Microsoft is looking to solve complex challenges in diverse fields, including computing, healthcare, economics, and the environment, by providing a dynamic environment for research careers with a network of world-class research labs led by globally-recognized scientists and engineers.
Requirements
- Experience of building scalable and reliable systems.
- Demonstrated ability to develop original research agenda.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with other researchers and product development teams.
- Proficient interpersonal skills, cross-group, and cross-culture collaboration.
- Ability to think unconventionally to derive creative and innovative solutions.
Responsibilities
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- Dive into real-world systems: Work with large-scale codebases, configurations, and deployments powering Microsoft Azure and Office 365.
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- Analyze production data: Discover how real cloud systems fail—and design strategies to prevent it.
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- Push the boundaries: Apply cutting-edge LLM and Agentic technology to solve reliability challenges in cloud and AI systems.
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- Innovate in failure diagnosis and prevention: Build novel tools for monitoring, logging, and troubleshooting at scale.
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- Validate your ideas in the wild: Integrate and evaluate your solutions on real Microsoft services and incidents.
Other
- Currently enrolled in a PhD program in Computer Science or a related STEM field.
- Research Interns are expected to be physically located in their manager’s Microsoft worksite location for the duration of their internship.
- In addition to the qualifications below, you’ll need to submit a minimum of two reference letters for this position as well as a cover letter and any relevant work or research samples.
- Proficient interpersonal skills, cross-group, and cross-culture collaboration.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with other researchers and product development teams.
