Senior Researcher and Principal Researcher (Multiple Positions) - Copilot Tuning
Microsoft
Redmond, Washington, U.S.
Full-Time
Posted Sep 15, 2025
3 days / week in-office
Compensation
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About the role
Senior Researchers and Principal Researchers (Multiple Positions) - Copilot Tuning. Copilot Tuning is a new AI product that adapts based on tenant data, enabling customer-specific agents and solutions.
Responsibilities
- Train and deploy Language Models adapted to specific industry needs.
- Create and adapt novel training and fine-tuning algorithms for tasks such as reasoning and search.
- Identifies, researches, and implements machine learning solutions given product requirements.
- Brings a research project to successful completion yielding new algorithms, prototypes, theories, tools, methods, analyses, insights, or collections of data which solve one or more open research problems.
- Document and share best practices across the organization.
- Supports mentorship by assisting with onboarding of research interns or other early in career team members.
Requirements
- Doctorate in relevant field OR equivalent experience.
- 2+ years of experience training/fine tuning AI/ML models and/or LLMs.
- 2+ years of experience building Generative AI pipelines, e.g. with RAG (retrieval augmented generation).
- 2+ years of experience with Python and/or PyTorch.
Benefits
- Industry leading healthcare
- Educational resources
- Discounts on products and services
- Savings and investments
- Maternity and paternity leave
- Generous time away
- Giving programs
- Opportunities to network and connect
About the Company
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
Job Details
Salary Range
$119,800 - $234,700/yearly
Location
Redmond, Washington, U.S.
Employment Type
Full-Time
Original Posting
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