Microsoft · 3 days ago
Senior Researcher - AI Agents - Microsoft Research
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $235K/yr
2+ years expMicrosoft is a leading technology company, and they are seeking a Senior Researcher to join their AI Frontiers team. The role involves advancing AI in agentic systems and ecosystems, focusing on building innovative solutions and collaborating with other researchers and engineers to create real-world impact.
Agentic AIApplication Performance ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business DevelopmentDevOpsInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyManagement Information SystemsNetwork SecuritySoftware
Responsibilities
Outcome Driven Innovation- The ability to strategically recognize and address unmet needs in industry or knowledge and to create novel, practical, and effective solutions to these unmet needs. This involves the ability to work backwards in research and development, focusing more heavily on the problem to lead to a solution rather than creating something highly original but lacking in application potential
Collaborative Innovation- Knowledge of others' expertise and the ability to involve multiple players (within and outside the organization) in the creation or development of novel products, processes, or research streams
Problem Solving- The ability to identify problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
Decision Making- The ability to make decisions in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment. This includes the ability to define, diagnose, and determine an appropriate resolution, recommendation, or decision while considering alternatives and factors (e.g., resources, costs, tradeoffs)
Scientific Method- Knowledge of and the ability to use an empirical method of acquiring knowledge. This involves careful observation, applying rigorous skepticism about what is observed, formulating a question or hypothesis, testing the hypothesis through experimentation, drawing conclusions, reporting results, and evaluating the process and retesting the hypothesis
Qualification
Required
Doctorate (or currently pursuing) in Computer Science or related fields + OR equivalent experience
Preferred
Publication record as a lead author or essential contributor at top venues such as: CHI, NeurIPS, UIST, ICML, ICLR, ACL, EMNLP, CVPR, AAAI, ICAPS
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
Company
Microsoft
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