Senior Systems Research Engineer - Research Engineering - MSR Cambridge

Requirements

• Masters degree in Computer Science or related area, or equivalent training and experience in research
• Proficient in collaborative software development in Python and lower-level languages
• Experience with one or more of operating systems, performance analysis, distributed systems, CPU and GPU architecture, or machine learning systems
• Experience of low-level systems and/or performance tuning trade-offs
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and spoken, including the skill to communicate technical results and justify assumptions to diverse technical audiences
• Willingness and flexibility to operate in a highly agile and dynamic environment
• Demonstrated ability to work within large codebases

Nice to Haves

• Doctorate (PhD) in Computer Science or related area, or equivalent training and experience in research
• Experience of cluster-based distributed data processing techniques
• Experience with the internals of machine learning systems
• Demonstrated experience working within a multi-disciplinary team

What You'll Be Doing

• Combine strengths in computer systems research, and software engineering competence to contribute to the design and prioritisation of research activities
• Build prototypes of future AI systems to demonstrate research value, in some cases bringing these prototypes all the way to product-level readiness. You like getting things done
• Evaluate research prototypes and help write up results to communicate outcomes clearly
• Collaborate with researchers and product teams, helping with smooth technology transfer between them
• Reinforce a positive environment by applying best practices and high-quality engineering standards
• Gain deep expertise in one (or more) sub-areas of research, and general understanding of a broad area. Understand the relevant literature and applicable research techniques
• Contribute to academic publication of research outcomes
• Proactively ensure high standards of software security over research prototypes and library supply chains
• Understand and follow ethics and privacy policies relating to research processes and data handling, as appropriate

Perks and Benefits

• Research Sciences IC4 - 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
• Equal opportunity employer