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FULL_TIME
5-10

Research Software Development Engineer

11/29/2025

The candidate will work closely with researchers, engineers, and partners to meet project goals through building quality solutions. They will also have opportunities to mentor and lead interns and other team members.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

10,001+ employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.
About the Role
Established two decades ago, the lab has been at the forefront of computer science research in India and has been home to world class talent and projects. We are looking for engineers with strong coding and engineering skills. The candidate should be comfortable dealing with open problems, new technologies and changing requirements, and should play different roles in the project as the need arises. The candidate will be working closely with researchers, engineers and internal/external partners and take ownership of meeting project goals through building quality solutions. This also provides a great opportunity to receive mentoring as well as to mentor and lead interns and other team members. Required: Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science or related disciplines. Strong programming and communication skills, and ability to drive end-to-end research and development—from ideation to deployment. Minimum 5 years of industry work experience with proven track record of innovation and delivering impactful solutions. Good understanding of deep learning, LLMs, and large-scale ML systems. Proficiency in Python, PyTorch, and familiarity with CUDA, cutting-edge agentic frameworks, etc. Experience in data preparation, pre-training, post-training, and evaluation for ML models.
Key Skills
Strong Programming SkillsCommunication SkillsDeep LearningLLMsLarge-Scale ML SystemsPythonPyTorchCUDAData PreparationPre-TrainingPost-TrainingEvaluation for ML Models
Categories
TechnologyEngineeringScience & ResearchData & AnalyticsSoftware
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