Microsoft Research India is looking for a Research Software Development Engineer to work on exciting innovation project. This provides a unique opportunity to work on cutting edge, innovative technology and collaborate with communities to build solutions that have potential to change the world through technology. 

Responsibilities

We are looking for engineers with deep understanding and experience in building and scaling Machine Learning applications.  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 mentor and lead interns and other team members. 

When you apply, please also fill out the Research SDE Interest Form at this link: https://forms.office.com/r/mq1WtnwL59. This form allows us to gather your interests so that we can match your application to appropriate people within our MSR lab.

Qualifications

Required Skills & Qualifications: 

• Strong technical skills involving problem-solving, design and coding 
• Strong understanding of deep learning and ML concepts 
• Hands on experience designing, developing, and deploying ML solutions at scale 
• Understanding and experience on entire data engineering process and related tools 
• Effective communication and collaboration 

• Knowledge of agile or iterative Software Development Life Cycle 
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent 
• 7+ years of industry experience working on machine learning problems 

Desired Skills & Qualifications: 

• MS or PhD in Computer Science or related field 
• Experience working in a research environment 

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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