Senior Research Engineer Job at Microsoft Corporation (Redmond)

Senior Research Engineer

Microsoft Corporation

Location:
United States , Redmond

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

119800.00 - 234700.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

As a Senior Research Engineer at Microsoft, you will advance Microsoft’s mission to empower every person and every organization to achieve more. You will help build and integrate cutting-edge AI into Microsoft products and services within the Business & Industry Copilot (BIC) group, ensuring solutions are inclusive, ethical, and impactful. This role blends applied research, machine learning engineering, and product innovation. You will lead efforts to ship reliable, production-grade AI systems across the stack, from model development and fine-tuning to performance optimization and deployment.

Job Responsibility:

Bringing State-of-the-Art Research to Products
End-to-End System Development
Data-Driven Innovation
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Responsible AI & Ethics
Operating Altitudes
Specialty Technical Areas

Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years related experience (e.g., statistics predictive analytics, research)
OR Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 1+ year(s) related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
OR equivalent experience.
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.

Nice to have:

Master’s degree and 3 or more years in applied ML or AI research and product engineering, OR PhD in a relevant field and 2 or more years with generative AI, LLMs, or related ML algorithms.
Experience across the product lifecycle from ideation to shipping.
Proficiency in Python and at least one deep learning framework such as PyTorch, JAX, or TensorFlow
Experience deploying Fine Tuned LLMs or multimodal models in live production environments
Experience shipping and maintaining production AI systems
Experience with Microsoft’s LLMOps stack: Azure AI Foundry, Azure Machine Learning, Semantic Kernel, Azure OpenAI Service, and Azure AI Search for vector/RAG.
Familiarity with responsible AI evaluation frameworks and bias mitigation methods.

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 02, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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