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Work type: On-site
Location: US
Salary: $102,100–$202,200 / yr
Posted: 60 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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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 1580 open roles on FindRole.

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The Applied Researcher 2/Senior Applied Researcher role within the Code|AI team at GitHub focuses on advancing AI for developers by leading groundbreaking research projects and translating them into practical products. This entrepreneurial position involves collaborating with scientists, engineers, and designers across Microsoft Research and product teams to build state-of-the-art models and conduct large-scale experiments. Day-to-day responsibilities include creating new datasets from public and internal code repositories, staying updated on the latest AI advancements for software engineering, and working closely with developer product teams to evaluate and improve AI projects at scale. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in statistics, computer science, or related fields, along with experience in large language models (LLMs) and code-specific AI technologies like CodeLLM and AI IDEs.

Skills

Python TensorFlow PyTorch Git GitHub Linux Docker Kubernetes Azure AWS CI/CD PostgreSQL MongoDB NLP LLM CodeLLM Agentic AI IDE Development Cloud Computing Data Engineering

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 leveraging public code repositories and internal data sources.
Conduct large-scale machine learning experiments and model management.
Stay current with advancements in AI for software engineering through literature review.

What we're looking for

Master's degree in a relevant field and at least 1 year of related experience.
Doctorate in a relevant field.
Experience building and managing large-scale ML experiments and models.
Research or industrial experience with LLMs for over 3 years.
Industrial or research experience with CodeLLM, code agents, or AI IDEs.
Ability to collaborate across disciplines and product teams.

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