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How to apply to Microsoft
What Microsoft is hiring for and what its application asks, from the postings and application forms we checked. Newest posting added 2026-10-18.
- 1,370 open roles across 40 job titles
- 1,370 new open roles in the last 30 days
- Applications on Microsoft’s own careers site
- Locations: New York, US; Redmond, US; Bay Area, US; Tokyo, JP; IN; Remote · New York, US; Singapore, SG; Remote · Redmond, US
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Remote roles at Microsoft
68 openings open to remote applicants in the US.
- Software Engineer · Remote Software Engineer pay · Remote software engineer jobs
- Cloud Solution Architect
- Applied Scientist · Remote Applied Scientist pay · Remote machine learning engineer jobs
- Product Manager · Remote Product Manager pay · Remote product manager jobs
- Account Executive · Remote Account Executive pay
- Solution Engineer · Remote Solution Engineer pay
- Account Technology Strategist
- Construction Quality Manager
- Customer Success Account Manager
- Director
Microsoft careers site and sign-in
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About Microsoft
- Industry: consumer electronics industry, software development, software industry
- Founded: 1975
- Headquarters: Redmond, Washington, United States
- Employees: 228,000 (as of 2024-01-01)
- Listed: Nasdaq: MSFT
- About: American multinational technology corporation
- Website: news.microsoft.com
Hiring signals
- Pay transparency: 48% of open postings list pay set by the employer (735 of 1,516 postings)
- Postings list updated:
Layoff notices (WARN)
- WA, notice dated 2026-09-22: 277 employees
- WA, notice dated 2026-07-06: 605 employees
- WA, notice dated 2025-09-08: 42 employees
- WA, notice dated 2025-08-04: 40 employees
- WA, notice dated 2025-07-02: 830 employees
- WA, notice dated 2025-06-02: 305 employees
- WA, notice dated 2025-05-13: 1,985 employees
Does Microsoft sponsor H-1B visas?
Microsoft filed 10,649 H-1B labor condition applications for the role families listed here in fiscal years 2025-2026, 10,252 of them for tech roles (source: U.S. Department of Labor). An LCA is a step toward sponsorship, not a visa approval or a promise for any one role.
Filing counts for the role families listed, not a total.
- Software Developers, WA: 6,430 filings
- Software Developers, CA: 1,051 filings
- Data Scientists, WA: 922 filings
- Information Technology Project Managers, WA: 654 filings
- Software Developers, TX: 391 filings
- Software Developers, GA: 305 filings
- Computer Systems Engineers/Architects, WA: 296 filings
- Business Intelligence Analysts, WA: 239 filings
- Computer Systems Engineers/Architects, TX: 203 filings
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists, WA: 158 filings
Tech role families with filings here:
Does Microsoft sponsor green cards?
Microsoft has 3,970 certified PERM labor certifications on file for the role families listed here in fiscal years 2025-2026 (source: U.S. Department of Labor PERM disclosure data). A certified PERM labor certification is the step before an employer petitions USCIS for a worker’s green card, not a green card approval or a promise for any one role.
