Principal Researcher - Agentic AI - Microsoft Research AI Frontiers

As a Principal Researcher in the AI Frontiers lab, you will perform cutting-edge research in collaboration with other researchers, engineers, and product groups. As a member of a word-class research organization, you will be a part of research breakthroughs in the field and will be given an opportunity to realize your ideas in products and services used worldwide. Doctorate in Computer Science or relevant field AND 3+ years related research experience OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or relevant field AND 4+ years related research experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or relevant field AND 6+ years related research experience OR equivalent experience. Experience with building and evaluating agentic models. Research record demonstrated by public artifacts like models, tools, code in AI space or publications at the following conferences: NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, NAACL, COLM. Expertise in the technical scaling of models and a commitment to engineering excellence, including the development of generalized code and robust research infrastructure. Experience publishing academic papers as a lead author or essential contributor in the field of Artificial Intelligence, deep learning, natural language processing and/or reinforcement learning. Experience participating in a top conference in relevant research domain (i.e. organizing a workshop, hackathon, community engagement/relations). Demonstrable ability to define an ambitious, original research agenda. Ability to collaborate, communicate effectively, and technically lead multi-disciplinary team. Keen interest in real-world applications and impact.