Member of Technical Staff, Data Research Engineer - MAI Superintelligence Team

Requirements

• Create high-quality datasets for training and evaluation; run experiments on new datasets (data ablations) to assess their impact and determine the most effective data
• Develop and maintain scalable data pipelines for multimodal ingestion, pre-processing, filtering, and annotation
• Analyse real-world multimodal datasets to assess quality, diversity, relevance, and identify areas for improvement
• Build lightweight tools and workflows for dataset auditing, visualization, and versioning
• Collaborate with Safety, Ethics, and Governance teams to ensure datasets meet standards for quality, privacy, and responsible AI practices
• Bachelor's Degree in AI, Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, or a related technical field AND technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, Python and common data libraries (Pandas, NumPy, etc.) OR equivalent experience
• Experience in data analysis or data engineering
• Proficiency in statistics and exploratory data analysis methods
• Ability to communicate technical findings effectively to research and product teams

Nice to Haves

• Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, Python and common data libraries (Pandas, NumPy, etc.)
• Familiarity with data processing frameworks such as Spark, Ray, Apache Beam
• Experience working with large-scale, real-world datasets that are unstructured or semi-structured

What You'll Be Doing

• Create high-quality datasets for training and evaluation
• Develop and maintain scalable data pipelines for multimodal ingestion, pre-processing, filtering, and annotation
• Analyse real-world multimodal datasets to assess quality, diversity, relevance, and identify areas for improvement
• Build lightweight tools and workflows for dataset auditing, visualization, and versioning
• Collaborate with Safety, Ethics, and Governance teams to ensure datasets meet standards for quality, privacy, and responsible AI practices

Perks and Benefits

• 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.