Senior AI Researcher Jobs

Join Microsoft Research Cambridge as a Senior Researcher in AI Computer Architecture. You will pioneer next-gen AI infrastructure, designing novel photonic hardware and system prototypes to overcome bandwidth and energy limits. Ideal for PhDs with 3+ years in computer architecture, this role offe...

Join the AI Frontiers lab as a Senior Researcher in Generative AI, based in Redmond, WA or New York City, NY. Lead groundbreaking work on LLMs, small language models (Phi, Orca), and agentic AI systems (AutoGen, OmniParser). Ideal candidates hold a PhD in CS or equivalent, with a strong publicati...

Join Microsoft Research Asia's new Vancouver lab as a Senior Researcher in Cloud and AI Infrastructure. You will design and optimize next-generation hardware architectures and systems, bridging cutting-edge AI with real-world applications. This role requires a PhD or equivalent experience, a stro...

Join Microsoft Research AI Frontiers as a Senior Researcher in Redmond. Advance state-of-the-art AI agents and ecosystems, publishing at top venues. Requires a PhD, strong publication record, and hands-on experience with large foundation models and frameworks like PyTorch. Drive real-world impact...

Join Microsoft Research AI Frontiers Lab in Redmond or NYC to pioneer the future of agentic AI. Lead cutting-edge research, develop novel training algorithms, and build frontier models with advanced reasoning. This senior role requires a PhD and 8+ years of proven research experience with publica...

Join Microsoft's AI Frontiers Lab as a Senior Researcher in Redmond or NYC. Lead groundbreaking research in Multimodal AI and Generative AI, advancing models like SLMs and agentic systems. A doctorate or equivalent experience in Computer Science/Computer Vision and a strong publication record at ...

Join Microsoft Research in Cambridge to accelerate scientific discovery with AI. As a Senior ML Researcher, you'll develop next-generation models for materials science, like MatterSim and MatterGen. This role requires a PhD, top-tier publications, and strong coding skills to drive high-impact res...

Join Microsoft's applied research team in Redmond to advance AI efficiency. As a Senior Researcher, you'll tackle hard inference optimization challenges using PyTorch/TensorFlow. Your work will directly impact large-scale AI serving in Microsoft 365, focusing on latency, throughput, and cost. A r...

Join GM's AV Foundational AI Research team in Herzliya. As a Senior AI Researcher, you will develop cutting-edge foundation models for next-generation autonomous driving (L3+). This role requires a PhD, strong publication record, and expertise in computer vision, 3D perception, and large-scale AI...

Join Microsoft Research's AI Frontiers lab in New York as a Senior Researcher. Lead foundational work on generative AI, including novel architectures and agentic systems. A PhD and proven research via top-tier publications or public artifacts (e.g., models, code) are required. Apply your deep lea...

Join Microsoft Research in Redmond to pioneer the future of reliable AI systems. We seek a PhD-level Senior Researcher with expertise in distributed systems, formal methods, or ML for reliability. You will define a novel research agenda and collaborate to turn foundational ideas into global impact.

Join Microsoft's applied research team in Bangalore to tackle cutting-edge AI efficiency challenges. As a Senior Researcher, you'll optimize the full AI stack—from models to hardware—for global-scale M365 products. We seek experts in algorithmic optimization, GPU architecture, and high-performanc...

Join our Tel-Aviv team as a Senior AI Researcher. Leverage unique clinical datasets to build groundbreaking medical AI models from research to production. We seek a PhD/MSc expert in LLMs, PyTorch, and deploying high-impact AI systems. Make a meaningful impact on health and wellbeing with a compe...

Lead pioneering AI research on next-generation conversational avatars in San Francisco. This senior role requires a PhD and proven expertise in LLM/VLM adaptation, generative modeling, and large-scale training. You will define how avatars think and communicate, translating research into productio...

Lead foundational AI research in San Francisco, developing next-generation multimodal models for conversational avatars. You'll need a PhD and expertise in LLMs/VLMs, sequence modeling, and large-scale training. Translate cutting-edge research into production while enjoying flexible schedules, un...

Join Microsoft AI as a Senior Researcher in Human-AI Behavior. Lead pioneering research on AI psychology, safety, and societal impact using empirical methods. Translate insights into product and policy frameworks from our Redmond hub. Ideal candidates have a doctorate or equivalent experience in ...

Join Microsoft Research Asia's new Vancouver lab as a Senior Principal Researcher in Cloud and AI Infrastructure. You will design and optimize next-generation hardware architectures and chip designs using AI. This role requires a PhD (or equivalent) and extensive research experience in infrastruc...