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Microsoft · 2 weeks ago

Principal Researcher - Generative AI - Microsoft Research AI Frontiers

positionRedmond, WA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$140K/yr - $275K/yr
date3+ years exp

Microsoft is a leading technology company, and they are seeking a Principal Researcher - Generative AI to join their AI Frontiers lab. This role involves leading efforts in the advancement of Generative AI and Large Language Models technologies, contributing to cutting-edge research and providing practical solutions to real-world problems.

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Responsibilities

As a Principal Researcher in the AI Frontiers lab, you will perform cutting-edge research in collaboration with other researchers, engineers, and product groups
As a member of a world-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

Qualification

Doctorate in Computer ScienceGenerative AI expertiseLarge Language ModelsResearch program artifactsBuilding frontier modelsPublishing academic papersDefining research agendaInterest in real-world applicationsCollaboration skillsCommunication skillsTechnical leadership

Required

Doctorate in Computer Science or relevant field AND 3+ years related research experience + OR equivalent experience

Preferred

Research program demonstrated by public artifacts like models, tools, code in AI space or publications at the following conferences: NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, NAACL, CVPR, COLT, ECCV, ICCV, EMNLP
Experience with building and evaluating frontier models
Experience publishing academic papers as a lead author or essential contributor in the field of Artificial Intelligence
Experience participating in a top conference in relevant research domain
Demonstrable ability to define an ambitious, original research agenda
Ability to collaborate, communicate effectively, and technically lead multi-disciplinary team
Keen interest in real-world applications and impact

Company

Microsoft

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Microsoft is a software corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services.
dateFounded in 1975
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Redmond, Washington, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$1M
Key Investors
Technology Venture Investors
2022-12-09Post Ipo Equity
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Satya Nadella
Chairman and CEO
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Vukani Mngxati
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