Senior Researcher - Foundations of Generative AI- Microsoft Research | Microsoft Careers

Microsoft

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New York, NY Posted 167 days ago $119,800–$234,700 / year
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TL;DR

The Microsoft Research AI Frontiers lab in New York seeks a Senior Researcher – Foundations of Generative AI to lead the development of innovative architectures, representations, and learning objectives that enhance generative AI capabilities. This role involves prototyping and evaluating cutting-edge research ideas, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to solve real-world problems, and advancing the state-of-the-art in AI technologies. The ideal candidate holds a PhD or equivalent experience in Computer Science and has expertise in machine learning frameworks like PyTorch and TensorFlow, as well as hands-on experience with large language models and multimodal models. They should also have a track record of publishing research at top conferences such as NeurIPS and ICML, and possess deep knowledge of transformer architectures and state space models. The position offers opportunities to work on diverse projects including proactive agents, test-time training methods, and multi-scale temporal reasoning in transformers.

Skills

Python PyTorch TensorFlow HuggingFace GitHub Transformer ML Engineering Large Language Models Multimodal Models CVPR ICLR NeurIPS ICML ACL NAACL EMNLP CI/CD

What you'll do

  • Develop and prototype cutting-edge research ideas in generative AI.
  • Lead the exploration and improvement of new architectures for scalable models.
  • Evaluate and refine learning objectives that unlock new capabilities in AI systems.
  • Collaborate on building proactive, real-time agents for various applications.
  • Publish results and contribute to advancing the state-of-the-art in AI technologies.

What we're looking for

  • Doctorate in Computer Science or relevant field required.
  • 2+ years related research experience preferred.
  • Demonstrated research program with public artifacts like models, tools, code, or publications at top AI conferences.
  • Experience developing and implementing machine learning algorithms using Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, and HuggingFace.
  • Deep understanding of frontier model architectures, especially transformers and state space models.
  • Hands-on experience building and working with Large Language Models (LLMs) or multimodal models.

Market check

Salary context

This $119,800–$234,700 range sits above 30% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$171,700–$259,375

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$177,250–$246,150

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

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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

Microsoft currently has 445 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 415 roles with salary data.

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