabled environment. | — | 0 |
| Account Technology Strategist This role is for an Account Technology Strategist at Microsoft, focusing on empowering enterprise customers in their digital transformation journey. The strategist will partner with customers to design and drive digital technology initiatives, build relationships with technology executives, and bring industry-relevant solutions. The role involves understanding customer business objectives and technology landscapes to build and maintain technology roadmaps, drive Microsoft business growth through technology transformation and co-sell motions, and create thought leadership in emerging technology trends like AI and the Industrial Metaverse. The strategist will leverage their technology and industry knowledge to deliver digital solutions and become a trusted technology mentor for customers. | — | 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 |
| Customer Success Account Manager This role focuses on customer relationship management and customer success leadership within Microsoft. The primary responsibilities include building and coaching engagement strategies, influencing key stakeholders, synthesizing insights, and developing strategic roadmaps to ensure customer success with Microsoft solutions. The role also involves identifying and mitigating blockers to consumption through data analysis and customer feedback, and driving adoption of Microsoft technologies. | — | 0 |
| Commercial Surface Lead This role leads the strategy and execution for Microsoft Surface devices in the commercial market, focusing on enterprise, corporate, higher education, and SMB customers. The lead will shape how Surface captures the AI PC opportunity by translating silicon innovation, AI experiences, and Windows manageability into go-to-market motions that drive share and revenue growth. Responsibilities include GTM strategy, sales enablement, field readiness, GTM planning, executive influence, and team leadership, ensuring Surface is positioned as a flagship manifestation of Microsoft's Trust and AI leadership. | — | 0 |
| Datacenter Construction Project Manager This role is for a Datacenter Construction Project Manager at Microsoft. The primary focus is on driving campus-based delivery solutions, reviewing engineering documentation, overseeing procurement, managing budgets, and ensuring adherence to safety and regulatory requirements. The role involves making data-based decisions, collaborating with internal teams and external vendors, and managing project progress regarding scope, schedule, standards, and budget. It requires a strong understanding of construction project management principles and risk mitigation within a regulated environment. | — | 0 |
