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Microsoft opened a voluntary exit offer for about 60,000 employees in the U.S., Canada, India and the U.K. Eligible staff can opt to leave by early December and exit on Dec. 31.
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6,514open roles+8%vs last week
Is Microsoft hiring?
Yes. As of November 5, 2026, Microsoft has 6,514 open roles on Metaintro. 2,508 were posted in the last 30 days.
Open roles
Newest first. Pay shown when the posting lists it.
RoleLocationSetupPayPosted
- Data Center Technicians ATR-CTech GeneralDoha, Doha, Qatar · On-siteDoha, Doha, QatarOn-site—yesterday
- Senior Software EngineerSecurityRedmond, Washington, United States +1 · Hybrid · $119.8K – $234.7K/yrRedmond, Washington, United States +1Hybrid$119.8K – $234.7K/yryesterday
- Sr Digital Sol EngineerTech GeneralSydney, New South Wales, Australia +2 · HybridSydney, New South Wales, Australia +2Hybrid—yesterday
- Principal Technical Program ManagerProduct/Project ManagementRedmond, Washington, United States · Hybrid · $142.8K – $274.8K/yrRedmond, Washington, United StatesHybrid$142.8K – $274.8K/yryesterday
- Senior Software EngineerDeveloperRedmond, Washington, United States +1 · Hybrid · $119.8K – $234.7K/yrRedmond, Washington, United States +1Hybrid$119.8K – $234.7K/yryesterday
- Partner Solution Sales SecuritySalesSão Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil · HybridSão Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilHybrid—yesterday
- Principal Security Research ManagerSecurityUnited States · Remote · $142.8K – $274.8K/yrUnited StatesRemote$142.8K – $274.8K/yryesterday
- Senior Software EngineerDeveloperRedmond, Washington, United States +1 · Hybrid · $119.8K – $234.7K/yrRedmond, Washington, United States +1Hybrid$119.8K – $234.7K/yryesterday
Layoffs
Microsoft announcements in the Metaintro Layoffs Tracker.
| Year | Announcements | Jobs affected |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 5,068 |
| 2025 | 4 | 15,082 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3,550 |
Jobs affected as stated by a source; announcements without a stated number are not counted.
Hiring pattern
How fast Microsoft is adding roles, and how they're set up.
New roles each monthRoles first posted in the month
30
99
3,268
2,981
262
JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovember
How roles are set upShare of open roles
33%
9%
56%
2%
HybridRemoteOn-siteNot stated
From the Metaintro newsroom
Stories Metaintro has published about Microsoft.
Showing the 12 most recent stories.
AI launches and partners
What Microsoft has launched and who it works with on AI.
- LaunchDynamics 365 agentsDynamics 365 offers prebuilt and custom agents, including AI agents for sales and an AI-powered agent for order creation and fulfillment.
- LaunchDynamics 365 Business CentralBusiness Central streamlines growing business operations with an AI-powered ERP system.
- LaunchMaia 300 inference acceleratorMicrosoft debuted the Maia 300 inference accelerator and plans to make the Maia chip series its primary source of inference capacity.
- LaunchSecure AI chatMicrosoft 365 Business Basic offers secure AI chat powered by large language models.
Skills they ask for
Most frequent across open postings.
Most requested skills
- Python
- Azure
- C#
- Stakeholder management
- Distributed systems
- C++
- Project management
- Java
- CI/CD
- Change management
- People management
- Troubleshooting
Tech stack
- CMS
- Adobe Experience Manager
- Libraries
- jQuery
- Alpine.js
- Moment.js
- Font Awesome
- Bootstrap
- CDN
- Azure CDN
- Akamai
- Analytics
- Google Analytics 4
- Adobe Experience Platform Launch (DTM)
Company facts
- Headquarters
- Redmond, US
- Employees
- 10,001+
- Founded
- 1975
- Industry
- IT Services and IT Consulting
- Sector (NAICS)
- Information
- Ticker
- MSFT
- Peer
- HPE
- Website
- microsoft.com
Sources: Headquarters and Founded from Wikidata · Employees from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Industry from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Questions about Microsoft
- Is Microsoft hiring?
- Yes. As of November 5, 2026, Microsoft has 6,514 open roles on Metaintro. 2,508 were posted in the last 30 days. The most are in Developer (99), Sales (77), and Product/Project Management (65).
- Has Microsoft had layoffs?
- The Metaintro Layoffs Tracker lists 11 announcements for Microsoft. The latest was announced on October 26, 2026. Sources report 23,700 jobs affected in total.
- Where is Microsoft hiring?
- Microsoft is hiring in Redmond, United States, Mountain View, New York, Atlanta, and Bengaluru, with the most open roles in Redmond.
- Does Microsoft offer remote or hybrid work?
- 33% of open roles are hybrid and 9% are remote.
- What skills does Microsoft look for?
- Its open roles most often ask for Python, Azure, C#, Stakeholder management, and Distributed systems.