Microsoft · 5 hours ago
Senior Researcher
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $235K/yr
4+ years expMicrosoft is seeking a Senior Researcher to join their Copilot Tuning team, which focuses on advancing AI models in M365 Copilot. The role involves training and deploying language models tailored to industry needs, developing innovative training algorithms, and mentoring early-career team members.
Agentic AIApplication Performance ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business DevelopmentDevOpsInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyManagement Information SystemsNetwork SecuritySoftware
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Train and deploy Language Models adapted to specific industry needs
Create and adapt novel training and fine-tuning algorithms for tasks such as reasoning and search
Identifies, researches, and implements machine learning solutions given product requirements
Brings a research project to successful completion yielding new algorithms, prototypes, theories, tools, methods, analyses, insights, or collections of data which solve one or more open research problems
Document and share best practices across the organization
Supports mentorship by assisting with onboarding of research interns or other early in career team members
Qualification
Required
Doctorate in relevant field
OR Master's Degree in relevant field AND 3+ years related research experience
OR Bachelor's Degree in relevant field AND 4+ years related research experience
OR equivalent experience
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
Preferred
Doctorate in relevant field AND 3+ years related research experience
OR Master's Degree in relevant field AND 6+ years related research experience
OR Bachelor's Degree in relevant field AND 8+ years related research experience
OR equivalent experience
2+ years of experience training/fine tuning AI/ML models and/or LLMs
2+ years of experience building Generative AI pipelines, e.g. with RAG (retrieval augmented generation)
2+ years of experience with Python and/or PyTorch
Deep knowledge of transformer models and architectures
Experience with reinforcement learning algorithms and applications
Experience working with customers deploying AI solutions
Company
Microsoft
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