The Research Software Engineer – Generative AI position at Microsoft Research AI Frontiers lab focuses on developing and enhancing Generative AI models and agentic applications. The team aims to create reliable digital workers that can operate autonomously and collaborate with humans. This role involves working closely with researchers, engineers, and product groups to drive innovative AI solutions. The successful candidate will contribute to cutting-edge technologies that address real-world challenges.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, System Engineering or related field AND 2+ years’ technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, Python, OR equivalent experience.
• Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, System Engineering, Human Computer Interaction, or related field AND 3+ years experience working in a software engineering team and/or shipping production code OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of Python experience.
• 2+ years’ experience working on GenAI infrastructure, products or prototypes.
• 2+ years architecting and implementing GenAI systems and/or the infrastructure for building these systems.
• Experience in developing and maintaining open-source projects.
• Experience evaluating AI models and systems including creating benchmark datasets, evaluation pipelines, running and debugging experiments, and tracking improvements.
• Experience deploying or managing applications or infrastructure pipelines on a major cloud platform (e.g., Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform).
• Ability to collaborate, communicate effectively, and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

• Contribute to core pillars of AI Frontiers by working with researchers, engineers, and product groups to create research breakthroughs.
• Create data, evaluation and training pipelines for training agentic models to reliably use computers, tools and complete tasks collaborating with other agents and humans.
• Showcase system design thinking and understanding of user-facing technologies and GenAI technologies to drive efficient execution and communication.
• Work with the Technical Program Management team to understand customer needs and create compelling proof of concepts.

• 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.