Microsoft · 2 days ago
Research Scientist
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$101K/yr - $199K/yr
1+ years expMicrosoft is a leading technology company focused on empowering individuals and organizations. They are seeking a Research Scientist to lead innovative projects, collaborate with teams, and develop advanced AI models to enhance software engineering productivity.
Agentic AIApplication Performance ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business DevelopmentDevOpsInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyManagement Information SystemsNetwork SecuritySoftware
Responsibilities
Lead the development and evaluation of state-of-the-art models for code completion and editing, pushing the boundaries of code understanding, generation, fix and review
Develop retrieval-augmented systems that improve a model’s awareness of large and complex codebases, enabling context-rich code assistance
Design and prototype efficient inference algorithms to enable fast, interactive code generation experiences at scale
Collaborate across disciplines with product teams across Microsoft and Github
Stay up to date with the research literature and product advances in AI for software engineering
Embody our Culture and Values
Qualification
Required
Master's Degree in relevant field AND 1+ year(s) related research experience + OR equivalent experience
1+ year(s) of experience working with Large Language Models (LLMs)
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
Preferred
PhD degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Physics/Math, or related fields
More than 3 years development skills in Python, C#, C++, or Java
Publication of research papers at software engineering, machine learning or NLP conferences
Experience in productizing machine learning models is desirable
Company
Microsoft
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10001+ employees
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Funding
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