Senior Researcher – AI (Agentic Systems & Interaction) – Microsoft Research
Redmond, Washington, United States
Full Time Senior-level / Expert USD 117K - 250K
Microsoft
Entdecken Sie Microsoft-Produkte und -Dienste für Ihr Zuhause oder Ihr Unternehmen. Microsoft 365, Copilot, Teams, Xbox, Windows, Azure, Surface und mehr kaufenMicrosoft Research (MSR) AI Frontiers is inviting applications for a Senior Researcher to join our team in solving real-world problems and pushing the boundaries of agentic AI systems and research.
The mission of the AI Frontiers lab is to expand the pareto frontier of AI capabilities, efficiency, and safety through innovations in foundation models and learning agent platforms. Some of our projects include work on multi-agent systems (e.g. AutoGen), small language models (e.g. Phi, Orca), foundation models for actions (e.g., in gaming, robotics, and Office productivity tools), and evaluation (e.g., Eureka).
We are seeking exceptional candidates to advance the state-of-the-art in agentic systems and interaction research. Focus areas include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Multi-agent systems and applications
- Foundation model-based agents
- Reliable and general-purpose agentic capabilities
- Human-AI/agent interaction and experiences
- Agentic evaluation and tooling
- Responsible AI
As a Senior Researcher on our team, you will work hands-on on challenging and impactful projects. You will apply your strong technical skills and expertise to build practical solutions to real world problems. Additionally, you will collaborate closely with other researchers and engineers across the company to amplify your impact and grow your career in a supportive and stimulating environment.
Responsibilities
- Perform cutting edge research to solve real-world problems, including designing, developing, evaluating and sharing new foundation model-based technologies.
- Collaborate hands-on with other researchers, engineers, and product group partners on high-impact projects that deliver real-world impact to people and society.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Doctorate (or currently pursuing) in Computer Science or related fields
- OR equivalent experience
- Publication record as a lead author or essential contributor at top venues such as: CHI, NeurIPS, UIST, ICML, ICLR, ACL, EMNLP, CVPR, AAAI, ICAPS.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Doctorate in Computer Science or relevant field AND 2 years related research experience
- OR equivalent experience.
- Hands-on experience working with large foundation models (e.g., OpenAI GPT models, LLAMA etc) and state-of-the-art AI/ML frameworks and toolkits (e.g., Pytorch, Tensorflow, Langchain, AutoGen).
- Demonstrated software engineering experience building and deploying prototypes, applications, or open-source technologies. Providing a link to GitHub profile (if available) and/or code samples, is highly encouraged.
- Hands-on experience evaluating AI models or systems (e.g., running benchmark experiments or user studies, analyzing data).
- Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams along with a team player mindset, characterized by effective communication, collaboration, and feedback skills.
- Reference letters are welcomed, though they are not mandatory. Please include them if available.
Research Sciences IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $153,600 - $250,200 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
Microsoft will accept applications and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
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Tags: Computer Science EMNLP Engineering GitHub GPT ICLR ICML LangChain LLaMA Machine Learning NeurIPS OpenAI Open Source PyTorch Research Responsible AI Robotics TensorFlow
Perks/benefits: Career development Medical leave
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