- Software Developers, WA: 2,830 certifications
- Project Management Specialists, WA: 278 certifications
- Data Scientists, WA: 215 certifications
- Software Developers, GA: 159 certifications
- Software Developers, CA: 120 certifications
- Computer Systems Analysts, WA: 107 certifications
- Business Intelligence Analysts, WA: 75 certifications
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists, WA: 71 certifications
- Sales Engineers, WA: 64 certifications
- Management Analysts, WA: 51 certifications
Open roles at Microsoft
Software Engineer
Redmond, US; New York, US; Remote · Redmond, US
Cloud Solution Architect
Remote · New York, US; New York, US; A Team, BR
Product Manager
Redmond, US; Bay Area, US; Remote · Redmond, US
Director
New York, US; Redmond, US; Bay Area, US
Technical Program Manager
Redmond, US; Bay Area, US; New York, US
Logistics Technician
Canberra, AU; Bangkok, TH; Busan, KR
Critical Environment Technician
Athens, GR; Cyberjaya, MY; Manassas, US
Customer Success Account Manager
Copenhagen, DK; Jakarta, ID; Johannesburg, ZA
Solution Engineer
New York, US; London, GB; Remote · New York, US
Account Technology Strategist
Mumbai, IN; Tokyo, JP; Bangalore, IN
Data Center Technician
Phoenix, US; Auckland, NZ; Bay Area, US
Account Executive
CN; Remote · New York, US; DK
Applied Scientist
Remote · New York, US; Remote · Redmond, US; Bangalore, IN
Finance Manager
Redmond, US; New York, US
Software Engineering Manager
Redmond, US; Bangalore, IN; Hyderabad, IN
Hardware Engineer
Bay Area, US; New York, US; New Taipei City, TW
Data Center Project Manager
Amsterdam, NL; Dublin, IE
Construction Quality Manager
Boydton, US; Columbus, US; La Porte, US
Digital Cloud Solution Architect
IE; Remote · Bukit Jalil, MY
Creative Director
New York, US; Bay Area, US
Critical Environment Technician Manager
Auckland, NZ; Helsinki, FI; Middenmeer, NL
Commissioning Manager
Milwaukee, US; Pecos, US; San Jose, US
Frontier Industry Advisor
CN; Sydney, AU; Tokyo, JP
Other openings at Microsoft
Cloud & AI Platform Sales Specialist
CA
Cloud & AI Platform Sales Specialist
NO
Data Center Campus Director
Amsterdam, NL
Data Center Campus Director
Abu Dhabi, AE
Principal, Partner Success Manager
Tokyo, JP
Principal, Customer Solution Engineer (Fundamentals, Performance & Reliability)
Redmond, US
Senior Quantum Engineer - Quantum Systems
Redmond, US
Principal Quantum Engineer - Quantum Systems
Redmond, US
AI Partner Solution Sales
Seoul, KR
Community Affairs Manager
Vienna, AT
Critical Environment Technician/Engineer
Singapore, SG
Customer Success Acc Manager - Global accounts
Remote · Bangalore, IN
Deal Specialist
Noida, IN
Director of Sales Strategy Enablement
Bay Area, US
Senior Hollow Core Fibre Cable Design Engineer
Romsey, GB
Innovation Hub Solution Engineer - Application Development
Toronto, CA
Senior Manager Data Center GTM
Tokyo, JP
Operation Deal Manager
Location not listed
Principal Package Engineer
New York, US
Senior SerDes & Analog Layout Design Engineer
Bay Area, US
Principal Silicon Security Architect
Bay Area, US
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Internships at Microsoft
1 internship or student opening listed here, the earliest posted 2026-10-17.
Finance Manager: MBA Internship Opportunities
Redmond, US
Microsoft hiring process: how to apply
From the Microsoft postings listed here.
- Choose a role above and open its posting.
- Tailor your resume free with Applystead for Microsoft’s application page.
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Questions about applying
Where do you apply to Microsoft jobs?
On Microsoft’s own careers site: each posting listed here opens its application form there. Microsoft has 1,370 open roles listed here.
Is Microsoft hiring right now?
Yes. Microsoft has 1,370 open roles listed as of 2026-10-18.
Does Microsoft sponsor H-1B visas?
Microsoft filed 10,649 H-1B labor condition applications for the role families listed here in fiscal years 2025-2026, 10,252 of them for tech roles (source: U.S. Department of Labor). An LCA is a step toward sponsorship, not a visa approval or a promise for any one role.
Does Microsoft sponsor green cards?
Microsoft has 3,970 certified PERM labor certifications on file for the role families listed here in fiscal years 2025-2026 (source: U.S. Department of Labor PERM disclosure data). A certified PERM labor certification is the step before an employer petitions USCIS for a worker’s green card, not a green card approval or a promise for any one role.