Pretraining Data

Microsoft AI is looking for Researchers and Research Engineers to join our Pre-training Data team and help train the world’s most capable AI frontier models, pushing the boundaries of scale, performance and product deployment. The Pre-Training team at Microsoft AI tackles some of the most challenging problems in deep learning at scale. As a team, we will deliver one of the best foundation models in the world, forming the foundation of many initiatives across Microsoft AI.

In this role, you’ll work at the intersection of data and innovation, collaborating with scientists, engineers, and annotators to curate, analyze, and evaluate diverse and large-scale data sources critical to model development. You will lead efforts to:

This is a cross-disciplinary, high-impact role ideal for engineers who want to push the boundaries of what AI can learn from data. Our focus is on research and engineering that improves the models and products we ship. Academic publishing is not a priority for this role.

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across United Kingdom is £ 74,700.00 - £ 122,600.00 per year.

Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across United Kingdom is £ 93,500.00 - £ 161,800.00 per year.

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay