Currently tracking 250 active AI roles, down 24% 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 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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| Critical Environment Mechanical Engineer This role is for a Critical Environment Mechanical Engineer at Microsoft, focusing on the design, testing, and implementation of infrastructure for Microsoft's cloud services. The engineer will be responsible for creating robust and scalable designs, developing verification plans, managing project schedules, and ensuring the reliability and safety of hardware features. The role involves collaborating with stakeholders, evaluating technical trade-offs, and documenting complex technical details. It is part of the Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) team, which manages a global portfolio of datacenters. | — | 0 |
| Data Center Technician This role involves performing diagnostics, troubleshooting, and replacing network and server equipment in Microsoft's data centers. The technician will follow standard procedures, provide input for improvements, and potentially travel between sites. The role is part of Microsoft's Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) team, supporting various Microsoft cloud services. | — |
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| Technicien principal de l'environnement critique (CET)/Critical Environment Technician This role is for a Senior Critical Environment Technician responsible for maintaining the critical infrastructure of Microsoft's datacenters. Responsibilities include monitoring, inspection, maintenance, troubleshooting, and ensuring safety and security. The role supports core infrastructure for Microsoft's online services like Azure, Office 365, and Xbox. | — | 0 |
| Data Center Technicians Intern This role supports the deployment, installation, replacement, and troubleshooting of physical infrastructure within Microsoft's datacenters, which power services like Azure, Office 365, and Xbox. Responsibilities include hardware and cable management, handling data-bearing devices, and working within a ticket-based system. The role requires basic computer hardware knowledge and an interest in IT equipment support, with preferred qualifications including relevant certifications and strong communication skills. | — | 0 |
| Critical Environment Technician - CTJ - Top Secret This role is for a Critical Environment Technician on the U.S. Government Airgap team at Microsoft, responsible for maintaining the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's dedicated online services supporting the U.S. Government. The technician will perform operations, inspections, and maintenance on critical environment equipment like HVAC and electrical systems, respond to incidents, and ensure adherence to safety, security, and operational procedures in a high-security, high-compliance datacenter environment. | — | 0 |
| Critical Environment Technician - CTJ - Poly This role is for a Critical Environment Technician in a U.S. Government Airgap datacenter. Responsibilities include operating and maintaining critical facility equipment (electrical, mechanical, HVAC, controls, generators), responding to incidents, performing maintenance, and ensuring adherence to strict security and compliance procedures in a high-security environment. Requires a High School Diploma/GED and experience in mission-critical services or specialized fields, along with a Top Secret Clearance with SCI and Polygraph. | — | 0 |
| Technical Support Engineer - Entry Level Entry-level Technical Support Engineer role focused on troubleshooting customer technical issues for Microsoft products and services, leveraging AI technology within the Customer Service & Support organization. The role involves responding to and resolving customer issues, collaborating with teams, and identifying potential product defects. | — | 0 |
| Senior Software Engineer (ISE) Senior Software Engineer role focused on designing and delivering cloud-based solutions for customers, collaborating with product teams and open-source communities. The role involves developing solution patterns and open-source software assets, working side-by-side with customers and their engineers to solve business challenges using modern software engineering practices and cloud technologies. | — | 0 |
| Senior Global Solution Architect - Security This role is for a Senior Global Solution Architect focused on Security within Microsoft's Customer Experience and Success organization. The primary focus is on supporting customers in enhancing their security posture using Microsoft's security solutions and cloud-native approaches. Responsibilities include developing security plans and strategies, proposing and demonstrating solutions, acting as a subject matter expert, and identifying technical blockers to accelerate customer adoption. The role involves close collaboration with field teams and Engineering to remove technical impediments in the customer's security journey. | — | 0 |
| Cloud Solution Architect - Partner Practice Building & IP Development This role focuses on IP governance and skilling for partners within Microsoft's Customer Experience and Success organization, specifically related to Azure, ABS, and Security. The IP Governance Lead CSA maps existing skilling and IP to partner maturity frameworks, identifies gaps, and works with teams to develop new IP and skilling. The role also involves creating roadmap updates, developing playbooks, and advising partners on maturity. A key aspect is developing 'Agentic experiences' to close partner maturity gaps and tracking key performance indicators related to IP and skilling development and delivery. | — | 0 |
| Senior Data Center IT Support Technician This role provides IT support for data center infrastructure, including secure access workstations, laptops, servers, and audio/visual equipment. Responsibilities include managing inventory, deploying devices, troubleshooting hardware and network issues, and ensuring security compliance for IT assets within Microsoft's global data centers. | — | 0 |
