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of similar roles. Most pay
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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
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As a Senior Applied Research Engineer on Microsoft’s generative AI team, you will work across the full stack to advance efficiency in AI systems, focusing on algorithmic, system-level, and hardware/software co-design techniques. Your day-to-day responsibilities include formulating new approaches for end-to-end AI serving, evaluating endpoint configurations, and optimizing GPU architectures through close collaboration with model, kernel, compiler, and hardware teams. You will build experimental prototypes to validate research ideas, publish findings in academic conferences, and contribute to open-source projects. The role requires a deep understanding of machine learning frameworks like PyTorch and TensorFlow, expertise in GPU programming using CUDA or ROCm, and proficiency in C++ and Python for high-performance systems. This position emphasizes real-world impact through rigorous prototyping, validation, and deployment to enhance productivity across Microsoft 365’s massive user base.
Python
C++
Reinforcement Learning
RLHF
Large Foundation Models
Post-Training Techniques
CI/CD
Docker
Git
Linux
CUDA
TensorFlow
PyTorch
Kubernetes
Azure
GitHub
MLOps
Python
TensorFlow
PyTorch
Keras
Scikit-learn
Jupyter
Git
Docker
CI/CD
AWS
Azure
Google Cloud Platform
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
GitHub
CUDA
NVIDIA GPUs
Linux
Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Generative AI
Natural Language Processing
Computer Vision