Senior Researcher - Systems and Foundations

1 Month ago • 4-8 Years • Systems Design • Research & Development • $117,200 PA - $250,200 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research will define a novel research agenda, driving a program of fundamental and applied research in areas like datacenter networking, distributed systems, or machine learning systems. Collaboration is key, with opportunities to apply research to real-world products. The role demands a strong understanding of software systems and engineering, proven research (journal/conference publications), and excellent communication skills. The successful candidate will be a PhD holder (or pursuing) in Computer Science or related fields, adept at multidisciplinary teamwork and working with cutting-edge AI technologies.
Must have:
  • PhD in CS/related field
  • Strong research publication record
  • Software systems expertise
  • Collaborative team player
  • Excellent communication skills
Good to have:
  • Experience with LLMs
  • Focus on ML systems intersection

Job Details

Overview

The Microsoft Research Systems and Foundations organization (Redmond, WA) is a vibrant, cross-disciplinary group focused on changing the world through ambitious, foundational research and its application at Microsoft and the wider world.  We are recruiting across a wide variety of disciplines, including datacenter networking, distributed systems, formal methods and verification, high performance computing, ML Systems, operations research, operating systems, programming languages, storage systems, systems reliability, systems security and software engineering.  We seek applications who are looking for a research environment that rewards collaboration, partnership and people who enjoy working with others to solve the world’s most important problems. 

 

In addition to the above areas of core research, we welcome applicants who focus on the intersection of these areas with machine learning.  As the world continues to evolve towards advanced AI technologies (e.g., LLMs) becoming an everyday part of the computing landscape, we look for experts in these areas to help shape the future of personal, mobile and datacenter computing. 

 

Microsoft Research offers an exhilarating and supportive environment for cutting-edge, multidisciplinary research, both theoretical and applied, with access to an extraordinary diversity of data sources, an open publications policy, and close links to top academic institutions. 

 

We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse, and pluralistic research environment.  In keeping with this, Microsoft Research Redmond is a place where ALL are able to do their very best work.

 

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:   

  • PhD (or currently pursuing) in Computer Science or Computer Science Engineering 

Preferred Qualifications:  

  • A research program demonstrated by journal and conference publications. 
  • Firm understanding of state-of-the-art in software systems and software engineering.  
  • Demonstrable ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.  
  • Effective communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment  
  • A PhD that was focused on any one of the following core areas of research: datacenter networking, distributed systems, formal methods and verification, high performance computing, ML Systems, operations research, operating systems, programming languages, storage systems, systems reliability, systems security and software engineering. 

Research Sciences IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $153,600 - $250,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

Microsoft will accept applications and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis. 

 

 

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Responsibilities

As a Senior Researcher in MSR, you will define a novel research agenda, driving forward an effective program of basic, fundamental, and applied research. We highly value collaboration and building new ideas with members of the group and others. You have the direct opportunity to realize your ideas in products and services used worldwide. 

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