Senior Applied Researcher

Microsoft

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On-site
Location
US
Salary
$102,100–$202,200 / yr
Posted
72 days ago
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This role $152k
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Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing

Microsoft currently has 622 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Applied Researcher

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The Applied Researcher 2/Senior Applied Researcher role within the Code|AI team at GitHub and Microsoft focuses on advancing AI for developers through groundbreaking research projects that bridge the gap between theoretical advancements and practical applications. This entrepreneurial position involves collaborating with scientists, engineers, and designers across various teams to develop state-of-the-art models and datasets, particularly in large language model (LLM) technologies tailored for software engineering tasks such as code completion and agent-based coding assistance. Day-to-day responsibilities include staying abreast of the latest AI research, creating new datasets from public and internal Microsoft data, and managing large-scale machine learning experiments to enhance developer productivity on a global scale. Ideal candidates possess advanced degrees in relevant fields along with extensive experience in LLMs and code-specific AI technologies, making significant contributions to the future of AI-driven development tools.

Skills

Python PyTorch TensorFlow Hugging Face Transformers LLMs CI/CD Git GitHub Docker Kubernetes Azure AWS PostgreSQL MongoDB OpenAPI Swagger RESTful APIs VS Code Extensions

What you'll do

  • Lead groundbreaking research projects from concept to product integration.
  • Develop and train state-of-the-art models for software engineering applications.
  • Create new datasets by curating public code and internal Microsoft data.
  • Collaborate with diverse teams across Microsoft and GitHub on AI initiatives.
  • Conduct large-scale ML experiments and model evaluations for continuous improvement.

What we're looking for

  • Master's degree in a relevant field and 1+ year of related experience, or Ph.D.
  • Experience building and managing large-scale ML experiments and models.
  • Expertise in working with LLMs for at least 3 years.
  • Industrial or research background with CodeLLM, code agents, or AI IDEs.
  • Ability to collaborate across disciplines and product teams within Microsoft and GitHub.
  • Knowledge of creating datasets from public and internal code repositories.

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