Full-Time
Member of Technical Staff
Multimodal Safety, MAI Super Intelligence Team
Posted on 12/18/2025
Microsoft
10,001+ employees
Develops software, OS, and cloud services
Compensation Overview
$119.8k - $234.7k/yr
Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship
Redmond, WA, USA + 2 more
More locations: New York, NY, USA | Mountain View, CA, USA
Hybrid
Requires in-office four days/week within 50 miles of a U.S. office.
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- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
- Leverage expertise in multimodal safety to uncover potential risks and develop novel mitigation strategies, including alignment techniques and robustness improvements for multimodal large language models. The ideal candidate has experience with diffusion models and image, video, or audio generation.
- Create and implement comprehensive evaluation frameworks and red-teaming methodologies to assess model safety across diverse scenarios, edge cases, and potential failure modes.
- Build automated safety testing systems, generalize safety solutions into repeatable frameworks, and write efficient code for safety pipelines and intervention systems.
- Maintain a user-oriented perspective by understanding safety needs from user perspectives, validating safety approaches through user research, and serving as a trusted advisor on multimodal safety matters.
- Track advances in multimodal safety research, identify relevant state-of-the-art techniques, and adapt safety algorithms to drive innovation in production systems serving millions of users.
- Embody our culture and values.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
- Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
- Proven expertise in multimodal LLM safety with experience in diffusion models and generative image/video/audio.
- Track record building evaluation frameworks, automated red‑teaming, and reusable guardrail systems for safety at scale.
- Experience in safety pipelines and user‑validated safety decisions across product teams.
Microsoft develops software, devices, and cloud services. Windows is an operating system that runs on personal computers, Office provides productivity apps, and Azure offers cloud computing and developer tools. The company differentiates itself with a large, integrated ecosystem of software, devices, and services, plus long-standing partnerships with PC makers and a broad enterprise footprint. Its goal is to put a computer on every desk and in every home, and to extend that reach through cloud services, professional networking (LinkedIn), and gaming.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Redmond, Washington
Founded
1975
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Quantum progress reinforces Microsoft’s long-term computing roadmap.
- Proprietary models reduce dependence on OpenAI and deepen Azure integration.
- Healthcare partnerships strengthen regulated, high-switching-cost enterprise workflows.
What critics are saying
- Quantum commercialization by 2029 faces major technical deadline risk.
- Xbox restructuring signals weak gaming economics and management distraction.
- SQL Server BYOM on AWS RDS strengthens a cloud rival.
What makes Microsoft unique
- Majorana 2 targets a scalable quantum computer by 2029.
- Microsoft unveiled seven in-house AI models, led by MAI-Thinking-1.
- Agent 365 pairs Entra, Purview, and governance for enterprise AI agents.
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Microsoft has secured a deal with neocloud provider Nscale to expand its Norway data centre site with 30,000 Nvidia chips. The agreement adds to Microsoft's earlier $6.2 billion commitment to the location, whilst OpenAI did not finalise a capacity agreement there. The move is part of Microsoft's roughly $60 billion spending wave on specialised neocloud providers that rent AI computing infrastructure. CEO Satya Nadella has identified power availability and data centre construction speed as the company's biggest bottleneck, rather than chip supply. The deal reflects how cheap electricity and clear regulations increasingly shape AI data centre locations. Nscale, a UK-based startup that emerged from crypto-mining firm Arkon Energy in 2024, raised $2 billion at a $14.6 billion valuation in March 2026.
Microsoft has agreed to rent data centre capacity at a Norwegian site originally intended for OpenAI as part of its Stargate initiative. The company will rent 30,000 additional Nvidia Vera Rubin chips from neocloud provider Nscale at a campus inside the Arctic Circle in Narvik, Norway. The deal builds on Microsoft's prior $6.2 billion commitment at the same location. Nscale announced the agreement in a statement, marking a shift in the facility's intended purpose from OpenAI to Microsoft operations.
Microsoft shares have fallen 23.14% year-to-date to $370.87, despite strong Q2 FY2026 results showing non-GAAP EPS of $4.14, a 7.57% beat. Revenue reached $81.27 billion, up 16.72% year-over-year, with Azure growing 39%. The company's commercial remaining performance obligation surged 110% to $625 billion in contracted future revenue, providing multi-year visibility. Microsoft's OpenAI partnership includes a $250 billion incremental Azure services commitment, whilst the company holds a 27% stake valued at approximately $135 billion. Despite the decline, 95% of covering analysts remain bullish, with a consensus price target of $587.31. Analysts cite the year-to-date drop as creating an entry point for investors confident in Azure's AI growth trajectory.
Microsoft has quietly raised UK prices for its Surface devices by £170 to £220, citing rising memory and component costs. The 13-inch Surface Laptop now starts at £1,099, up from £899 in February, whilst the 15-inch model has increased from £1,349 to £1,519. In the US, some configurations have jumped from $999 to $1,499, according to Windows Central. Microsoft acknowledged the increases are due to rising memory and component costs, as chip manufacturers prioritise high-bandwidth memory production, leaving DRAM and NAND supplies constrained. The changes were not announced; Microsoft simply updated pricing on its website and removed cheaper configurations. The memory shortage is affecting manufacturers across the board, from Chromebooks to Raspberry Pi devices, with geopolitical tensions and freight costs further driving prices higher.