Microsoft Senior Research Engineer – Generative AI Microsoft 

United States, Washington 

932149857

AI Frontiersis seeking applications for the position of
Redmond, WA and New York City, NY.

mission of thexpand the pareto frontier of AI capabilities, efficiency, and safety through innovations in foundation models and learning agent platforms.Some of our projecton Small Language Models (e.g.Phi, Orcafoundation models for actions (e.g., in gaming, robotics, and Office productivity tools)Multi-Agent AIe.g.).

Generative AI andLarge Language Models(LLMs) technolog. As aResearch Engineer, you will play a crucial role in developing, improving, and exploring the capabilities ofGenerative AI models. Your work will have a significant impact on the development oftechnologies, advancingproviding practical solutions to real-world problems.

Our ongoing research areas encompass but are not limited to:

• especiallyoflanguagemodels, action modelsand multimodal models
• Alignment andPost-training:e.g.,Instruction tuning and reinforcement learning from feedback
• Continual Learning: Enabling LLMs to evolve and adapt over time and learn frompreviousexperiences human interactions
• Specialization: Tailoringmodelsto meet application-specific requirements
• Orchestration and multi-agent systems:automated orchestration between multiple agents incorporating humanfeedback and oversight

, multidisciplinary, research, including access to diverse, real-world problems and data, opportunities for experimentation and real-world impact, an open publication policy, and close links to top academic institutions around the world.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Embody our and

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• in Computer Scienceor relevant fieldAND 4+ years related research experience

• OR equivalent experience.

or Preferred Qualifications

• inComputer Scienceor relevant fieldAND 8+ years related research experience

• OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related field AND 6+ years of related research experience
• OR equivalent experience.

• Experience increating,optimizingand runninglarge scale machine learning pipelines
• Experiencein running large scale experiments with LLMspre-training and/or finetuning
• Experiencein building data collection and curation pipelines.
• Ability to collaborate, communicate effectively, and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Keen interest in real-world applications and impact.

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $112,000 - $218,400 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 $145,800 - $238,600 per year.Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

Microsoft accepts applications and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.

As a SeniorResearch EngineerAI Frontiers, you willdesign, develop, execut, and implement technology research projectsother researchers, engineers, and product groups.

As a member of a-class research organization, you will be a part of research breakthroughs in the field and will be given an opportunity to realize your ideas in products and services used worldwide.