Microsoft
Jobs, news, and who works there
As of 2026-10-13, Skillenai has indexed 318 Microsoft job postings over the past 90 days (down 3% vs the prior 4 weeks). Microsoft appeared in 9,694 news articles in the same window.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-13
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Hiring at Microsoft
Weekly Microsoft job postings — last 90 days
Roles Microsoft is hiring for
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 97 | 30.5% |
| Cloud Solution Architect | 22 | 6.9% |
| Solution Engineer | 14 | 4.4% |
| Program Manager | 12 | 3.8% |
| Technical Program Manager | 12 | 3.8% |
| Solution Sales Specialist | 9 | 2.8% |
| Product Manager | 5 | 1.6% |
| Cloud & AI Solution Sales Specialist | 4 | 1.3% |
| Data Scientist | 4 | 1.3% |
| Technical Support Engineering Manager | 4 | 1.3% |
Skills in Microsoft job postings
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 109 | 34.3% |
| C# | 88 | 27.7% |
| C++ | 88 | 27.7% |
| Java | 84 | 26.4% |
| C | 80 | 25.2% |
| JavaScript | 69 | 21.7% |
| Distributed systems | 44 | 13.8% |
| Azure | 42 | 13.2% |
| automation | 39 | 12.3% |
| testing | 28 | 8.8% |
| security | 28 | 8.8% |
| debugging | 27 | 8.5% |
| observability | 25 | 7.9% |
| account management | 24 | 7.5% |
| AI | 24 | 7.5% |
Where Microsoft is hiring
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dublin | 22 | 6.9% |
| Redmond | 21 | 6.6% |
| London | 14 | 4.4% |
| Prague | 11 | 3.5% |
| Mountain View | 7 | 2.2% |
| Bucharest | 4 | 1.3% |
| Cambridge | 4 | 1.3% |
| Shanghai | 4 | 1.3% |
| Bengaluru | 3 | 0.9% |
Who works at Microsoft
From the career profiles Skillenai holds for current staff. Small groups are withheld.
Skills on staff profiles
- C#8%
- Azure6%
- sql3%
- Power BI3%
- C++3%
- python3%
- Windows2%
- JavaScript2%
- SQL Server2%
- PowerShell2%
- React2%
- TypeScript2%
- Azure DevOps2%
- SharePoint1%
- automation1%
- security1%
Share of observed positions at Microsoft that list the skill.
Degree level
- Bachelor680
- Master584
- PhD77
- Associate57
- Other Professional40
- High School24
Field of study
- Computer Science341
- Computer Engineering41
- Business24
- Electrical Engineering18
- Information Technology14
- Business Administration (MBA)12
- Computer Software Engineering12
- Data Science12
Schools
- University of Washington325
- Georgia Institute of Technology132
- Carnegie Mellon University74
- University of Southern California73
- Arizona State University63
- University of California, Berkeley59
- Northeastern University59
- University of Florida48
Microsoft in the news
9,694 news articles and 18,762 blog posts mentioned Microsoft in the last 90 days.
News
- Orchid and Akeyless Tackle Agentic AI Controlaragonresearch.com · October 11, 2026
- Google’s Gemini Agent as your new Coworkeraragonresearch.com · October 12, 2026
- What Is an AI Agent – Exploring Features, Popular Examples and Uses for the Publicnewskart.com · October 12, 2026
- [AI DAILY NEWS RUNDOWN] Microsoft Maia 300 Silicon Revolt, Brad Smith’s Kill Switch Moat, & Meta Muse Wonder Trust Crisis (Oct 12, 2026)enoumen.substack.com · October 13, 2026
- X Subscription: Musk packt Grok, Cursor und X in ein Abotrendingtopics.eu · October 13, 2026
- Musk Rolls Grok, Cursor and X Into One Subscriptiontrendingtopics.eu · October 13, 2026
Blogs
- An AI agent hacked Medicare — AI wrote into the database — The Agent Watchtheagentwatch.com · September 25, 2026
- OpenAI agents leaked images online and visited US government websites — The Agent Watchtheagentwatch.com · September 26, 2026
- Google launches Gemini 4 Argon in ultra-restricted cyber-expert access — The Agent Watchtheagentwatch.com · October 2, 2026
- Armadin raises $255 million for AI agents that hunt vulnerabilities — The Agent Watchtheagentwatch.com · October 3, 2026
- AI agent hacks institute, fully alone — The Agent Watchtheagentwatch.com · October 6, 2026
- Microsoft locks down agents on Windows — The Agent Watchtheagentwatch.com · October 8, 2026
How this was computed
Job counts are postings whose employer resolves to Microsoft over the 90 days ending 2026-10-13; mentions are news and blog documents that resolve to the same entity. Career-profile aggregates come from the Skillenai talent graph with the same suppression the talent-graph API applies.
- note
- Observed profiles counts the career profiles Skillenai holds at this company, not its employee count.
- source
- Skillenai jobs, news and blog indices; Skillenai career-profile corpus
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