AI Researcher in Interactive Generative AI systems

Responsibilities

• Develop multimodal generative AI systems for interactive environments and real-world workflows
• Design, implement, and evaluate novel models, prototypes, and experimentation pipelines
• Collaborate with researchers, engineers, HCI, and design experts across interdisciplinary teams
• Use large-scale GPU infrastructure to run experiments and iterate on research ideas
• Communicate findings through papers, presentations, and other technical outputs

Requirements

• Master’s or PhD in AI, ML, Computer Vision, NLP, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Research experience in deep learning, including model architectures, data pipelines, and evaluation methods
• Experience in generative models, multimodal modeling, or agentic workflows
• Hands-on knowledge of deep learning frameworks and strong software engineering practices
• Experience publishing academic papers or contributing to ML tooling/open source

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience scaling deep learning workloads on multi-node GPU clusters
• Experience building automated training, evaluation, or experimentation workflows
• Familiarity with game engines or creative AI tooling
• Interest in interactive AI applications for gaming, creation, or collaboration

About the Company

Microsoft Research explores ambitious AI problems with a focus on high-impact research, publications, and product transfer.