Member of Technical Staff, Robotics Data

Microsoft

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Work type
On-site
Location
Redmond, WA
Salary
$119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted
29 days ago
Closes
Nov 25, 2026

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TL;DR · Member of Technical Staff, Robotics Data

The Senior Member of Technical Staff in Robotics Data at Microsoft is responsible for leading data analysis, curation, and visualization efforts to enhance robotics AI models. This role involves defining data collection strategies, building robust data pipelines, and creating insightful visualizations using tools like Power BI and Plotly. The candidate will work closely with ML researchers to assess the impact of data on model performance and develop statistical techniques for analyzing robot performance data. Key skills include proficiency in Python (Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn), experience with large-scale data processing frameworks such as Apache Spark, and familiarity with Microsoft Azure’s AI tools. The role requires a strong background in data science or related fields, with extensive experience in managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques, and ensuring ethical data practices.

What you'll do

  • Define and implement data collection strategies for robot learning, including coverage requirements and quality standards.
  • Build and maintain data curation pipelines to ensure robotics datasets are clean, validated, labeled, and versioned.
  • Develop frameworks to quantify dataset characteristics and identify gaps that impact model performance.
  • Create interactive data visualization tools to explore dataset properties and model training metrics.
  • Apply statistical techniques to analyze robot performance data and inform model architecture decisions.
  • Write efficient Python code for data processing, analysis, and visualization with professional documentation.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field plus 5+ years of data-science experience or higher-level degree with fewer years of experience.
  • Experience managing structured and unstructured robotics data, applying statistical techniques, and reporting results.
  • Proficiency in data visualization tools like Power BI, Plotly, D3.js for building interactive dashboards.
  • Familiarity with large-scale data processing frameworks such as Apache Spark or Azure Data Factory.
  • Understanding of machine learning model evaluation methodologies including benchmark design and ablation studies.
  • Knowledge of data governance practices, versioning systems (DVC, MLflow), and quality assurance for training datasets.
  • Experience with Microsoft Azure data and AI toolset or equivalent cloud platforms.

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