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Principal Researcher - Artificial Specialized Intelligence - Microsoft Research

Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver💼 Full-time🗓 2026-02-27 → 2026-10-02

Core

Conduct cutting-edge research in large foundation models and apply them to specific domains.

Role type

Principal Researcher (Artificial Intelligence)

Builds

AI-driven systems and research prototypes

Domain

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Large Foundation Models

Deliverable

production ML models | research

Required skills

large foundation model research, system architecture, computer hardware, software development, networking technologies, academic publishing, top-tier conference participation

Preferred skills

instruction finetuning, Reinforcement Learning (RL), RLHF, low-precision training/inference, general AI research (via careerplan.io/jobs/1970393556621586-principal-researcher-artificial-specialized-intelligence-microsoft-research-at-microsoft)

Technologies

large foundation models, RLHF, low-precision training

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain research prototypes and software tools, publish research findings in top-tier conferences and journals, collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI solutions

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategy & mentorship