Microsoft · 1 day ago
Principal Research Engineer - Multimodal AI - Microsoft Research AI Frontiers
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $275K/yr
6+ years expMicrosoft Research (MSR) AI Frontiers lab is seeking a Principal Research Engineer – Multimodal AI to join their team. The role involves leading engineering efforts on the advancement of Generative AI and Multimodal Model technologies, and developing practical solutions to real-world problems.
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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
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python + OR equivalent experience
Preferred
2+ year(s) experience developing with Python and Pytorch/JAX
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python + OR Master's or Doctorate in Computer Science or relevant field AND 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python + OR equivalent experience
Experience with architecture and optimizations for large language models
Hands-on work in debugging and profiling Pytorch distributed code
Understanding of working of CUDA kernels
Experience 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
Benefits
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
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