Senior Research Engineer

Join us in building a cutting-edge platform that enables business users to oversee and interact with autonomous agents. Our mission is to empower organizations by building and hosting world class agents at scale, providing agent tools for human-in-the-loop (HITL) workflows, and ushering the next wave of Copilot and application interaction. You’ll be part of a team that thrives on innovation and collaboration to redefine how humans and AI work together. Help us build and enable the frontier firm of the future!

As a Senior Research Engineer, you will design, implement, and ship to customers around the world research-driven solutions that enhance human-agent interactions. You will research and innovate human oversight, assistance, and management of autonomous agents driving business processes for our customers. You will also bring apps and agents together, driving new possibilities in how agents, humans, and apps can all collaborate to streamline and automate business processes. This opportunity will allow you to deepen your applied science expertise in autonomous, LLM-driven agents, shape the future of human-AI collaboration, build and ship scalable AI systems, and work with internal and external stakeholders to deliver value to our customers.

This position provides a flexible work environment and the chance to accelerate your career while influencing next-generation AI platforms. 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.

• You will gain expertise in one or more subareas and gain experience in a broad area of research, including applicable research techniques. 
• You’ll also gain deep knowledge of a service, platform, or domain, and identify product needs by sharing the latest industry trends and applied technologies.
• You will review business requirements and incorporate research to meet business goals.
• You‘ll provide strategic direction for the kinds of data used to solve problems and apply deep subject matter knowledge to support business impact.
• You will participate in onboarding of other team members and assist in developing academics to be members of multidiscipline teams.
• You’ll identify new research talent to join Microsoft and collaborate with the academic community to develop the recruiting pipeline. 
• You will document work in progress and experimentation results and share findings to promote innovation.
• You’ll use your deep understanding of fairness and bias to contribute to ethics and privacy policies related to research processes and data collection. 
• Embody our Culture and Values

Required Qualifications: 

• 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. - 
• 4+ year(s) experience developing and deploying live production systems, as part of a product team.
• 4+ year(s) experience developing and deploying products or systems at multiple points in the product cycle from ideation to shipping.

Other Requirements: Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research) OR
  • Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
  • OR equivalent experience. 
• 3+ years experience creating publications (e.g., patents, libraries, peer-reviewed academic papers).
• Experience presenting at conferences or other events in the outside research/industry community as an invited speaker.
• 3+ years experience conducting research as part of a research program (in academic or industry settings).   

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Applied Sciences IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $160,200 - $261,000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.