Member of Technical Staff, Data Research Engineer at Microsoft
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

22 Dec, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

23 Sep, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Data Research, Dataset Curation, Data Analysis, Model Development, Data Collection Strategies, Dataset Quality Improvement, Ethical Alignment, Multimodal Data, Collaboration, AI Innovation, Data-Driven Model Behaviors, Cross-Disciplinary Work, High-Impact Role, Exploration, Designing, Building

Industry

Software Development

Description
We are seeking Data Research Engineers to join our Multimodal team, where we are building the next generation of foundation models across vision, language, audio, and beyond. If you are passionate about exploring, designing, and building high-quality datasets to drive frontier AI models, this role is for you.   At Microsoft AI, data is at the heart of innovation—and in this role, you will collaborate closely with scientists, engineers, and annotators to curate, analyze, and evaluate diverse multimodal data sources critical to model development. You’ll lead efforts in developing novel data collection strategies, improving dataset quality, understanding data-driven model behaviors, and aligning datasets with ethical and societal values.   This is a cross-disciplinary, high-impact role ideal for engineers who want to push the boundaries of what AI can learn from data, especially in multimodal contexts.    Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Responsibilities
The role involves collaborating with scientists, engineers, and annotators to curate, analyze, and evaluate diverse multimodal data sources. You will lead efforts in developing novel data collection strategies and improving dataset quality.
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