Research Scientist, AI Infrastructure
Technology, Data & Digital · Data, AI & Analytics · Data Science · Software Engineering
In short
Responsibilities
- Conduct original research on the systems foundations of future AI infrastructure and large-scale computing platforms.
- Design new abstractions, architectures, runtimes, and systems that improve the performance, scalability, efficiency, reliability, and programmability of emerging AI workloads.
- Build research prototypes and experimental platforms that explore future directions for AI infrastructure.
- Evaluate ideas through rigorous analysis, large-scale experimentation, and real-world workloads.
- Collaborate with researchers and engineers across Microsoft Research and product groups to shape long-term research directions and transfer research into practice.
- Publish high-quality research in top-tier venues.
- Contribute to an open, collaborative, and multidisciplinary research environment.
Requirements
- PhD (or equivalent research experience) in Computer Science or a related discipline.
- Strong research track record in computer systems or a closely related area.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct independent research and communicate results through publications, prototypes, or other impactful outcomes.
- Research expertise in one or more of these core systems areas: distributed computing, networking, memory, programming languages, machine learning systems, computer architecture, databases, or related fields.
- Ability to work effectively across disciplinary boundaries and collaborate with diverse research and engineering teams.
Desired Qualifications
- Research experience spanning multiple layers of the computing stack.
- Experience working at the intersection of systems and machine learning, systems and programming languages, or systems and hardware.
- Interest in developing future infrastructure for AI workloads, including reasoning, inference, memory, data processing, agentic systems, and large-scale distributed execution.
- Experience translating research ideas into deployable systems, tools, or platforms.
- Strong publication record in leading venues such as SOSP, OSDI, NSDI, SIGCOMM, EuroSys, ASPLOS, FAST, MLSys, PLDI, POPL, ISCA, MICRO, or related conferences.
- Demonstrated leadership in building collaborations and shaping research agendas.
Benefits
- The typical base pay range for this role across United Kingdom is £ 74,700.00 - £ 122,600.00 per year.
- Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
Skills
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Company
MicrosoftJob Posted
5 days ago
Employment Type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Salary
£74,700 – £122,600 · Negotiable
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Qualification
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