Microsoft · 3 hours ago
Member of Technical Staff - Data Research Engineer - MAI Superintelligence Team
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $235K/yr
4+ years expMicrosoft is seeking Data Research Engineers to join their Multimodal team, focusing on building the next generation of foundation models across various domains. The role involves curating, analyzing, and evaluating multimodal data sources to enhance model development and ensure alignment with ethical standards.
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Responsibilities
Create high-quality datasets for training and evaluation; run experiments on new datasets (data ablations) to assess their impact and determine the most effective data
Develop and maintain scalable data pipelines for multimodal ingestion, preprocessing, filtering, and annotation
Analyze real-world multimodal datasets to assess quality, diversity, relevance, and identify areas for improvement
Build lightweight tools and workflows for dataset auditing, visualization, and versioning
Collaborate with Safety, Ethics, and Governance teams to ensure datasets meet standards for quality, privacy, and responsible AI practices
Embody our culture and values
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in AI, Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, or related technical discipline AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, Python and common data libraries (Pandas, NumPy, etc.) OR equivalent experience
Preferred
Master's Degree in AI, Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, or related technical discipline AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, Python and common data libraries (Pandas, NumPy, etc.)
OR Bachelor's Degree in AI, Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, or related technical discipline AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, Python and common data libraries (Pandas, NumPy, etc.)
OR equivalent experience
2+ years of experience in data analysis or data engineering, including work with large-scale datasets that are unstructured or semi-structured
Proficiency in statistics and exploratory data analysis methods
Familiarity with data processing frameworks such as Spark, Ray, or Apache Beam
Ability to communicate technical findings clearly to research and product teams
Company
Microsoft
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