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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

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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

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