The Senior Principal Researcher role at Microsoft Research's AI Frontiers Lab focuses on advancing agentic AI through innovative training methodologies for large language and multimodal models. The team is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of AI capabilities, efficiency, and safety, with a commitment to open publication and collaboration with top academic institutions. This position offers the opportunity to influence state-of-the-art systems that impact millions of users worldwide. The lab emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach and provides access to diverse real-world data for experimentation and publication.

• Doctorate in a relevant field AND 6+ years of related research experience OR Master's Degree in a relevant field AND 7+ years of related research experience OR Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field AND 9+ years of related research experience OR equivalent experience.
• Doctorate of Computer Science or relevant field AND 8+ years of related research experience OR equivalent experience.
• Research program demonstrated by public artifacts like models, tools, code in AI space or publications at top-tier conferences.
• Experience with building and evaluating frontier models.
• Experience publishing academic papers as a lead author or essential contributor in the field of Artificial Intelligence.
• Ability to collaborate, communicate effectively, and technically lead a multi-disciplinary team.

• Lead and conduct cutting-edge research in agentic AI, translating insights into practical solutions for millions of users.
• Curate high-quality datasets and develop novel training algorithms tailored to agentic and reasoning tasks.
• Design rigorous evaluation frameworks to benchmark model capabilities across reasoning, long-horizon tasks, and multi-agent scenarios.
• Prototype and iterate on new agentic capabilities, including computer use and action models.
• Drive research from idea to publication, with opportunities to publish at top-tier venues.

• Employees at Microsoft are often offered comprehensive, “world-class” benefits—including health and mental-wellness programs, competitive pay with bonuses and stock awards, and retirement/savings options. Time-off and flexibility are common, with generous vacation and holidays, parental and caregiver leave, and flexible work schedules, alongside learning support, employee resource groups, product discounts, and matching-gifts/volunteering programs. Specific benefits can vary by region.