Microsoft · 2 days ago
Principal Research Engineer - Generative AI - AI Frontiers
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $275K/yr
3+ years expMicrosoft is a leading technology company focused on advancing Artificial Intelligence capabilities. The Principal Research Engineer will contribute to cutting-edge research in reinforcement learning and large language models, collaborating with various teams to tackle complex AI challenges.
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Responsibilities
As a Principal Research Engineer in AI Frontiers, you will design, develop, execute, and implement technology research projects 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 play a crucial role in developing, improving, and exploring the capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs), reasoning and agentic AI
Embody our culture and values
Qualification
Required
Bachelors in Computer Science or relevant field AND 6+ years related experience
OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related field AND 4+ years related experience
OR Doctorate in Computer Science or related field AND 3+ years related experience
OR equivalent experience
Preferred
1+ year(s) experience developing with Python and Pytorch/JAX
Familiarity with architecture and optimizations for large language models
Hands-on work in debugging and profiling Pytorch distributed code
Basic understanding of working of CUDA kernels
Familiarity with pre-training, mid-training and/or post-training pipelines for language and/or multimodal models
Foundational understanding of reinforcement learning and key challenges in the field
Experience with verl, Ray, Megatron and/or vLLM is a significant plus
Any experience in building scalable services can be highly complementary
Company
Microsoft
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10001+ employees
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Funding
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