The Data, Knowledge, and Intelligence (DKI) Group, formerly part of MSRA and now a core pillar of STCA since February 2023, is at the forefront of Microsoft’s transformation into an agentic, AI-first company. DKI’s mission is to empower people and organizations to turn data into knowledge, knowledge into intelligence, and intelligence into action — through the lens of multimodal large language models (LLMs) and autonomous agents. DKI’s foundation is built on deep expertise in AI/ML, software engineering, human-computer interaction, and data analytics.

As a Principal Researcher at DKI, this opportunity will allow you to conduct frontier research in these domains and land cutting-edge technology in Microsoft products including M365 Copilot and underlying infrastructure and system. Working at DKI will help accelerate your career growth towards building technical leadership in academia and making real-world impact in industry.

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.