Microsoft has given us many wonderful things over the years – Windows, the Xbox, and yes, Clippy, the sentient paperclip assistant. However, its commitment to remote work may be its finest hour for its employees, allowing them to avoid the commute while also working for one of the world’s largest tech companies.
If that appeals to you, then good news, Microsoft is hiring right now! We’ve found hundreds of fully remote jobs that are currently open, spanning engineering, sales, customer service, and beyond.
Read on to find your perfect remote job!
Fully Remote Jobs at Microsoft for August 2024
At the time of writing, there are a massive 883 fully remote jobs on offer. Get yourself one of these, and you can forget all about the commute and those awkward conversations around the water cooler. If you’re happy to go into the office part time, there are over 2000 roles available, but for now we’ll stick with the 100% WFH jobs.
Here are a selection of some of the jobs you could go for:
- Site Reliability Engineer, Washington, US
- Developer Partner Manager – Xbox, US
- Partner Marketing Manager, US
- AI Hardware Architect, Washington, US
- Senior Machine Learning Research Engineer, Washington, US
- Cybersecurity Incident Response Team Lead, UK
- Senior Technical Product Manager, Dublin, Ireland
- Technical Support Engineer – Azure Subscription Management Support, Japan
- Event Coordinator, US
- Talent Sourcer, AI, US
- Principal Software Engineering Manager, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Senior Applied Scientist, Mexico
- Senior Software Engineer- Azure Core Trusted Platform, Australia
- Director of Partner Readiness, Brazil
- Principal Infrastructure Planner, Washington, US
The roles above are all 100% remote, but we’ve included the country they are based in too. If you want to look through the full list of 800+ remote roles, you’ll find them on the Microsoft careers page.
Is Microsoft Committed to Remote Work?
While the pandemic saw most companies sending their staff home, in recent years we’ve seen many CEOs calling workers back to the office, much to employees’ frustration. This includes the likes of Dell, Disney, and even Zoom, who arguably benefited the most from 2020’s remote work boom.
However, it’s fair to say that Microsoft is all in on remote work, as evidenced by the current 800+ work from home openings on the company website.
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In 2023, it announced that working from home part time would no longer require manager approval. Those that want to work from home for more than 50% of the time, and aren’t currently in as fully remote role, will still need manager sign off, though.
Part of Microsoft’s approach to remote work involves its own robust tech, such as Microsoft Teams, which, like Zoom, flourished during the pandemic, and serves as a fantastic collaboration tool for staff, no matter where they are in the world. Microsoft is constantly adding new features too, meaning that video meetings get better and better.
Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, has gone on record in the past to say that companies that offer flexible working arrangements have an advantage over competitors.
So yes, it seems that Microsoft is serious about remote work in the long term.
The Perks of Remote Work
Remote work is appealing to many of us, but it isn’t always a great fit. If you lack self discipline, for example, or need to be around people 24/7, you might struggle.
However, if you can work under your own steam, and don’t mind speaking to co-workers via a screen rather than over your desk, it can be a life-improving decision. In fact, research as recent as this week identified that remote workers are happier than their office counterparts!
It’s not hard to see why. Remote workers save money and time on commuting, they can dodge (most) of the office politics, and they can work in an environment that they’re fully comfortable in. And yes, pants are optional.
There have even been some studies that suggest remote workers could even live longer, which might be the most compelling reason to date to say goodbye to the office for good.
And employers, if you’re reading this and thinking ‘but what do I get out of it?’, then aside from your employees’ happiness, which should frankly be enough, there are many upsides. One study reported that 77% of remote workers showed an increase in productivity. Not only that, but if you let your staff work from home, they’ll reward you by putting in more hours.
Oh, and 42% of job seekers would reject a job offer with no hybrid option…
Don’t want to work at Microsoft? No problem, check out the other companies that are hiring remotely this month.