| Senior Security Researcher This role focuses on advanced threat research within Microsoft's Defender Experts (DEX) Research team, utilizing AI-driven analytics to protect customers from cyberattacks. The Senior Threat Researcher will lead research on emerging endpoint, identity, and cloud-based threats, develop detection and response strategies using EDR and SIEM platforms (especially Microsoft Defender and Sentinel), and translate raw security data into actionable intelligence. The role involves collaboration with security teams, mentoring other researchers, and contributing to industry knowledge through publications and threat modeling, all within complex, multi-cloud environments. | — | 0 |
| Senior Logistics Technician This role is for a Senior Logistics Technician in a Microsoft Data Center, focusing on inventory and asset management, prioritizing ticketed work, providing guidance on logistics tasks, and ensuring inventory accuracy. It involves coordinating with external stakeholders, managing RMA processes, and ensuring compliance with safety procedures. The role is not directly AI/ML related but operates within the infrastructure that supports AI services. | — | 0 |
| Senior Industrial Security Consultant - CTJ - Poly Seeking an experienced Sr Industrial Security Specialist/COMSEC Officer to join Microsoft's National Security Team in Reston, VA. The role involves managing National Industrial Security Programs in accordance with CFR 32 Part 117 and Intelligence Community guidelines, ensuring compliance with various regulations, conducting training, investigating security violations, and maintaining accreditations. Requires an active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with SCI access based on an SSBI with Polygraph. | — | 0 |
| Critical Environment Technician Manager This role manages a team of technicians responsible for the operations and maintenance of critical environment systems within Microsoft's data centers. Responsibilities include people management, overseeing equipment and systems operations (electrical, mechanical, HVAC, controls), maintenance, and ensuring safety and security protocols are followed. | — | 0 |
| Executive Business Administrator Executive Business Administrator supporting the Microsoft Quantum executive office with high-level administrative responsibilities, including calendar and travel management, and special assignments. The role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment. While the role is in an AI-first environment and mentions leveraging AI tools for efficiency, the core responsibilities are administrative. | — | 0 |
| Cloud Solution Architect - Security This role is a Cloud Solution Architect focused on Security within Microsoft's Customer Experience and Success organization. The primary focus is on providing proactive and reactive support for customers' mission-critical Microsoft Cloud solutions, including Azure and Identity services. The role involves planning and delivering support, identifying customer goals, analyzing performance issues, and collaborating with internal teams to ensure customer success. While the company and some solutions mentioned (like Security Copilot) involve AI, the core responsibilities of this role are in cloud infrastructure, security, and customer support, not in building or researching AI models themselves. | — | 0 |
| Sales Director Sales Director for Enterprise Commercial business at Microsoft, focusing on driving growth in industries like Retail, CPG, Travel, and Transport by helping customers unlock value from cloud and AI. The role involves leading a team of Account Executives and Account Technology Strategists, setting growth strategy, delivering revenue targets, and building C-suite relationships. It requires strong technical fluency to engage with business and technology leaders and translate customer priorities into AI and cloud adoption strategies. | — | 0 |
| Senior Support Escalation Manager This role is for a Senior Support Escalation Manager within Microsoft's Customer Experience and Success (CE&S) organization, focusing on managing escalated customer and partner issues related to Microsoft's products and services. The role involves collaborating with engineering and operations teams, mentoring other team members, and driving process improvements to enhance customer support and resolution times. While the role mentions accelerating AI transformation for customers, the core responsibilities are focused on customer support, incident management, and process improvement, not direct AI/ML development or research. | — | 0 |
| Consulting Project Manager - CTJ - Poly Consulting Project Manager for Microsoft Federal, focusing on customer engagement, project delivery, compliance, and business growth within the US Government sector. This role involves managing project lifecycles, stakeholder communications, financial health, and identifying opportunities for increased cloud consumption and business expansion. | — | 0 |
| Finance Manager - Core FP&A This role is for a Finance Manager focused on Core FP&A within Microsoft's Technical Finance Team. The position involves consolidating financial insights, partnering with various business teams, and supporting leadership decision-making. The role aims to develop CFO-level skills and contribute to company-wide financial strategy. | — | 0 |
| Senior Electrical Engineer - Planning & Coordination Senior Electrical Engineer - Planning & Coordination role at Microsoft Quantum Hardware, focusing on leading PCB supplier engagements, process development, coordinating hardware teams, and overseeing program schedules and budgets for quantum computing systems. The role involves partnering with multidisciplinary teams and suppliers to deliver high-quality hardware. | — | 0 |
