Senior AI Researcher Jobs (Hybrid work)

Join Microsoft Research AI Frontiers as a Senior Researcher in Agentic AI, advancing foundation models and agent platforms like AutoGen and MagenticOne. Based in Redmond, WA, you’ll drive breakthroughs in ML, HCI, and RL to build self-improving agentic systems. Ideal candidates have a PhD or equi...

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 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'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 Microsoft Research AI for Science in Cambridge, UK, as a Senior ML Researcher. Drive pioneering projects like BioEmu, inventing novel deep learning techniques for biomolecular and drug discovery. Requires a PhD, proven leadership in ML architecture, and expertise in PyTorch/JAX. Contribute t...