Xbox

Game Development · Cloud Gaming

Truth index A

51Open roles14 posted in 30 days+5 this week

$165kMedian advertised pay$100k – $229k+100% vs market

51 daysTime to fillmedian of 30 closed rolesmarket: 39 days

A 100/100Truth index

Lately:+5 roles posted this week9 news stories in 90 daysFollow changes →

Facts

as of Nov 15, 2026

Xbox is the video gaming brand of Microsoft, covering the Xbox Series X and Series S consoles, Xbox Game Studios, the Xbox Game Pass subscription, cloud gaming and the Xbox network. Launched in 2001, the brand includes studios such as Bethesda and Activision Blizzard that publish games for consoles, PC and mobile. It is headquartered in Redmond, Washington, United States.

It is hiring: 51 open roles, 14 of them posted in the last 30 days. Its stated pay is 100% above the market estimate for the same roles.

Headquarters: Redmond, United States
Founded: 2001
Employees: 5000+estimated range
Open roles: 51 in 18 citiesAlion job postings
Official records: Wikidata Q117536672
Website: xbox.com

As of Nov 15, 2026, Alion lists 51 open roles at Xbox. Xbox is headquartered in Redmond, United States. It was founded in 2001. The median pay stated in its open roles is $165k, across 29 postings that state pay.

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Trust

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Postings are real

Alion truth index: A

100/100

Ghost roles

re-checked against its careers site

Sanctions lists

OFAC SDN, EU consolidated

No match

Phishing reports

OpenPhish, Phishing.Database

None

Layoff notices

US WARN notices on file

None

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Hiring

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Hiring steadily, with new roles every week.

Games is the largest family, 19 of open roles.

14Posted in 30 days27% of open roles are fresh

6%Remote roles3 of 51

1Roles in AI2% of open roles

18Hiring offices

Can they hire you from United States?by your location

Likely

51 open roles are in your country: you apply locally, no move needed.

United States51On site

Canada14On site

United Kingdom4On site

Poland3On site

Sweden3On site

China2On site

Remote, from elsewhere3Rare

No posting offers visa sponsorship. Remote roles: 3.

Time to fillmedian days to close a role

Xbox51 days

Market, same roles39 days

Alion signals0-100

Demand90

Pay49

Your chance38

How badly they need people, whether they pay, how realistic getting in is.

Open roles over time+5300%

Jul 27This week

Open roles a week: 1 then, 54 now

Are the postings real?

100 / 100Xbox scores A on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 7 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 0% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 51 days.

Ghost roles0%

Gone stale0%

Reposted0%

Where the openings areshare of open roles · trend

Games19▼

Early Careers17▼

Industrial Engineering9▲

Backend6▲

Leadership6▲

Support4▼

Newest roles

Activision 2027 Summer Internships - Game Systems Engineering

$40k – $100k per year · In office · Internship · Bachelor's Degree · United States

Employee Relations Specialist (6-month FTC)

Hybrid · Full-Time · London

Commercial & Privacy Paralegal | 12 month FTC

Hybrid · Full-Time · London

Senior Expert Gameplay Engineer

$149k – $276k per year · Hybrid · Full-Time · 12+ years exp · United States

What postings ask forlanguages named in open roles

English510%

French12%

Degree asked

Bachelor's Degree 94%Master's Degree 6%

Experience asked: 7.3 years on average, in 31 postings. 17 postings state a degree.

Benefits named in postingsshare of open roles

Relocation assistance3875%

Parental leave3467%

Hybrid work48%

Growth opportunities12%

Home office12%

Equity12%

Professional development12%

Contract type

Full-Time 40Internship 8Contract 2Part-Time 1

Visa sponsorship: none statedRelocation offered

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Source: the company's careers site, read by Alion several times a day; market medians from all open roles of the same family

Pay

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Pays 100% above the market estimate for the same roles.

$165kMedian

$100k – $229kTypical rangeUSD a year

$317kHighest paying rolePrincipal Software Engineer | Xbox Media (San Francisco, CA)

Pay by levelmiddle half of stated pay, median marked

Senior13$199k$165k – $254k

Lead5$229k$184k – $276k

$0$88k$175k$263k$350k

Source: the pay stated in the company's postings, normalised to USD a year

Footprint

Hiring in 18 cities in 8 countries.

18Cities

8Countries

Santa MonicaBusiest site

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Site	Type	Open roles	Hires most for	Engineering
Redmond United States	Headquarters	0
Santa Monica United States	Plant / site	8	Finance, Backend, Leadership	25%
Warsaw Poland	Engineering / R&D	4	Games, Design	75%
London United Kingdom	Corporate office	4	Games, HR, Legal	25%
Toronto Canada	Engineering / R&D	4	Games, AI/ML	100%
Vancouver Canada	Regional office	3	Backend, Support, Industrial Engineering	33%
Sherman Oaks United States	Regional office	3	Hardware, Management, Industrial Engineering	33%
Malmö Sweden	Engineering / R&D	3	Games	100%

All 19 offices

Source: office addresses in postings and company registers

Peers

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Ranked #7 by open roles among its 11 closest peers.

#	Company	HQ	Open roles	Size
1	Microsoft	Redmond, United States	2,204	5000+
2	Electronic Arts	Redwood City, United States	466	5000+
3	miHoYo	Shanghai, China	228	1001-5000
4	Sony Interactive Entertainment	San Mateo, United States	201	5000+
5	2K	Novato, United States	86
6	Nintendo	Kyoto, Japan	64	5000+
7	Xbox	Redmond, United States	51	5000+
8	Nex	San Jose, United States	51	201-500