Machine learning Engineer II

Our team in Azure GenAI is at the cutting edge of developing large language model technologies to power Azure AI Platform products and offering them as a service for both internal and external applications. We collaborate deeply with OpenAI and numerous Microsoft product teams, including GitHub and Office. 

The team is looking for a passionate, creative, and analytical individual contributor with a background in large language modeling. You will work on adapting and grounding large language models for product-driven scenarios. The focus will be on developing deep learning techniques to enhance the custom copilot experience through efficient adaptation of large-scale language models. The work will span multiple stages of adaptation, including supervised fine-tuning and post-training with Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF). 

We are looking for a Machine Learning Engineer II to join our team. 

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, and we’re dedicated to this mission across every aspect of our company. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Join us and help shape the future of the world.  

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day. 

Required Qualification:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 2+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research) 

• Solid grasp of machine learning concepts, large model training and proficiency in Python or similar languages  

• Good understanding of modern cloud native infrastructure, distributed systems and frameworks.

Preferred/Additional Qualifications: 

• Rich experience in large language modeling and related areas. 

• Publication in top-tier conferences on large language models is a big plus.  

• Familiarity with Triton, CUDA 

• Experience with data processing and handling large datasets.  

• Ability to work collaboratively in a team and communicate complex concepts effectively

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• Development for OpenAI models customization and large scale training 
• Data preparation, training and evaluation of customization tasks 
• Scaling Engineering system and Enterprise readiness 
• Collaboration with product groups in Microsoft