Internship
Research Fellow
Posted on 8/19/2026
Microsoft
10,001+ employees
Develops software, OS, and cloud services
No salary listed
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Bachelor's, Master's
 AI & Machine Learning (1) |
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- Candidates must have completed a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
- Work with FoSSE and other Microsoft colleagues on applied research problems at the intersection of programming languages, software engineering, and artificial intelligence.
- Experiment with and build tools that work on real-world and large codebases.
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
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Fiscal 2026 revenue reached $331 billion, up 18%, with Azure growing 41%.
- Amy Hood expects fiscal 2027 free cash flow positive despite roughly $175 billion capex.
- Meta became a Microsoft AI customer in 2026, validating Azure and Foundry monetization.
What critics are saying
- Eight newspapers amended copyright claims against Microsoft on August 21, 2026.
- Microsoft cut 4,800 jobs on July 6, 2026, including 3,200 Xbox roles.
- OpenAI dependence creates existential exposure; one adverse ruling can damage Copilot economics.
What makes Microsoft unique
- Azure crossed $100 billion annual revenue on July 29, 2026, proving scale.
- Microsoft 365 Copilot hit 30 million paid seats, embedding AI into workflows.
- Foundry served 100,000 customers by July 2026, giving Microsoft distribution across enterprises.
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Health Insurance
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Professional Development Budget
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Flexible Work Hours
Remote Work Options
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↑ 0%Microsoft went ex-dividend on 20 August 2026 at $0.91 per share, distributing $6.8 billion to shareholders. That single payout was the largest amongst 26 companies going ex-dividend that day, dwarfing Applied Materials' $421 million. In the fiscal year ended 30 June 2026, Microsoft spent $116 billion on capital expenditures, up from $64.6 billion the previous year. Dividends paid totalled $26.4 billion. That represents roughly $4.50 in capex for every dollar returned to shareholders. CFO Amy Hood said the company returned over $43 billion to shareholders during the fiscal year through dividends and share repurchases. She forecast Microsoft will remain free cash flow positive in fiscal 2027, even as capex is expected to reach approximately $175 billion. Azure has already crossed $100 billion in annual revenue.
Microsoft's stock has rebounded after dropping 30% from its all-time high in June. The tech giant's shares had lagged the S&P 500 over three years, growing 53% compared to the index's 76.4%. Following strong earnings, J.P. Morgan raised its 2027 price target for Microsoft from $550 to $625 per share, representing a 30% premium to the current price of around $480. Microsoft's Azure cloud platform saw revenue growth of 43% year-over-year in the most recent quarter, maintaining its number two position against competitors Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud. The company attributes this growth to AI features introduced on its platform. Additionally, Microsoft owns a stake in Anthropic, recording a $3.2 billion gain from that investment last quarter, whilst avoiding the costly chatbot competition between Google Gemini, Claude, and ChatGPT.
Investor sentiment around artificial intelligence is shifting towards demanding concrete returns rather than just ambitious spending promises. Tech companies plan to invest over $700 billion in AI this year, with expectations of further increases. Recent earnings revealed a clear divide. Microsoft, Amazon, and Palantir saw double-digit stock price jumps after demonstrating strong results. Microsoft maintained $19.9 billion in quarterly free cash flow despite heavy AI investments, whilst Amazon's cloud division posted its fastest growth in four years, with its AI business exceeding a $25 billion annual run rate. Meanwhile, Meta Platforms, Alphabet, and Tesla faced investor scepticism over their substantial AI expenditures without comparable proof of returns. The market has entered what analysts call the "show me" phase, where tangible financial results from AI investments now matter more than spending commitments alone.
Microsoft reported a $678 billion commercial backlog and Azure surpassing $100 billion in annual revenue, growing 41%. The company posted fiscal 2026 revenue of $331 billion, up 18%, with Q4 non-GAAP EPS of $4.74 beating consensus by 11.81%. Microsoft 365 Copilot reached over 30 million paid seats, with net seat additions more than doubling quarter over quarter. Azure guidance implies approximately 45% constant-currency growth in Q1 FY27. However, full-year capital expenditure hit $115.95 billion, up 79.62%, while free cash flow fell to $66.99 billion, down 6.46%. The company's OpenAI investment resulted in $3.1 billion in Q1 FY26 losses. Shares are up 21.2% over the past month but roughly flat year to date. Analysts cite the recurring revenue backlog as a key differentiator in the AI market.
Goldman Sachs estimates $7.6 trillion in cumulative AI capital spending from 2026 through 2031, whilst OpenAI and Anthropic generated combined annualised revenue exceeding $105 billion by August 2026. The industry must scale annual recurring revenue past $1 trillion by 2030 to avoid infrastructure write-downs on hardware with 3-to-5-year lifecycles. Nvidia faces exposure as its 74.9% quarterly gross margin depends on scarce GPU demand, whilst hyperscalers deploy internal chips like Google's TPUs and Amazon's Trainium. The shares traded at 25.64 times forward earnings as of 17 August. Microsoft's AI operations exceeded a $37 billion annual run rate in the March quarter, up 123% year-on-year. GPT-4-level inference costs have fallen 50-fold, potentially expanding market demand.