| Senior Technical Program Manager This role is for a Senior Technical Program Manager within Microsoft's Audit, Risk, and Compliance (ARC) Group, focusing on the Reporting and Analytics team. The primary responsibility is to build and operate solutions supporting end-to-end processes, acting as connective tissue between ARC teams and external stakeholders through analytics and technology. The role involves developing and maintaining solutions on PowerPlatform, partnering with engineering for ETL, web/API development, and Azure resource management. A key aspect is building platforms and features, including agents, for ARC use. The ideal candidate is ambitious, detail-oriented, and a strong collaborator focused on driving impact. | — | 0 |
| Senior Corporate Strategy & Development Manager This role is within Microsoft's Corporate Strategy Team, advising the CEO and executive leadership on long-term strategic direction, growth, and decision-making across the company's portfolio. The role involves conducting quantitative and qualitative analysis on high-priority strategic issues, including M&A evaluation, market assessments, and new initiative ideation. It requires developing analytical rigor, spotting strategic opportunities, and communicating findings to senior executives. | — | 0 |
| Critical Environment Technician- Electrical/ Mechanical This role is for a Critical Environment Technician responsible for maintaining the critical infrastructure of Microsoft's datacenters, including electrical and mechanical systems. Responsibilities include inspecting equipment, performing maintenance, responding to incidents, and ensuring safety and operational standards are met. This is a hands-on role focused on the physical infrastructure supporting cloud services. | — | 0 |
| Senior Partner Solution Sales This role focuses on driving AI adoption through partner strategy and co-selling efforts. The Senior Partner Solution Sales role identifies and attracts partners to deliver solutions that increase customer adoption of Microsoft technologies, particularly in the AI space. Responsibilities include managing partner recruitment, developing co-sell strategies, tracking partner performance, and coaching partners on solution plays to accelerate sales and revenue. | — | 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 |
| Principal Software Engineer This Principal Software Engineer role focuses on building the core authoring experience for app design and customization within the Power Platform. The role involves developing a modern, high-performance UI, advanced features like coauthoring and responsive layouts, and seamless integration with data sources. The engineer will write and maintain high-quality code, debug complex issues, optimize performance, and collaborate with designers and PMs. While the role mentions 'copilot integrations' and 'LLMs' as a plus, the core responsibilities are centered around UI development and platform integration, not direct AI/ML model building or research. | — | 0 |
| Corporate Counsel This role is for a Corporate Counsel focusing on subsidiary management within Microsoft's legal department. The responsibilities include providing legal advice on corporate governance, subsidiary structures, funding, and lifecycle activities. A key aspect is partnering with various internal teams and leveraging AI-enabled tools to improve legal work and efficiency. The role requires a Juris Doctor degree and active law license, with preferred experience in multinational companies and using AI in legal practice. | — | 0 |
| Business Program Management - Intern Opportunities This is an internship role for Business Program Management at Microsoft. The intern will identify, define, and design programs, advocate for their value using metrics, and monitor program execution. Responsibilities include program landscape research, improving operations, contributing to strategy, defining success criteria, and collaborating with stakeholders. The role requires pursuing a degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field, with a preference for familiarity with AI concepts. | — | 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 |
| Critical Environment Technician Manager This role manages a team of technicians responsible for the operation and maintenance of critical environment systems within Microsoft's data centers, ensuring the reliability and safety of the infrastructure that powers Microsoft's cloud services. | — | 0 |
| Senior Software Engineer Senior Software Engineer role on the Windows team at Microsoft, focusing on building and shipping features for both current and next versions of Windows. The role involves designing, developing, and optimizing software at scale, collaborating with stakeholders, providing technical leadership, and mentoring other engineers. While the role mentions leveraging AI-powered tools for development, the core craft is software engineering for the Windows product, not direct AI/ML model development or deployment. | — | 0 |
| Critical Environment Operations Manager Lead the operational excellence of Microsoft datacenters, ensuring critical mechanical, electrical, and control systems deliver maximum availability and reliability. Build and develop high-performing teams, reduce high-impact incidents, and drive continuous improvement across safety, performance, and efficiency. | — | 0 |
| Critical Environment Electrical Engineer This role is for a Critical Environment Electrical Engineer responsible for the design, testing, verification, and implementation of electrical systems within Microsoft's datacenters. The role involves developing designs, creating documentation, selecting components, conducting tests, and ensuring project schedules are met, all within the context of Microsoft's cloud infrastructure. | — | 0 |
| Critical Environment Technician This role is for a Critical Environment Technician responsible for maintaining the critical infrastructure of Microsoft's datacenters. The technician will perform maintenance, respond to incidents, and monitor equipment performance. The role is focused on the physical operations and maintenance of datacenter facilities, not on AI/ML development or research. | — | 0 |
