Senior Researcher - AI Systems - Microsoft Research

Microsoft Research seeks a Senior Researcher specializing in one or more areas of Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure, Machine Learning (ML) systems, and high-performance computing (HPC) systems. The position involves working collaboratively to advance state-of-the art in AI Systems and improving the efficiency and scalability of production systems across the full AI model lifecycle: pre-training, supervised fine-tuning, reinforcement-learning-based post-training, and inference.  

At Microsoft, our mission—to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more—guides how we partner with customers to deliver trusted, impactful solutions. With a growth mindset culture, we innovate responsibly and measure success by shared progress—people, teams, and customers. Join us to do meaningful work that changes the world and helps shape what’s next for everyone. 

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• Drive high-impact research in AI infrastructure, ML systems, HPC systems, with a focus on building large production-scale systems. 

• Collaborate to develop and test out new ideas within existing or new collaborative teams.   

• Build and maintain state of the art systems in this space.   

• Collaborate in preparing technical papers and presentations. 

Required Qualifications

• Doctorate (or are currently pursuing)  in ML systems, high-performance computing, or relevant fields AND 3+ years related research experience  

Preferred Qualifications

• 3 years of experience building large scale AI infrastructure, ML systems, and/or HPC systems. 

• Active participation in engineering efforts in the above areas, with involvement in building and maintaining systems. 

• Active participation in research as demonstrated by publications.   

• Demonstrable ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.

Research Sciences IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $158,400 - $258,000 per year.

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