Technical Advisor, Microsoft Superintelligence

Microsoft

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Mountain View, CARedmond, WA
Salary
$119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Mar 28, 2027

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Below market

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This role $177k
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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 557 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Technical Advisor, Microsoft Superintelligence

Technical Advisor, Microsoft Superintelligence (Office of the CEO) joins the Microsoft Superintelligence team to provide technical and strategic support to the CEO of Microsoft AI. This role involves engaging with research teams on pre-training, post-training, multimodal systems, infrastructure, and safety or alignment work. The individual will prototype and evaluate models, analyze technical tradeoffs, and synthesize findings into actionable recommendations for executive leadership. Day-to-day tasks include tracking emerging techniques and driving critical initiatives from conception through execution while serving as a bridge between the CEO and research teams. Required skills include software engineering, machine learning expertise, and experience with large language models or agents. The role addresses the challenge of building advanced AI systems that remain controllable and aligned to human interests within a fast-paced research environment requiring high-level technical communication and rapid prototyping capabilities.

What you'll do

  • Provide technical and strategic support to the CEO of Microsoft AI regarding research risks and opportunities.
  • Engage with research teams on pre-training, post-training, multimodal systems, infrastructure, and safety alignment.
  • Prototype and evaluate models, techniques, and infrastructure to inform high-level strategic decisions.
  • Analyze complex technical tradeoffs and synthesize findings into actionable recommendations for executive leadership.
  • Track emerging AI research trends and evaluate their practical application to internal projects.
  • Drive critical technical initiatives from initial conception through final execution.
  • Act as a communication bridge between the CEO and research teams to align on priorities.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical field and 4+ years of technical engineering experience with coding.
  • Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field (preferred).
  • 8+ years of experience in software engineering, machine learning, or AI research (preferred).
  • Software engineering skills to rapidly prototype and evaluate technical solutions (preferred).
  • Understanding of modern ML techniques including large language models, multimodal systems, agents, or related areas (preferred).
  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly for executive audiences (preferred).
  • Experience at a leading AI research lab or startup (preferred).
  • Published research at top ML/AI venues such as NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, or ACL (preferred).

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