| Software Engineer II -Full Stack Software Engineer II role on the Azure Data engineering team, focusing on Power BI and Microsoft Fabric. The role involves contributing to core business intelligence investments, shaping the next generation of semantic modeling, reporting, and end-to-end analytics authoring. Responsibilities include delivering user experiences and cloud services, ensuring implementation resiliency, security, and reliability, and participating in code reviews and bug triage. | — | 0 |
| Group Risk Manager, Business Risk & Insurance Microsoft's Business Risk & Insurance team seeks an experienced finance/insurance professional to analyze business risk, develop risk mitigation strategies, and manage insurance programs. This role involves collaborating with external brokers, overseeing contract reviews, and assessing program risks to ensure appropriate insurance placement. The position requires strong judgment, strategic planning, and the ability to quantify financial impacts of risks. | — | 0 |
| Entry Level Technical Support Engineer Entry Level Technical Support Engineer at Microsoft, focusing on troubleshooting and resolving customer technical issues using available tools and processes. The role involves identifying defects, escalating issues, providing feedback for product improvement, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. While the role is within an organization that leverages AI, it does not involve building or directly working with AI models or systems. | — | 0 |
| Software Engineer II- Front End Development This role is for a Software Engineer II on the Fabric Platform Shell team, focused on building a leading SaaS data development environment. The team's mission is to create a simple, functional, and extensible web experience for data ingestion, storage, processing, and analysis, aiming for a best-in-class DevOps experience. The role involves full-stack and backend development, collaborating with designers and product managers, and writing high-quality code. Key responsibilities include designing and building user experiences, collaborating on features, and ensuring engineering excellence through testing, automation, and adherence to security standards. The role requires a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field with 2+ years of experience in software engineering and 1+ year in web application development using frameworks like React, Vue, or Angular. | — | 0 |
| Senior Technical Program Manager Senior Technical Program Manager for Microsoft's Entra ID Identity Buildout team, focusing on strengthening engineering and financial efficiency, enabling expansion into new regions and sovereign clouds, and driving complex, cross-organizational programs related to identity management and security. | — | 0 |
| Sr. Security Solution Specialist Senior Solution Specialist for Microsoft Security, focusing on selling enterprise security solutions to large customers in the Philippines. This role involves managing CISO relationships, understanding customer challenges, building solutions and business cases, and driving sales to meet targets. It requires deep industry and security knowledge, technical acumen, and collaboration with virtual teams. | — | 0 |
| Logistics Technician This role is for a Logistics Technician in a Microsoft Data Center, responsible for inventory and asset management, including handling deliveries, coordinating vendors, processing warranty claims, and ensuring accurate tracking of assets. The role requires adherence to security and data management policies. | — | 0 |
| Critical Environment Industrial Controls Systems Engineer This role focuses on engineering, maintaining, and securing Industrial Control Systems (ICS) within Microsoft's mission-critical data centers. Responsibilities include managing ICS availability, data quality, service, change management, reporting, and security, as well as project management for ICS systems. The role involves governing electrical and mechanical industrial control systems, including servers, applications, networks, and device infrastructure, and managing access controls. It emphasizes safety, security compliance, and developing positive working relationships. | — | 0 |
| Critical Environment Field Service Engineer This role is for a Critical Environment Field Service Engineer in a data center, responsible for ensuring the availability and operational efficiency of mechanical and electrical equipment, managing maintenance, and adhering to safety and compliance policies. The role involves overseeing day-to-day operations, reducing incidents, supporting emergency response plans, and coordinating audits within leased data centers. It also includes fostering strong relationships with partners and sharing best practices. | — | 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 |
| Senior Business Manager This role supports the CEO office for Microsoft AI, specifically for the Microsoft Copilot team. The Business Manager will manage procurement, vendor selection, contract negotiation, headcount, organizational operations, financial planning, budget management, and business operations to enable leaders to focus on building products. | — | 0 |
| Logistics Technician This role is for a Logistics Technician in a Microsoft Data Center, responsible for inventory audits, deliveries, vendor coordination, and documentation. It involves managing inventory principles, warranty processes, and data-bearing device destruction. | — | 0 |
| Principal Software Engineering Manager - Red Team This role manages a team of software engineers and analysts to build tooling that leverages a security graph to discover and quantify security risks. The team will model lateral movement paths, use graph and data to uncover security antipatterns, and communicate findings to stakeholders. The role is within Microsoft's Cloud & AI organization, focusing on cybersecurity and risk analysis. | — | 0 |
