Overview

Apply on the link above. In addition, please ensure that you send an e-mail to the MSRI AIML Hiring Committee attaching your CV and sharing details of relevant work experience, evidence of leadership, highlights of major accomplishments, summary of significant product impact and ML knowledge in the body of your e-mail.

Join us to redefine information retrieval at scale

Microsoft Research India is seeking a hands-on, ambitious and technically strong individual contributor to lead applied research for a high-impact project specializing in large-scale machine learning for enterprise and consumer retrieval -- think RAG powering all of Microsoft’s Copilots, web-scale retrieval for search engines and personalized recommendations for billions of users. You’ll report to a Distinguished Scientist and Vice President, and work with a world-class team of researchers and engineers.

Why MSR India?

Work at the forefront of machine learning and systems with a team that sets the bar for rigor and impact.



Your work will directly influence how retrieval research is translated into reusable engineering systems and scaled across Microsoft products and experiences. You will set the engineering standards, core interfaces, and evaluation framework that govern how new retrieval methods and models are built, validated and adopted across Microsoft. You will also have the opportunity to present the team’s work at the senior most levels of leadership (CEO, CTO, and Board) and shape their thinking in this space.

Responsibilities

What you’ll do

Play the role of a technically solid ML+DS Lead who takes overall responsibility for cutting-edge retrieval models. You will bridge various teams across research and engineering and guide them in overcoming any challenges that might arise in real-world scenarios.
Co-lead culture, vision, strategy and execution while identifying new opportunities for impact.
Manage strategic partnerships and represent the project to senior Microsoft leader

📌 Director of Applied Research (Bengaluru)
🏢 Microsoft
📍 Bengaluru