The Senior Researcher – Agentic AI role at the AI Frontiers lab focuses on developing agents that learn to self-correct and improve through interaction and self-play. The team is dedicated to advancing the science of agents by integrating machine learning, human-computer interaction, and real-world applications. Researchers will work in a multidisciplinary environment with access to large-scale pipelines and evaluation frameworks. The main objective is to create self-improving AI systems capable of navigating complex enterprise environments.

• Doctorate in a relevant field or a Master's Degree with 3+ years of related research experience or a Bachelor's Degree with 4+ years of related research experience.
• Research record demonstrated by public artifacts like models, tools, or publications in AI conferences.
• Expertise in the technical scaling of models and commitment to engineering excellence.
• Experience publishing academic papers as a lead author or essential contributor in AI, deep learning, natural language processing, or reinforcement learning.
• Ability to define an ambitious, original research agenda.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills to lead a multi-disciplinary team.

• Perform cutting-edge research in collaboration with other researchers, engineers, and product groups.
• Contribute to research breakthroughs in the field of agentic AI.
• Build robust evaluation frameworks and high-fidelity synthetic data pipelines.
• Refine underlying architectures to ensure effective scaling of agentic systems.
• Engage in real-world product scenarios to ground research.

• 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.