Principal Researcher - Agentic AI - Microsoft Research AI Frontiers | Microsoft Careers

Microsoft

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San Francisco Bay area · New York City metropolitan area Posted 24 days ago $139,900–$274,800 / year
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At a glance

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TL;DR

As a Principal Researcher in the AI Frontiers lab, you will lead cutting-edge research on agentic intelligence, focusing on developing agents that learn to self-correct and specialize through interaction. Your daily work involves advancing recursive self-improvement techniques, adaptive coordination among multiple models, and continual learning without catastrophic forgetting. You will also contribute to building robust evaluation frameworks and synthetic data pipelines for high-fidelity testing. The role requires expertise in Machine Learning, Human-Computer Interaction, and AI, with a strong preference for experience in agentic model development and deep learning. Ideal candidates have a proven track record of publishing at top conferences like NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, NAACL, and COLM, along with the ability to define ambitious research agendas and lead multi-disciplinary teams effectively.

Skills

Python PyTorch TensorFlow ReinforcementLearning NaturalLanguageProcessing MachineLearning MultiAgentSystems CI/CD Docker Kubernetes AWS GitHub NeurIPS ICML ICLR ACL NAACL COLM

What you'll do

  • Develop agents capable of self-correction, specialization, and collective improvement through interaction.
  • Design robust evaluation frameworks and synthetic data pipelines for agentic systems research.
  • Conduct cutting-edge research on recursive self-improvement using self-generated data in AI models.
  • Refine architectures to ensure agentic systems scale effectively in complex enterprise environments.
  • Investigate adaptive coordination across multiple models to enhance autonomous skill acquisition.

What we're looking for

  • Doctorate in Computer Science or relevant field with 3+ years of research experience.
  • Experience building and evaluating agentic models.
  • Strong publication record at top AI conferences like NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR.
  • Expertise in technical scaling of models and development of robust infrastructure.
  • Ability to define an ambitious original research agenda and lead multi-disciplinary teams.

Market check

Salary context

This $139,900–$274,800 range sits above 39% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$179,700–$262,400

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$183,995–$248,375

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Microsoft

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 451 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 417 roles with salary data.

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